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Ignorant to union representation as a driver

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Bigrigbuffalo, Aug 14, 2017.

  1. Aug 14, 2017 #1
    Bigrigbuffalo

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    ok ladies and gents, any and all info is definitely appreciated. To start I'm 5 years in driver with experience in quite a few different vehicles. Driven dump,ready mix,boom, flat bed tractor trailer, box, straight trucks. Majority of my experience is in delivering building material locally in my cityand surrounding cities through out my state (indiana) and neighboring state (my town sits right on the state line). I like what I do, but iv been doing a little research and I think I want union representation being in the form of the teamsters union? I'm guessing? Right? Haha. The only problem is I'm a little ignorant to the teamsters and who they cover, what they cover, and how they cover. I do know that I would want to drive the types of trucks iv driven in the past like dump,ready mix,flat bed that sort of thing and I know I'm not keen on driving over the road since I have 3 young ones at home. I guess my question is would I have to accept a position with the teamsters driving over the road or can I let them know I only want local/ home every night? And just how different would the pay Actually be? Also my family and I plan on moving down toward the Lexington Kentucky area soon and would like to know if anyone had any good info about driving around the Kentucky area and if the Lexington teamsters hall is worth a ####. Thank you guys for any and all info I greatly appreciate it.
     
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  3. Aug 14, 2017 #2
    shogun

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    Before you get too involved, Google central states pension and read up.
     
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  4. Aug 14, 2017 #3
    Jumbo

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    Not every company that has Teamsters is in the CSPF. My company isnt, never was.
     
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  5. Aug 14, 2017 #4
    Jumbo

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    Call the hall in Lexington and tell them what your plans are. They might be able to steer you in a particular direction.
     
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  7. Aug 14, 2017 #5
    passingthru69

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    Check and see if there is a local hall near where you live
     
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  8. Aug 15, 2017 #6
    Canned Spam

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    Probably not many otr Teamsters jobs left,
    I had one briefly but it was running a day cab and didn't really care for the company.
     
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  9. Aug 15, 2017 #7
    Gunner75

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    Curious what reasons you heave for wanting to join a union? If you feel you are being mistreated or that there is unfair labor practices going on I could totally understand.
     
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  10. Aug 15, 2017 #8
    Moose1958

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    I am not going to start naming carriers but generally with a few exceptions the only teamster drivers you are going to see are pulling twin pups, or are driving a whole load for a carrier that uses the twin pups. They drive from point to point and are home at least once a day.
     
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  11. Aug 15, 2017 #10
    Sho Nuff

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    I'm Pro Union. Always have been and always will be. But does that determine what job type of job that I would look for?....Hell No! I'll be the first to admit that not all Union jobs are the greatest. Think UPS is the Holy Grail of Trucking? THINK AGAIN.

    You shouldn't base your interest on whether a job is Union or not. There's a lot of factors that goes into what type of job you're interested in. Number one should be AM I HAPPY AT WHAT I AM DOING. If I was still looking for a job and I had an opportunity to work for ODFL, Frito Lay or Wegmans Grocery, would I pass on the job because they're Non Union? Of course not. I would be a complete idiot if I did. Would I not help out fellow trucker just because they we're Non Union. Of course I would. Trucking is trucking, whether it's Union or not, and it's all based on personal preference.

    Look for jobs that's within your commute distance, and RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH on what type of work you're willing to do. TTR is a great resource for RESEARCHING companies. And don't just base it on whether it's a Union job or not, because you're gonna have to put in your dues to build up seniority and payrate, because you MAY start off at 60-70-80% beginning payrate, working at all kinds of odd hours, and it MAY take YEARS before your at top scale.

    And oh, did I mention RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH.
     
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