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

I got a warning letter for getting hurt working on equipment took no time off either. If you work on something your at your own risk. Next time ill stick em with a roadside bill. They wonder why drivers get disgruntled here and not want to stay. We had a couple new guys quit or not even show up for there first day of training. I've got 7 yrs of driving exp mostly longhaul clean record and I almost walked on the spot. But I don't want to look like a job hopper so I decided to give it one more chance, I'm over it now but I'm hitting my year so if another stupid letter comes down I will crupple it up and not sign it and walk, which I hope they don't but you never know here.

 

Yeah, I took a phone line when I was in foodservice didn't get anything cause it was below 13'6" so it was the phone companies fault. They have to be at clearance or Atleast a sign like bridges do. You got to cover your 6 especially when your dealing with cluster you know is going to happen. From what I found out about injuries the company gets a fat fine when you get hurt regardless, so if it was preventable you get a letter. So basically your job is driver only, don't try to fix nothing that's the mechanics job, even if you can fix something easily like a light bulb don't do it cause if that truck burns down or you cut your finger open its your butt. Unfortunately that's how they want it.

 

It's nice down here in Nashville, TN.

 

LOL, maybe I'm just getting lucky with the write ups!!! We had a few guys walk after their first day too. They don't tell you what you need to do. They give you a couple of pig tails and a 5th wheel puller and the keys to the truck. Then they say go here. When I first went to Willows, CA I thought I was going to a yard then a hotel. It was just straight to the hotel and drop there. Then I didn't know what to do from there. Come to find out there was a driver room in the hotel! I found this out after calling 5 different terminals. I know what to do now but the first couple of trips had me stumped!

 

Cursing truckers, imagine that.

 

Lol, basically when you start you kinda got to figure out stuff on your own. I actually had to go on one training run though. After that I just ask other drivers and they led me in the right direction. I'm used to figuring stuff out on my own though.

 

They also made me do a training run up to Vegas so I could run triples. So first trip I leave out of LOS and go to FON then to Willows. I get to Willows and I call FON and they say call Portland. I call Portland and they say call Medford. WTF? Medford says drop trailers and put paperwork in front box. Next Morning I call Medford and phone just rings for about 2 hours. Finally find out I have a set waiting for me in Willows. Paperwork not in front box. Call Medford again and find out there is a driver room. Paperwork is there and away I go. Anyway, after that first trip I had it pretty much down.