What's the actual beef with YRC

Used to be you get paid again after 14 hours on a layover.

 

i smell free continental breakfasts in the future

 

i call them continental dinners cause i drive nights... some are better than others, if they have scrambled or boiled eggs, i'm happy. if they have sausage gravy as the "protein" I'm takin my tractor to burger king.

 

To really understand the situation you have to go back over 30 years and pay attention to when the large LT carriers were pushing hard for deregulation..the though process across the board then was. ONLY the strong will survive-and the narrow minded thinking the large MEGA ltls had at the time. Remember it wasn't just rates that were regulated...it was also freight lanes--Think back if you can to Greyhound/Trailways...and which one you HAD to take to get to certain destinations. Back then many of the Mega's were forced to interline w/other carriers(therefore share some of the $$$) w/smaller local/regional carriers. Once dereg was fully impemented, many of the larger carriers started gobbling up their smaller partners--as a way to offset the costs of running in areass they hadn't run before--it's obviulsy cheaper from a start up perspective and tax standpoint to absord an established profitable company--than start fresh. what many of the megs back then didn't count on or fully understand--is their customer service in those days was abysmal..and they let this mgmt mindset continue into the new era...and it took a long time to change that mind set--for many too long--couple that w/the ridiculuos war between union and mgmt..and it was a recipe for disaster...as for the YRC deal--neither really had a choice--The 2 had been cutting each other throats--w/insanely deep discounts for so long they literally were driving each other out of biz--as for some of the aquisitions mentioned earleir--most of those(ie:Big R-New Penn)happened long before the YRC creation. The only company w/any real foresight--and the knowledge of the union's unbelievable arrogance) that they still could determine their own destiny)Was the parent company of Cornflakes--now before you go jumping up about them being out of biz(THERE NOT)most of us back them watch them gobble very profitable regional carriers all over the country--and although started out as regionals that interlined--remember conway southern--northeast etc. Started slowly funneling Cornflakes freight thru them--in many cases w/yard literally next door to Cornflakes--using the same mgmt sales force--and right about the turn of the century integrated these so called regional fleets into a seemless nat'l carrier....abruptly locked the doors at Cornflakes....and kept right on going.
This is just the tip of the iceburg about how things ended up the way they are today..but the post is already way to long--LOL

 

indy hotel has "biscuits and gravy", I think they got a deal worked out with the local high school hockey team about the uneaten biscuts, lol.....of course, you could always take a few for emergency wheel chocks....

 

This is a long post but I am a proud YRC alumni myself and here's my take on the job. I started out getting hired in the city as a NEWBIE for the first 30 days at the Richfield OH terminal. Those first 30 days were spent covering runs for guys on vacation, sick, injured, or called off. We worked every day usually 10-12 hours all paid by the hour. After my 30 days was up we would make our bids (We bid every 5-6 weeks). My first bid was on the dock and as a newbie I wasn't real happy about that because I wanted to drive. An old hand said to me learn how to load city and linehaul freight properly by asking questions and watching the old timers so when your driving you can look at that load and determine if its safe or has to be reworked. So I followed the advise and a lot of good brothers took me under their wing. So I learned how to load freight properly (blocking, bracing, airbags, and weight distribution). Next bid was the yard.

I spent two consecutive bids out there. At first the yard was difficult my backing wasn't the best back then but not terrible either. The yard guys were awesome to me. They taught the NEWBIE back then how to break doubles/triples, build doubles/triples, pretrip all that stuff PROPERLY (Pins, Lines, Legs, Tires,Lights) and how to back that #### dolly while attached to the trailer. GREAT LESSONS learned from the old timers. After six months of working the city doing switches, city runs, dock, and yard I went out to the road with a new level of confidence knowing I was taught by some of the best freight movers in the business. Does the company have issues....Yes it does but put that out of your mind for a bit and just learn the job. Will things improve. I think they are going to have give the brothers their 15% and then some along with normal pension payments. People do this job for stability and financial reward. And YES HOFFA/HALL has to grow some balls with management or be thrown out. Just my .02 cents about YRC. Great brothers over there and miss my friends.

 

Full time union paying jobs are some the most difficult jobs to find, whether they are Teamster jobs or any other union jobs. There are a lot more NON-union jobs than there are union jobs.
It does not look as though union jobs are ever going to be as plentiful as they once were back in the 1950's and 1960's. It is the way both our national economy and global economy is currently set up.

 

Really getting frustrated. Went to the job fair on the 6th of june, took drug screen, signed iFORM DOC's on computer 2 weeks ago to give direct deposit info and release information etc. Haven't heard from anyone since regarding instuctions on the hiring process or anything. I have called HR now for the last 2 busines days, she supposedly sends messages to the recruiter and HR peeps in Irving, TX. where I was "tentatively hired." Guess I'll have to go to the hub and see if the hiring manager or recruiter will see me and look into the details of my application.

 

I may be able to clear some of this up as a current Yrc driver. Here is a easy way to think about it. Anything you do job related that does not involve driving you are paid scale for which I would have to look at my stubs but I think its $20.77 a hour. So fueling up at a truckstop ,break down, waiting at a terminal for them to hook/unhook your trailers, etc you are paid for on the sleepers. On the day cab side you hit the motel and in a nutshell you have to give the company 10 hours but after 14 you are paid 12 and then hourly after that. Confusing I know but once you work here you get used to it. I was fortunate that I started out on the line haul and I never had to work the docks or city work so that side of the buisness I know little about. Sure Yrc or Yellow as us old timers call it isn't perfect but its easy work. I prefer to work the sleepers however every once in a while I'll jump out and run the extra board and run some day cabs. Its all seniority so the longer you are there the better runs you get. Yes, we took a 15% pay cut to keep the company going but yet we still make more than your non union ltl carriers. If I was a young guy I wouldn't hesitate a bit to come here instead of working for a long haul company and making next to nothing. $70-$110 a year isn't nothing uncommon here if you want to work. Starting out can be rough getting the hang of it but then again no job is easy starting out.As far as union ccompany's go I would have to admit thou that currently ABF has a slightly better deal then we do. Slightly better pay and better pension terms. Where I live its hard to beat the union jobs but I know in different parts of the country it may be a different story. If anybody has any questions I'll do my best to answer them.

 

wait, you make .46cpm and hourly pay on top of that? For OTR?