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.
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Discussion in 'YRC' started by ACH1130, Jun 19, 2012.
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As far as lay offs go, it has gotten slow yes. But we have the shop steward out on injury still and when hes back the guy below me might get layed off as we dont have enough trucks. AND on top of that two dock guys decided they want to start driving now and they bump us all down, and also terminated 2 permanent spots and that makes those two guys back on the extra -
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!
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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.
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YRC starts at 20.38 a hour and tips out around 24. So pretty much holland is the same. I Agree and no offense but you are stupid if you take schneider over them
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Slow slow day today but I worked 14 hours... HOW? we had 7 different guys out and when they start sending us everywhere around the world just to keep busy you know its slow. I also got stuck with the late run doing the swap of a trailer. Left at 6pm, its a hour away, then with doing paper work, checking load, parking empty, pulling out loaded, and backing the empty in take a lil over a hour along with punching it all in the radio. Then a hour ride back. and having to wait for the truck that did the home depots to back in takes time too. Well Im am tired and got work at 8am
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We're busy as sshit here. 500 - 600 miles a day, 4 days in a row. Put to bed in St. Louis. Night, I'm tired as hell.
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Sorry I haven't been around in a while guys. Very busy running sleeper teams. Just wanted to stop by and drop off a little good news for everyone.
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