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Attention: Shadow the Cat's Owner

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:04 AM

I guess I assumed to know what she meant.

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10:37 AM

I have yet to see a trailer,  Swift or her little outfit's,  pulling another trailer.  Y'all needs a tractor,  pal. 

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10:21 AM

She said, "any of the three trailers".

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10:07 AM

The third trailer in a triple does not always track very well and can swing all over the place during a lane change.  They may be cheaper to operate but can be quite hazardous to others on the road.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 9:11 AM

charlie hebdo

 

 
Shadow the Cats owner

 you will see a Swift Trailer pulling any of the 3 trailers going down the road.  

 

 

 

That must be  quite a sight to  behold!  Sure saves on fuel. 

 

THREE trailers?  Does it at least have a caboose?

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:44 AM

Shadow the Cats owner

 you will see a Swift Trailer pulling any of the 3 trailers going down the road.  

 

That must be  quite a sight to  behold!  Sure saves on fuel. 

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:03 AM

Yes, but... Mischief

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Posted by Shadow the Cats owner on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:35 AM

Under the eyes of the FMCSA they are still considered 2 different carriers with seperate DOT#'s insurance plans and by LAW different BOD's unless they are fully merged then they are considered the same carrier.  Trust me Jerry Moyers does the same thing to protect his butt with his Central Refrigerated Knight and Swift carriers all are legally owned by him but have the same differences listed above and legally are considered 3 different carriers even though you will see a Swift Trailer pulling any of the 3 trailers going down the road.  The same thing with the Crete pair Crete and Shaffer legally 2 different carriers.  It's a holdover from the ICC days that still affects the OTR industry in terms of paperwork.

 

My bosses acid tanker fleet is considered a different carrier by the FMCSA when I file the IFTA paperwork I literally have to file 2 full sets of it one for the van and puenmatics and one for the acid boys.  Yet they are maintained in the same shop as the rest of the fleet.  Oh yeah the paperwork can be fun at times dealing with the FMCSA and DOT.

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Posted by greyhounds on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 11:49 PM

Shadow the Cats owner
Both of you need to read the sides of the containers again they are a joint venture between FFE and KLLM combined those are less than 10 percent of the combined trailers of the 2 companies about 10 percent of their trades for the year combined.

Oh, good grief.  KLLM and FFE are the same company under common private ownership.  The FFE brand has been retained for specialized operations, such as refrigerated LTL.  The FFE over the road operations, which are what is rail compatible, were merged in to KLLM six years ago.

Those are KLLM refrigerated rail containers.

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Posted by Shadow the Cats owner on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:27 PM

Both of you need to read the sides of the containers again they are a joint venture between FFE and KLLM combined those are less than 10 percent of the combined trailers of the 2 companies about 10 percent of their trades for the year combined. 

 

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Posted by csxns on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 7:04 PM

Their will be some excuse that it want work.

greyhounds
610 reefer rail intermodal containers for KLLM!

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Attention: Shadow the Cat's Owner
Posted by greyhounds on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 6:48 PM

You said:

Shadow the Cats owner

When a carrier like Prime or KLLM or Stevens all whom use IM shipments extensively start to switch over to containers I will pay attention.

 

May we have your attention please..

https://www.kllm.com/transport-services/intermodal-transport/

610 reefer rail intermodal containers for KLLM!

 

 

 

"By many measures, the U.S. freight rail system is the safest, most efficient and cost effective in the world." - Federal Railroad Administration, October, 2009. I'm just your average, everyday, uncivilized howling "anti-government" critic of mass government expenditures for "High Speed Rail" in the US. And I'm gosh darn proud of that.

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