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

Discussion in 'YRC' started by ACH1130, Jun 19, 2012.

  1. Squonk

    Squonk Medium Load Member

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    Crap, looks like I'm gonna get wet.
     
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  3. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    I made 806 after taxes and that stupid 15%. Last week was a fairly easy week too so I won't complain. I maybe had 53 hours work. I would've had to work over 55 at 150 and kill myself to make that
     
  4. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    Yo squonk adopt me as your nephew?
     
  5. Sammycando

    Sammycando Bobtail Member

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    Thank God I'm on the same schedule as my trainers while I'm doing the finishing school. I have the weekend off because he has weekends off. 3 days of running from 8pm to 8am or longer has my tank empty, sleep schedule all screwed up. Gonna stay in a coma all weekend! Oh well, it'll be worth it in the long run...back to it Monday night.
     
  6. skinnytrucker

    skinnytrucker Heavy Load Member

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    This is the way we should all spend our days off. Lol
     
  7. Squonk

    Squonk Medium Load Member

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    Amen to that ST.
     
  8. Squonk

    Squonk Medium Load Member

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    Ok, had a good time. Back home & winding down. Back to it tomorrow @ 6 am.
     
  9. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    we got a few blue last night, no way I was holding that though, bite your finger right off... the fish did make a good snack though at the wee hours of the night

    Well normally saturdays is my day to hang with the boys as the ball and chain works at night. SO we all went off-roading today in my friends jeep. IT was nice to have the top down but man we got muddy... stupid of him to do it in a brand new truck but thats his problem LOL

    this is how I spent the rest of the evening below. Made a ton of grilled chicken with my marinade I make... Best thing to eat while trying to lose the weight, I just freeze a lot of it so its always on hand for lunches and dinners, this way I know when its defrosted that I dont spend money getting junk Also finished my first week of insanity as well and even feel more energetic and healthier. The ball and chain although is a nazi that keeps pushing me but I guess its for the best... plus I dont mind seeing her in her short shorts and a sports bra while she does insanity with me as well (NO SQUONK IM NOT ADDING A PIC LMAO, had to say it)
     

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  10. ACH1130

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    you will get used to it over time. I wish I was at 8pm every night, no idiots out on the road, once the sun comes up the idiots come out... Especially jersey, one day they all want to cut you off doing 110, the next day they all want to do 30mph under the speed limit... and in the other lanes not just the right. how long is your training for? I only had p/d training when I did that last year, when I started line-haul all they did was give me a hour lecture on the paper work, then when I got called in I went out all by myself, no one else. Although the coordinator did have another drive assist me with everything to make sure it was all good before I went out. How do you like it so far? My first 10 minutes on the road I said this awesome, sure beats peddling around NYC
     
  11. Sammycando

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    160 hours total according to the trainee manual, would've been longer if I didn't already have my CDL with the endorsements. My line-haul manager set me up to do 70 hours at night with one trainer, 70 hours during the day with another trainer and 20 hours on a lay down turn to Atlanta with a 3rd trainer. He wants me to get a little of everything before they put me out there on my own. The Atlanta run is for practice through the hills and to learn how it goes when they put you to bed. I'm learning the paperwork "on-the-job". I like it so far, I've been a firefighter for the last 24 years and getting up at 2am to put out fires is not near as much fun as it used to be when I was in my 20's. Driving down the road is a lot less stressful and more relaxing than fightin' fires and savin' lives. I'm vacationing out from the fire department while I get my 30 days in @ YRC. If all goes well, I won't go back to the FD...I'll get my 30 days in, sign my retirement papers at the FD, put my pension in my back pocket and get to work on the 2nd one.
     
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