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Mark is right on the button. Any solution will run the costs up to the point where no shipper will pay rates that will let the companies stay out of bankruptcy. There've been several instances where the T&E guys have wanted to change the hours and days of their jobs to those of store or office employees. But when they do that , they reduce the value of their services to that of store or office employees, just like Mark said. I've told this anecdote before: A train was setting out at a tower I was working and the conductor came up to deliver the waybills. He was grousing mightily about having to work nights (I was the third trick operator, a time I never minded and in fact enjoyed) and weekends and holidays. When I was able to interject a question, I asked him "if you want a regimented 40-hour work week, why don't you go to work in a store?" He was honest, I'll say that. He said "you can't make any money working in a store." If that's the case, why not be happy with your situation and quite b******g about it? Old Timer
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