Originally Posted by cool35

I think you should go for Holland. I work for Reddaway and I believe YRC does it pretty much the same everywhere. I'm sure Holland drivers get paid more than I do. I get paid way better than Schneider. So that should say something. Hopefully you don't get laid off in a few months. That seems to be a concern with YRC. They are slowing way down out here at Reddaway. I haven't been working much. Looks like I have one foot out the door already. Already looking for another job. Good luck.

Wow, I knew that over the last few years yrc was having some problems. They seem to have been on a hiring freeze.. But over the last week i got called by yellow out of chicago heights, yellow out of bolingbrook, and holland out of joliet.. They are apparently in a hiring initiative to hire 200 drivers in the chicago land area.. But if they are so eager to get you hired as holland seems to be maybe them letting you go in a few months is a likely thing.. That way you don't get into the union and you can't get unemployment.. I've tried for the last 2 years to get into yrc even with my dads help and nothing until this past week.. I Guess I will see.

I know some Holland are union. Not sure if all of them are. There are only 3 Reddaway yards that are and I'm not in one. They were hiring like crazy for about 3 months at Reddaway but now they stopped all that. In fact my yard was due to hire 2 more line drivers an 1 more city driver but not anymore. Things just kinda dried up. Like what happened in 2007 when I was at Yellow. Not quite as bad, yet anyway. Plus I'll be honest, I don't like the scare tactics they use. Always talking about how we are going to have to pay for our benefits soon or we are union free so you better not talk to any union reps. Of course these are just things that float around the terminal but they all start somewhere. One of the rumors at my yard is that the bottom 3 or 4 guys on the line haul board get laid off in October. I started when it had picked up in June. This will be my first winter and maybe my last. As always I have to see it to believe it. Seems to be coming true though. If I get laid off or lose to many days I'm outta there. Not like I have a pension coming or anything. Darn it!

The holland in Joliet, il from what I understand is union. My father said they start out atleast at $20 an hour, but through the grapevine I heard $23-$24 an hour.. Even if Schneider decides to let me work out of Elwood, it's hard to turn down that money.. At Schneider you do about 20 loads a week times $31 a load for $620, you do about 1,000 miles a week maybe times 30 cpm for $300 and you get about $920 a week for working 55-60 hours a week.. Now say holland pays $23 an hour times 40 hours is $920.. And overtime at $34 an hour during a lot of weeks is guaranteed.. So I'd be stupid to let this opportunity go.

Originally Posted by metallifreak10

The holland in Joliet, il from what I understand is union. My father said they start out atleast at $20 an hour, but through the grapevine I heard $23-$24 an hour.. Even if Schneider decides to let me work out of Elwood, it's hard to turn down that money.. At Schneider you do about 20 loads a week times $31 a load for $620, you do about 1,000 miles a week maybe times 30 cpm for $300 and you get about $920 a week for working 55-60 hours a week.. Now say holland pays $23 an hour times 40 hours is $920.. And overtime at $34 an hour during a lot of weeks is guaranteed.. So I'd be stupid to let this opportunity go.

Trust me don't go to SNI.Been with them for 16 years.Schneider doesn't pay you for all the work you do.....Schneider.........You will do some free work for them if you work for them.......Just sayin....... Take care.