Road driver for YRC or CDL A local Sysco

DHL Supply Chain
Las Vegas, NV 89118
CDL Class A - Regional Tractor Trailer Delivery Driver
Las Vegas, NV
Estimated 1st Year Earnings $77,000 - $82,000
First year earnings include a $5000 Sign on Bonus!
Family medical coverage starting at $30 per week
Immediate interviews available!!

 

Clean Harbors
4500 North Walnut Road, Suite B
Las Vegas, NV 89081
Will train.

 

YRC/Yellow is seniority based. You will be on the extra board when you start new, probably for a few years as anyone that was hired before you gets priority when it comes to bid runs. The extra board is also seniority based, meaning they get called first(unless you're in a foreign terminal, then they'll try to get you quick so they don't have to pay layover) If you're located at a big terminal, it could take 10+ hours AFTER you're assigned time to get a call. During winter you might go 3-4 days without a call.

Forget having a normal sleep schedule. You could be sitting at home waiting on a call then decide it's time to go to sleep. 2 hours in your sleep they can decide to call. Sure you don't have to answer it, but who knows when they'll call back again. Not trying to scare you, but this is what you will be dealing with when you sign up. There's a reason the company is 80% older guys who are 50+. Dealing with the x-board callblock and proper sleep are probably the hardest things about the job. If you can tough it out for awhile and get some seniority then it's easy sailing from there. In your first year you probably will have gone to every terminal in the your region so then it becomes routine.

 

I drove for YRC logistics division; reefers. I refused to bid on runs and only did extra board.
I was the top paid driver there, even though was far from the most senior. I was the only driver there that refused to bid on runs.
I told the terminal manager if I was forced to bid on runs, I'd quit. He said, "I don't understand that, but that's ok with me."
That division was eventually sold for a good profit.

 

All depends where you're based out of. Some bid runs are 500+ miles. You may have been the top paid driver, but I doubt the others were that far behind. Yes you can make more money on the x-board but having proper sleep and a guaranteed day off has more value to most drivers.

 

Well, Elogs ensure you get proper rest. What a driver does with that sleeper berth time is his problem. If he doesn't get proper rest, then that's his problem.
Even doing OTR driving I hated a rigid schedule, same thing every day or week. Loved irregular route refrigerated trucking.
Not every driver is cut out for that though.

 

I know one driver that loved regular runs. He did the same ones for 32 years. That's good for him, but I wouldn't last 2 months doing that.

 

it's waiting on a call at home which can throw your sleep off. I got much better sleep when I was OTR. I guess I'm one of those guys that love a regular routine. It's especially important if you have a family and want some kind of consistency.

 

I understand that. I've never been able to do that though, my whole life.