LTL Seniority boards

Are you saying, for example, that you had a friend that left YRC and went to ABF and he had seniority over men that were already there?

 

Yes, I believe that is how it worked exactly. He even got a bid. All of his seniority with the union carried over since he still belonged to the same locale

 

As long as you are working, you are gaining seniority.
You won't move up until others leave.
I have heard from some of their guys that the Springfield Estes terminal is moving to a much larger facility eventually.

 

I believe son you have been given some bad information here.

 

That and the tractor has to be a certified triples tractor for the state it's in (Ohio and/or Indiana).

 

I work in a small terminal. We stay busy. Nobody ever goes home. There's days I wish I was sent home... Sometimes working for a small terminal is a good thing

 

If you plan on starting out in the city, just know that Estes doesn't pay overtime until after 55 hours (and they are good about working drivers right up to that point, but not over). Also, if you switch classifications at Estes, you permanently lose bidding seniority. They aren't suitable for your plan. Also, small terminals usually don't have daytime linehaul runs. You'd probably need to get hired at a big hub/breakbulk terminal for that. KC may have more hubs.

 

Xpo/Conway runs both a single and a double board. The larger terminals run two boards. We bid every January, can go from city to line haul and back again with no penalty at bid time. If you transfer to another terminal, rules are different. Keep your seniority for vacation, but you go to the bottom of the board.