Conway-Freight Bought Out By XPO Logistics

Ok. Cool. I'll check into the requirements here and see if I can get that taken care of ahead of time. The DOT physical seems pretty straightforward. What is done during the short lifting/physical test?

Ok. Cool. I'll check into the requirements here and see if I can get that taken care of ahead of time. The DOT physical seems pretty straightforward. What is done during the short lifting/physical test?

I remember picking up about 40 lbs chest high and filling out a paper for any physical injuries/problems- I put broken arm and date broken. It's healed with no current issues. Seems like there's a couple other things required, but can't remember. Took less than 5 minutes.

So they don't make you run a timed mile or do pull ups or push ups or anything crazy like that? (Just need to know so that if they do I add that to the list of things I need to work on.)

Miss Myoshi wrote:

Frightening. I was considering Con-Way, as I see their trucks regularly where I live. Hopefully Prime will remain solvant and prosperous for a while.

If you were driving for Con-Way right now, this could be a good thing. Time will tell.

So they don't make you run a timed mile or do pull ups or push ups or anything crazy like that? (Just need to know so that if they do I add that to the list of things I need to work on.)

No, nothing crazy. I was very impressed with Prime. I think there's a future with Prime.. the owner wants to grow.. my recruiter said Prime reached $1.5 Billion gross in 2014. But there are bigger companies.

Cool beans. Thanks for the info! (Still have to lose some weight and get into a little better shape, but at least I know I'll likely not fail any physical test.)

Cool beans. Thanks for the info! (Still have to lose some weight and get into a little better shape, but at least I know I'll likely not fail any physical test.)

Next you're going to tell me that the elliptical and weight machine in our house aren't there to hang clothes on.

Yeah, I need to work on getting back in better shape as well.

If after school I am still considering driving TT, I would still consider Conway or XPO ..... Whatever it is then

That's if I decide to drive TT

Frightening. I was considering Con-Way, as I see their trucks regularly where I live. Hopefully Prime will remain solvant and prosperous for a while.

I think it is important to note that Conway is not insolvent, or anything close to it. They are a good solid company with all kinds of credit available to them if they need it. XPO wants them because it will help them succeed in meeting their goals by strategically increasing their market share of the LTL and Truck Load markets that they are after.

Brett posted that chart, which may look frightening to the uninitiated, for a reason. A chart on Prime would look very similar. The point that he was trying to convey is how slim the margins are in the industry as a whole. This is why we so often discourage people from jumping into trying to be an owner operator , basically you are starting a trucking company whether they understand that or not. This business is all about revenues, and a little about profits. That works out okay when you can do it on a grand scale, which is precisely what the folks at XPO are trying to accomplish. All commodities businesses need a tremendous amount of volume so that they can have some decent profits. When a person tries to accomplish the same thing on a small scale, such as being an owner operator, the risks are so much higher because you lack the buffer that the voluminous revenues give you.

So, should I be concerned about getting my CDL sponsored by Conway Truckload? I'm set to start on the 26th. I spoke to my recruiter today before reading this, and he didn't mention anything about it, which isn't surprising, really.