- then why is our closest competitor BNSF pulling away from us in carloadings? For the past couple of years we have been about 30000 carloads less than them per week. When I checked today it was closer to 40000. Why is it that every metric on the PSR (formerly known as Unified Plan 2020) graphs posted periodically on UPOnline is way below goal, except for workforce productivity? You can only blame it on port congestion and intermodal facilities for so long before people start asking questions.
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Because “we’re a luxury brand!”
A friend over at bnsf told me they dont dead head their crews to avoid federal rest. And that in their engineering dept they pay stand by pay for when those employees are asked to remain available for overtime work outside of regular work hours.
Bnsf has been quietly doing PSR for the last few years. Look at their board. It’s a mess there too
Yes they count a 3,4 or 5 packer as 3,4 or 5 cars. UP counts it as 1 no matter what.
I'm just going to say the last two new vehicles I bought were small cars. A ford fusion and a chevrolet bolt. I would have gladly bought another fusion but they quit making them. One of the best vehicles i have ever owned.
Becareful of “premium” business models. Auto manufactures have suffered from this train of thought. Somewhat recently a board of directors asked why they made less profit on their economy cars but they made more profit on their trucks. The executives explained the profit difference (but the small cars still made a profit). The board of directors said the factory space being used to build the small cars needed to be used to make the same level of profit as their trucks. The execs told the board they were meeting all the demand for their trucks (building more trucks inlieu of small cars wasnt going to make more profit). The board then decided to stop building all small economy cars. There was a temporary bump in savings from closing down their small car line. But now that company is making less profit. The lesson here, LONG TERM focus on all customers and all profit revenues. Hyundai, Honda, Nissan is more than happy to keep making and selling small cars.
Car loading don’t necessarily equate to profit. UP is all about profit and leaning out non profitable business. They do not care about non premium paying customers.
Car Trip Plan Compliance in the 50% range doesn't sound like a very "premium" service.
Can’t you tell from the nice locomotives, cars and right of way that we are a premium shipper? Sheesh! How many times does Lance “DB” Fritz need to explain it!
We only haul premium freight.
Don't read much into that car loading cr-p! Railroads are always playing the numbers game! If you still have a job on the railroad you are fortunate!
LOL @ "count differently". Even if they do "count differently", that doesn't explain the widening gap. The structure of their reporting chart hasn't changed any time recently. Face the facts.
BNSF counts intermodal cars differently then we do is one reason. If you look at their reporting one column will say carloadings and one will say intermodal and Carloadings. Also they’re in the beginning stages of PSR. They are hiring though so go apply