YRC Road Driver

Take the job do whatever you have to drive team etc. Yellow never used to hire drivers without much experience, but they need people so you will be in good shape. I drove for them in mn for 14 years and probably was the best job I ever had, but a long commute just got to be too much. GO for it!

 

When I hired on last year they wanted at least one year OTR experience. They are currently holding CDL classes because of how short on drivers we are. Go for it, but be aware that you will be on call for a LONG TIME till a bid opens up.

 

I used to work on the dock for Yellow until the merger with Roadway which created YRC... I made more money on the dock than I do now as a local driver ( Not with YRC )... But they are a very layed back company and for you it would be a great start as a new driver... Like the other poster said you will be on call which does suck but with how short they are on drivers and how busy they are your schedule will start to be more predictable than you think, even though your on call your almost always know if they are going to call you or not... Free health insurance which is top notch... If anything get a years experience in and then decide for yourself if you want to stay or with a years experience move on...Good Luck

 

Another thing is being a road driver you will sleep in hotels every night you are out on the road unless you team... Not to bad to sleep in a hotel and have a shower any everything right there for you versus sitting at a truck stop...

 

Great place to get started, Like mentioned above it will be a stretch of on call until a bid opens up, but its better than starting out at countless other companies i wont name.. Hope it all works out for you.. I miss the good old old days at Consolidated Freightways! But love driving ready mix these days too..

 

That's awesome man, not easy to get in with them even with a year behind you let alone 3 months. I interviewed with them here in Richmond but didn't get put on, not a big deal because I got another job which is basically the exact same thing. Awesome part is that since their a Union company you can't friggen beat their benefits especially the pension. When they explained the on call thing that sounded pretty bad but It seems that effects the local guys more than the road guys.

 

You should really ask one of their drivers about their pension

 

I know a couple long term YRC guys, they all seem to be pretty happy with their deals. I won't pretend to know the inner working of their pension funds but they must be pretty happy with them. In any case they still have 401k's on top of them so the pension is a bonus either way. Add in the free health insurance and the higher than normal rate to begin with I don't see how you can loose. Nothings perfect of course and the guys I know are P&D guys so it could be pretty different for the road guys but in comparing what's out there it seems pretty good. I just got on with NEMF myself and don't even know all the deal with how the pension works but I know in either case I'm being paid more for my time, will have good benefits, and right now that's what matters.