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

If you're linehaul with YRC, does that mean double and triples most of the time?

 

Doubles most of the time, yes. My experience so far; 80% doubles, 20% 53 footer I'd say. Triples; never. Unless you have 5 years doubles experience with YRC and you apply to run triples, (only seen them on the north lane).

 

Well they just laid the guy off below me. I'm barely working too. Guess I'm next. Think I'll apply for unemployment too. I can't believe this stuff I hear about the economy getting better. It's just not true.

 

How do you like driving doubles?

 

Yeah, just be cautious on turns and always make sure you have an out where ever you park (cuz there 'ain't' no backin). When I'm driving at night when the truck stops are packed & I need to take a piss & get some coffee & a sammie, I just pull into a fuel lane because normally there are plenty of empty spots so no foul & most truckers understand. Anyway, they're a piece of cake once you get used to them which really doesn't take long. Might take you a little longer to hook & unhook till you get the hang of it (after about yer third try). One thing I had to learn the hard way was DO NOT lean into anything on the dolly. Do one side then walk around and do the other, otherwise, you will get dirty as hell. Nasty black, greasy, wont wash out of your clothes kind of dirty.

 

Yeah the RN's have a union. It's not in all hospitals though. She has worked in 3 different hospitals and 1 of them didn't have a union. When she was charge nurse she was making 8 bucks more an hour but not in the union. I believe it is part of SEIU, something like UNAC (United Nurses Association of California) or UHCP (Union of Healthcare Professionals). Don't know for sure I will ask tomorrow.

 

It's UNAC and they have no pension due to a pension freeze.

 

I hope you 2 are getting along better.