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

I think I'm done with USF Reddaway. Have been looking around and found a good dedicated job all drop n hook. It's teams which is a draw back. It is only 5 days out and 2 days off. Pays 1200 week gross to start. I'm sick of waiting by the phone and not knowing if I will work or not. Then there is that threat of being laid off which they are always throwing in our face. I'm done listening to the bs here and I'm not making that much anyway. I definitely don't make a consistent 1200 per week. I miss driving through the country too. Need some time away from the wife too.

 

No straight truck at the barn near the house, I used the term "city" loosely. I think the biggest city, white river junction, vt is about 1 hr away and less then 30,000 people live there. After reading alot of the comments of others It seems big issue is waiting for a call to go in to work which is not a big deal since its a 5 min walk, layoffs aren't huge since I've got 2 other back up local gigs, and pay sounds decent. Im used to using lift gates, fork lifts, and breaking stuff down off skids so that should be fine. I'll go get my dbl/trpl endorsement next time home I suppose just incase and if I need to run them I'm sure it's easier then pulling double hay trailers (for those from the city imagine doubles where all axles pivot/turn). Thanks for all the info, I apprieciate it.

 

Gosh you guys, I'm sorry to see you aren't having the same experience I am. I guess it depends on where you are located. I think Indy is a good location because I get ran on the North lane (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo), which, I heard, is the best lane, AND I get ran on the South lane (Kansas City, St. Louis, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Harrisburg, Atlanta). They keep me VERY busy. I run hard for 2 weeks, then, take 2 days off. Seems I work harder than most (by choice), but, I figure, since I'm new, and really gung-ho, and the work is plentiful now, I might as well run hard. Right? Anywho, I'm freakin lovin this job. Sorry for sounding like a broken record. lol

 

YRC for two concessions, pay verily nothing in the pension, sold off many of they're terminals and they still can't make profit. I'd stay away from them.

 

Of course YRC is making a profit or else we would be out of a job. They just say they aren't so will won't try to get more money out of them. I can't say Reddaway is a bad job cause it isn't. It's a really good job. I just don't like waiting to get a bid run and that will be a long time. The other thing I don't like is waiting by the phone to see if I'm gonna work. When they talk about how we will one day have to pay for our benefits or lay offs, I could really care less. I just expect the worst and hope for the best. I am always making sure there are other options should that happen. In fact benefits are one of the reasons I'm leaving. Open enrollment for my wife's benefits is in October so we will just jump back on hers. Didn't cost that much anyway and she has really good benefits. That way I won't have to pay when I get this new job. Another big issue is trucking for me has always been about seeing the country and I miss it. Guess it's just in my blood.

 

ACH I'll stick around and let you guys know how things are going. Who knows I might just be stuck here this time. Hope you all stay busy.

 

YRC making a profit? What was operating ratio? Last I checked, YRC is losing 5cents of every dollar they bring in. That's not a profit.