Is there seniority?

in over the road driving i dont really think there is. maybe more experenced drivers or drivers thinking they have senority over a new driver and try to tell one what to do. the senority comes in more to scheme of ltl drivers or ones who run local as they get paid more according to how long they have been there or called senority.

 

In general, for the average company driver, I really don't think there is, other than a little better per mile pay rate. Maybe your dispatcher will trust you more on a high-dollar load, or you may be cut a little more slack in certain situations. But generally speaking, no it doesn't mean anything.

 

I would say yes although companies tell you the computer just sees a number... a guy who has been there 10 years is simply going to be taken care of better then the guy who has been there 2... You can consider seniority as relationships, its all about who you know..... (and if they like you or not lol) and any computer can be manipulated any way they want it to be so don't let them tell you otherwise...


Now get with a smaller company I would say almost no doubt there is... But the boss always likes new hot shots that want to make a lot of money.. Generally the older guys who have been there awhile don't want to knock out 3500 miles a week, they rather sit at home every weekend.. But if it comes down to who gets the good and key word "easy" load its going to be the old timer...

 

If you are meaning is there senority in trucking as a whole? There used to be and senority bought you respect,but 10 seconds listening to a old hand trying to help a new hand out over the radio will show you senority is dead and gone.A 2 week trucker mill grad thinks he is as good a hand and ten times smarter than a 30 year road dog nowdays.So respect as a sign of senority is no more.You can see it on this forum in a thousand posts too.

 

No doubt about that.... I always say that kids nowadays (even up to 24-25) have absolutely no respect for older people... They seem to think that older people have nothing to offer and can do nothing for them.. I would of got the belt across the old behind or a hard tap on the noggin if I disrespected older people as a kid..

 

I'm pretty new and with a smaller company but from what I have seen seniority plays a part. Higher pay scale determined by verifiable miles. Preference for vacation. For most other things it plays a part but is not the only factor. I would imagine that's pretty standard unless you're in a union setting where seniority usually rules most things regardless of things like reliability, work ethic etc.

As for respect I would say seniority demands no more respect than authority does. I try to give everyone respect at first. Depending on their actions the respect level will rise or fall. I've had newer drivers go out of their way to help me and I've had more experienced drivers write me off as a waste of time based on nothing more than the fact that I'm fairly new at this. For the most part though, the older drivers I have talked to definately get my respect. I just don't think it should be given just because of age/experience.

 

LORD yes...If I even looked crosseyed at a older person when I was a kid,the old man would slap me hard enough to make my eyes stick like that.

 

yeah! so Bite me, Muleskinner,you old fart!

Not only have I graduated from a PTDI school, I have three whole weeks of OTR and about 10,000 accident free miles!

SO there!

By the way, what are those long aluminum cylindrical things under the reefer trailer?


Love ya, dude!

 

LOL....Hugs and Kisses right back at ya baby.