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

Friday I walk into work, asst steward says no work today here's your check, ok that's fine because I was able to get some stuff done, wish he would've called me that morning so I could sleep later and not have to make a trip towards there again but what ever

Today is very slow as well. Had one delivery full pup to the county bus line which took some time then an early pickup. Go back to yard and I am given a home depot which they normally don't give till later in night since this one is a bit of a pain. Now I'm on hour lunch break with one pick up coming up. Don't mind it slow Monday's as I have my personal trainer every Monday and weDnesday

This morning I see the guy from the locals car. I think nothing of it. As I walk in I'm getting dirty looks from the TM and the addy steward was giving me a bit of a cold shoulder. After I clock in the union rep pulls me aside and said he had taken care of it. He says get your surgery you need and take as much time as u need off after it. When I told him what happened last week he said don't worry, you have your drs note stating you need surgery on file here. See what happens I guess. I dropped freight off a broken lift gate on the POS straight job a few months ago and they threatened to fire me. But me being smart when I always wrote that POS up I always made copies. That's how I pulled my hamstring muscle a few months ago.

 

Tm was still giving me attitude later in the day when I got back, asst tm/dispatcher was his usual self, no different acting(the one who fought for me) When I got back to the yard the asst steward asked to speak to me, said nothing bad, went in and turns out I need to do my haz-mat training which is NBD do what I gotta do. Then we bs'ed for about 10 minutes like normally so Im guessing maybe he was just having a bad morning so hes off the hook lol. But the TM is still being a bit of a hard ### towards me. Well what ever, you want the shop stewards and the asst tm/dispatcher to be on your good sides, as the shop stewards fight for you and the asst tm/dispatcher hands out and sets up the work. And like I said the asst tm/dispatcher did fight for me when I needed it, as he knows I will get eveything done and if any problems I always call

 

how would the DOT help me out though? not too sure but you seem to know better than me

Anyways worked only Monday this week. Was called tues and wed to not come in. I went down there, other drivers harassed the two of us saying what you dont feel like working? turns out they had plenty, had about 10-12 stops each! they could easily take some off and make another route up. They ask me this morning that if I want to work I have to go into Brooklyn. I said no thanks as I dont not even know how to get there lol. I only been to brooklyn once in my life. Then the main shop steward said I can go to another terminal close to my dads house next week which I might do since I got some chores to do around there

 

Ah I gotcha cool35. They are afraid of DOT as I heard Friday that the dispatcher was telling everyone to avoid the DOT check go a different route. I was speaking to the main shop steward Friday as I got a chance to speak to him alone without the asst there who was out. I told him EVERYTHING that was going on and he is P@SSED!!! I didn't have work but he said if I was clocked in he would have a meeting between me, the managers and himself being there. Since he's still in might duty and can't drive he's stuck in the office most of the day. He told me he would've taken me as his helper for the day if he could drive as he's done it before with others. When there's a work issue he doesn't mind talkin about it to me if I'm off the clock but won't bring it up to management unless I'm on the clock. He did see if he could temp transfer me till it's busy again but had no luck.

I would like to stay on his good side. He don't care how screwed up someone does something but as long as you tell the complete god honest truth he will defend you. Still don't know how to te him I might be leaving to return to school though, I'm sure they'd all understand. Now I'm thinking of going for diesel mechanic and auto body at wyotech. If I go the diesel route afterwards I can always return as a mechanic for YRC

 

Depends what kind of trucking there is. There's a lot of jobs out there that you can make a ton driving a truck. They are all over a hour away from my house or more plus tolls. If I get the job with my dads friend I'm pretty much set for life. I'm looking to go to school to learn other trades. I believe the contract isn't up for another year or two. Things have gotten real slow and I'm trying to stick it out but need money for bills. At least I'm able to work another Jon though so that's a plus