New Century Transportation CLOSING

[1958 F.W.D.]

I started hearing rumors of this late on Thursday and all day on Friday, I held off on posting anything here as I was hoping they were bullshit CB rumors, but unfortunately they are not. It has been made official that New Century Transportation (AKA "Red Jevic" or "Jevic Part II") has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy in business-friendly Wilmington Delaware, and most of the office staff was told to remove personal possessions and leave today. The WARN Act 60-day notices have begun arriving at employee's homes with mail delivery today. All drivers have been advised not to make any pickups, and the driving force is being laid off in stages so as to allow delivery of remaining freight. ESTES Freight will be stepping in to assist and has opened their HR Department to any and all interested NCT Employees with job offers.

Now, for anyone who wants to badmouth HJM in the same manner that they did when JEVIC did the same thing, you need to know this- HJM was completely OUT of the game when Jevic went down the shitter. He has NOTHING to do with it. The same applies here for NCT- he has been out of the game and in retirement for 3-4 years now. He does own several pieces of the property that NCT operates on (most notably the Willingboro Shop/Fuel location) as well as some others. Yes he was indeed seen at NCT's Westhampton Corporate HQ this past Friday, however that was in an attempt to negotiate payment of rent that was owed him. And yes. his daughter DID work there, however her current employment status is unknown.

HJM is a decent, honest and above all ethical person- who only ever had the best interests of his employees in mind. My father worked with him when he was leased onto Southwest Freightlines out of KCMO back in the day, and then when he started Jevic dad went on board with him and worked for him for 20+ years before HJM was legally REQUIRED to disengage from Jevic. He gave me a chance when I was 18 years old (and even younger then that unofficially......) and I worked for him for 3 years before I became a Career Firefighter. I would gladly work for him again any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Both JEVIC and now NCT's closings are a result of poor management by the venture capital companies that owned them both. Nothing more, nothing less. And both several years AFTER HJM left.

[NoClueJoe66]

That's a bad deal man...always hate to hear about companies shutting down

[thom]

only one question...what family member are you?

[Brocky]

I knew I had not seen Much of them recently... Sorry to hear of another company going down the tubes.. There were several of their trailers parked behind the Keystone museum last fall on our way home from Lititiz

[1958 F.W.D.]

only one question...what family member are you?

No relation. My father was one of the original 12 owner/operators who were working under HJM when he was leased onto Southwest Freight, and then started Jevic. There's more to his involvement but I don't have the time to get into it here. He went into and out of the office on various assignments for about 2 years, and then eventually went in full time, and that's when HJM bought his tractor from him. I myself worked for the Fuel Dept and Operations before moving into the Willingboro Shop full time.

Many members here know who I am and who my father is, Thom, and they also know that I only speak the truth. You sound as if you may be bitter about something. Care to share your thoughts?

[maint1]

I knew I had not seen Much of them recently... Sorry to hear of another company going down the tubes.. There were several of their trailers parked behind the Keystone museum last fall on our way home from Lititiz

the boss rented them some spaces for drop and hook, hate to see anyone lose their job. My bride works for Estes, they treat her good. Dave

[57 bcr]

Yardo, I have an early OWNER OPERATOR mag featuring Harry on a "roundtable" discussion board. Pretty interesting, as he was an O/O at the time, himself.

[thom]

FWD, I have no reason to be bitter. saw this coming. the guilty know who they are....have a good day and say hello to your relatives. cast your bait elsewhere.

[General Ike]

FWD, I have no reason to be bitter. saw this coming. the guilty know who they are....have a good day and say hello to your relatives. cast your bait elsewhere.

You have two posts on this discussion board. Neither one were productive to the conversation, and you appear to want to get a reaction out of FWD. Why not state your agenda and why you've chosen to crawl out of your hole just to stir the pot in this particular thread, instead of cryptic bullshit like "the guilty know who they are"... You're the one who cast bait with your first post. Man up.

[1958 F.W.D.]

Thom, I'll be at Macungie- you can't miss me, the only FWD truck that's ever been at the Macungie show for the 10+ years I have been going, why don't you stop by and introduce yourself. You can meet my Dad, too. Trust me, his last name does not start with an "M."

-But I won't hold my breath waiting for you.

[james j neiweem]

Baby Jesus says lets play nice in the sandbox.