What's the actual beef with YRC

Their financial issues! They almost went under a few times and were actually considering asking the government for a bailout.

 

Yellow
Ruins
Companies

 

The piss bottles I see chucked out of trucks at truck stops are proof enough of that... Nobody wants anything yellow nearby them it seems.

Ive nothing useful to add...unless my humor is useful. Then I'm here all week.

 

Whoa, When did Eddie Trunk become a member?!

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They seem to be doing better. Heard they were getting new tractors. Yea the 15% pay cut sucked but I was able to use that to your advantage lol. I ran the road for them, and averaged anywhere from 800-950 after everything taken out. I wasn't at top rate yet

 

That's like asking me to pick a favorite child, I love every Rush album. Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows have really great stuff. Counterparts and Permanent Waves are two I can listen to all the way through over and over again, but Vapor Trails is really catching me lately. There are some excellent songs on there that I never have given a chance to, as well as Snakes and Arrows. I have to say those two are in heavy rotation right now.

 

Yeah they just swapped 18mil in loans for shares. That means the people they owed money took the shares. That translate into confidence in the company to do that. It freed up money for equipment is what they are saying. 3 1/2 yrs more YRC gonna have to pay. There's no way the -15% stays next time. Their gonna have to give it back and add more. Especially after the top executive got a 8 mil bonus. People are pretty fuming about that.

I'm taking home after taxes, -15%, 950-1000k a week on my bid. That's at .46cpm. I'm gonna be topped out here soon at .52cpm so I should be taking home 1000-1100 a week after taxes etc. We pay no medical here either. Break down, waiting, fueling, drop and hooking sets, all hourly and paid for. I know people at OD paying 400 a month for health benefits. Our health insurance is considered the best in the industry. One of the main things that keep older drivers from jumping ship. Making 80k a year is plenty for me here. Also this company is very laid back compared to the other LTL's. One of my coworkers said this is the closest thing to old school trucking left. A lot of the other LTL's are very corporate now and A lot more rules to follow and plenty of drivers knocking at the door to replace you if you screw up.