Rotating Drivers to cover absent drivers

They're not where I work. The next shift will have to do the loads. I try not to get too worked up. Every driving job I've had will run you 14 hours a day if you let them. I try to just tell them the truth. I have a life that doesn't involve spending every waking second driving. Either they understand and reduce my hours or I get another job.

 

Most union jobs have this sort of system. New hirees start off either as a casual, on call, vacation relief, or floater. Over at the post office, everybody starts off as a PSE (Postal Support Employee). They have no set schedule, and have to work any shift as needed.

 

Temp agencies can be useful......especially if it is a short term problem. If it's long term, like Juan said, start off as casual / on call for 90 days

 

Back in the pop days, we only had 1 or 2 backup drivers. If somehow a route couldn't get cover, the boss man take it. Or it sit for the next day

 

At Coke if a driver calls in then they make that route a reload.

 

We have 12 routes, 14 drivers. I was #12 until a warehouse guy that has 18 yrs w the company got his CDL recently. Now I'm #13, and he's #4 and no driving exp.,(yea it's Union ) . Driver # 14 drives like once a month, i drive almost every day , pretty much because of luck. One driver is injured right now . My company has "N" days , which are rotating days off for drivers. They barely use them. Instead , they throw us low drivers in the warehouse . So one day I start at 3, and if I'm in the warehouse the next day I start at 8.

 

We usually have 2-3 people on call at all times for runs that need covered. I'm on call for 8 hours on Saturdays as part of my run. Most of the time they don't call though, so I usually just get 8 hours of pay for sitting at home.