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

Well guys just got the call from FedEx Ground running teams with my buddy. Said they are super busy right now. Should make 1200 or more a week. Home every 4 to 6 days. Goodbye Reddaway!

 

That doesn't sound too bad, considering what else is out there. How much time do you generally have to put in, before you get a regular schedule, with YRC?

Do you lose your seniority if you go from one teamster company to another? How about companies under the same "umbrella," like YRC too Holland?

How long does it take for your company disability coverage to kick in?

Oh, can you carry concealed?

Economy and elections: Politicians seem big on lip service and short on keeping promises. Yeah, I think the economy is sort of doing its own thing. They say trucking is an excellent indicator of where the economy is at, in our "boom bust" economic cycle (driven up by easy credit and down by credit defaults/maxed out on credit).

 

Good deal cool35. I think I'm just gonna stick it out. Don't understand why everyone has to slow down because of the election. What does it matter? I don't get it. Anywho, at least FedEx Ground will keep you busy through X-Mas.

 

Congratulations on your new job!

 

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Well, guess what? They laid off more guys (10 total). I'm now the last of the Mohicans. lol


p.s. I accidentally double posted & can't delete one of them. ?

 

Thanks guys. Guess I'll still be in ltl but it's what I like. I just don't like being laid off and like having a steady paycheck. 4-6 days otr is not bad at all for me. Just gonna be pulling doubles and don't have to chain up. This contractor has a strict policy "if it's bad enough to chain, it's too bad to drive." Has a 1000 sign on bonus and benefits (which is rare) and my friend sent me pictures of the truck he's in. It's a 2011 Volvo with anti shock mattress, fridge, gps, microwave and cb. Said he keeps the trucks really nice. Like ACH said they are busy year round. He said they slow down a little bit after Christmas but not like other places. Kinda looking forward to going back on the road. Really looking forward to not sitting by the phone.

Squonk, Hope you don't join the ranks of being laid off. I'm definitely next.

ACH, good luck with the railroad job. That would be a sweet deal.

 

So, you're just on crazy hours for years and years? I thought you had kind of a steady route. That on call sounds rough. For a year or two maybe it might be o.k., but not for a decade!

 

It just depends on where you go to work. It also depends on how busy they are, right place at the right time, etc. I was at Estes and they hired me for a bid run. A few months later they cut 4 bid runs and laid off some on the extra board. To me there is no such thing as job security. The economy is bad right now, so getting a bid run might take a while. I'm the only one on the extra board at my barn and I haven't worked all week. There were 3 guys under me but they got laid off. Waiting by the phone does suck.