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<blockquote data-quote="HFolb23" data-source="post: 5125172" data-attributes="member: 55674">This is my first peak as a feeder driver and just curious if this is an annual thing, something other hubs are dealing with as well due to “covid/parts supply”, or it’s a problem limited to the hub I work at.Late last week they collected and turned in all the rentals. We were short tractors even with the rentals. Red-tagged line-up isn’t much shorter than the available tractors line-up. Temps are gone, PTs not working, and we’re still short trucks.We’ve been short tractors pretty much my entire time in feeder but this is the worst I’ve seen so far. We can’t even get tractors in for PMI because there’s nothing else to drive. We all know FNN isn’t the most reliable news network but someone at the fuel island mentioned they had heard about 3 drivers sharing a tractor…8hrs a man. I know the mechanics are struggling getting some parts and that’s why most of the red tagged stuff is sitting. Folks in the office seem even more frustrated with it then the drivers so I’m sure the order to turn them in came from way over their heads.Just curious if anyone else is dealing with such a drastic shortage right now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HFolb23, post: 5125172, member: 55674"] This is my first peak as a feeder driver and just curious if this is an annual thing, something other hubs are dealing with as well due to “covid/parts supply”, or it’s a problem limited to the hub I work at. Late last week they collected and turned in all the rentals. We were short tractors even with the rentals. Red-tagged line-up isn’t much shorter than the available tractors line-up. Temps are gone, PTs not working, and we’re still short trucks. We’ve been short tractors pretty much my entire time in feeder but this is the worst I’ve seen so far. We can’t even get tractors in for PMI because there’s nothing else to drive. We all know FNN isn’t the most reliable news network but someone at the fuel island mentioned they had heard about 3 drivers sharing a tractor…8hrs a man. I know the mechanics are struggling getting some parts and that’s why most of the red tagged stuff is sitting. Folks in the office seem even more frustrated with it then the drivers so I’m sure the order to turn them in came from way over their heads. Just curious if anyone else is dealing with such a drastic shortage right now. [/QUOTE]

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