Experience with YRC ( includes YRC, New Penn, USF Reddaway and Holland

Well guys I'm fed up with LTL. Think I'm going back to dedicated OTR. Consistent work and paycheck. Know when my days off will be and no more slave to the phone. Going to interview on Monday. Pays 1350 a week. 5 days out 2 days home. Same every week. I don't make sh.. at Reddaway and I don't need the stupid free benefits. Already have them through my wife. I'm pretty sure I'll be laid off from the talk I've been hearing. Guess I'm one that can't stick it out. After trucking for so long, I just don't have the patience for this. Starting at the bottom and not knowing what's gonna happen from day to day is just not for me. If I was younger and didn't have responsibilities I'd stick it out. This is my second time working for YRC and I'm sick of them.

 

Don't blame ya dude. You have the experience to go anywhere. I don't. I got no responsibilities so Ima stick it out. Once I get the experience, then I can be choosey.

 

You're in with the union and make easily 10 cpm more than me. I think? If this even works out for me, who knows. I just like to have a schedule or something close to one. I feel like every time I take an ltl job, I'm starting over. The job I'm taking you only need a year for but I know lots of guys hate OTR. I hated it too till I did local and I must say I prefer it over ltl. Guess it's just what I'm used to. I'm off tonight too and fighting with the wife. Times like these, I wish I was far away.

 

Yeah with Christmas coming up and my daughter in college, I need a steady check. I think ltl is one of the best trucking jobs out there but it's just not for me anymore. At least not right now. Maybe after I move to Texas I will give it another shot.

 

I agree with you cool35. If I were you I'd be scared to death to work here. I got nothing/nobody, I'm gonna stick it out just because I can. Also, I only have 1/2 year experience (1 year part time) and I have a DUI still on record. I still feel a little lucky. I mean, look at the unbelievable ####t companies most noobs seem to have to start with? Anyway, I have a question for you guys: How many weeks do you have to go without work before a company has to lay you off? I can make it even on unemployment, however, I CAN'T make it if I only work 1 day every 2 weeks.

 

When I was at Yellow I was never officially laid off. They would always give me at least one day a month. Just enough for me to pay my union dues. I never collected unemployment. I just got another job and told them to work me on the weekends. Did that for about 4 months and only got one day a month. So I quit my other job and went back otr.

Squonk, I agree you should stay where you are. Get some time in with one company. Even if they lay you off, you can just get unemployment. Since it's just you, you're in good shape.

ACH, good luck with DPW. That would be a good job.

 

ACH, you still laid off?