Union Trucking Companies

YRC Freight is truckload OTR.

 

Ruan is union in my area...They haul batteries for Johnson Controls here. Mot sure if they are nationwide though

 

Anyone of these three is definitely non-union and probably outright anti-union.
You won't need to worry about union stuff like high pay, paid vacation at 1.5 times your average daily pay, retirement pension 100% paid by employer, excellent healthcare with premiums paid for by employer for individual and partial paid for family members.

You'll love it!

 

I find some of this info puzzling. Your right to join a Union is not controlled by the management of a company. How can HR folks tell you that you do not qualify for a union position. I'd try to get ahold of a copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and read what the labor contract says. It is in managment's adnvantage to have as few or no union members. But, the more union members, the stronger they are able to be and the better the working conditions or wages tend to be.
I'm a Steward and the treasurer of our local lodge. But, it is a union composed of federal government employees and has it's own peculiar rules that do not apply to non-government postions.
Anyway, thanks for the info on Union shops in the trucking industry. I am hoping that as some point I'll be able to get on with a Union outfit.

As to the tendency of Union employees to have disdain for non-union employees, it is a pretty simple concept. As a Union member I pay dues and spend time and energy toward improving employee pay and benefits, those struggles for better pay and wages often are contentious, difficult and hard won. Non-union employees benefit from that effort, yet have not contributed a darned thing to helping out. Why shouldn't union folks not like non-union employees, you didn't help!!

 

YRC is kinda mixed match with union and none union. I am out of a terminal that is none union. They still treat us really well and our union counterparts only have a few extra perks. Not enough for me to consider wanting to join one. You can go LTL without prior experience. I did. Good luck!

 

As the admin says. I am neither anti nor pro union. There are a lot of good carriers out there. Do your research and pick carefully. I am fortunate enough to land a great job with a LTL carrier that takes care of their drivers. Which is also why we have such a low turnover rate. Good luck.

 

My apologies for the inappropriate digression.