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First, of all I was told I can transfer in 6 months at my interview. So I went ahead and excepted the job over. 13 months later I am still hear HOB center. I live 10 miles from HOU center. I commute 100 miles a night to get to work at HOB. What I have learned in the last year is that no one transfers from HOB to HOU. Me being a road driver with the HOU bid my sole perpuse is to power HOU hub. It sucks!!! What are the rules on transfers? My whole plan was to work out of the Houston Hub. Not only is it close to my house, but the shortest bid is STX thus making way more money. I have been only on 4 runs all year totally un expectable. The hub will do anything to keep us on the dock. Manipulating everything. Road Drivers out of HOU never work there dock. They have real trucking bids. I have 17 years experience under my belt and fill like a disrespected rookie. It's like I have a Ph.D. And get treated like a 3rd grader. I thought I was going to clear at least a grand a week but far from that. Just frustrating!! Any advice would be great because our road advisor is just company mouth piece. I thought Fedex freight was different than the rest and cared about there employees. If they did than they would put me where I belong. Thanks
 
It took me 3 attempts to finally get transferred to the facility that I wanted to work out of. The way the transfer works is that you get priority over out external applicants. In the event that more than one person applies internally the one with the most Company Seniority gets first choice. Being a new hire it will take longer for it to get down to you if there are a large amount of people wanting to transfer to HOU. While I was filling out transfer requests I applied for STL, DSM, MSP, ARN, OGL. It took me 9 months before I got the one I want and the only reason I even got it is because someone with more seniority turned it down because the position only averages 3 work days a week. There have been weeks I've only worked 1 day and other weeks that I've worked 4 days but as of yet I haven't worked a 5 day work week and I transferred almost 3 months ago.

Be patient and understand the process. Most of the time they only have a opening for one or MAYBE two drivers so it tends to make it hard for someone with low seniority to transfer in to good facilities.
 
Another thing you might want to try is stop in the HOU hub and talk to the manager and let him know you are looking to transfer. Seniority does play a part of who gets the transfer but the final decision is the managers on who to take. So if you got clean record they might take you over someone who has more seniority but has problems.
 
(First, the good news): you were told correctly that you can transfer after 6 months in your job class.

(Now the bad news): first: there must be an opening for you to transfer into....and second: when transferring to another center, drivers at that center have priority over a driver from another center. Its very rare for a road driver to transfer into a hub as a road driver unless they're "following the freight."

My advice would be to transfer into the hub as a city driver since your chances of getting in should increase dramatically due to the potential driver shortage (transfers take priority over hiring off the street) and then build your seniority until you can transfer to the road. I'm guessing your pay as a city driver at the hub will probably be around the same as your current shuttle run once you've factored in your time saved commuting, fuel, wear and tear, etc...

Just my two cents!!
 
Redracer3136 said:
(First, the good news): you were told correctly that you can transfer after 6 months in your job class.

(Now the bad news): first: there must be an opening for you to transfer into....and second: when transferring to another center, drivers at that center have priority over a driver from another center. Its very rare for a road driver to transfer into a hub as a road driver unless they're "following the freight."

My advice would be to transfer into the hub as a city driver since your chances of getting in should increase dramatically due to the potential driver shortage (transfers take priority over hiring off the street) and then build your seniority until you can transfer to the road. I'm guessing your pay as a city driver at the hub will probably be around the same as your current shuttle run once you've factored in your time saved commuting, fuel, wear and tear, etc...

Just my two cents!!
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Cajuntex said:
First, of all I was told I can transfer in 6 months at my interview. So I went ahead and excepted the job over. 13 months later I am still hear HOB center. I live 10 miles from HOU center. I commute 100 miles a night to get to work at HOB. What I have learned in the last year is that no one transfers from HOB to HOU. Me being a road driver with the HOU bid my sole perpuse is to power HOU hub. It sucks!!! What are the rules on transfers? My whole plan was to work out of the Houston Hub. Not only is it close to my house, but the shortest bid is STX thus making way more money. I have been only on 4 runs all year totally un expectable. The hub will do anything to keep us on the dock. Manipulating everything. Road Drivers out of HOU never work there dock. They have real trucking bids. I have 17 years experience under my belt and fill like a disrespected rookie. It's like I have a Ph.D. And get treated like a 3rd grader. I thought I was going to clear at least a grand a week but far from that. Just frustrating!! Any advice would be great because our road advisor is just company mouth piece. I thought Fedex freight was different than the rest and cared about there employees. If they did than they would put me where I belong. Thanks
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To expand on what Red Racer was saying about the transfer procedure, when a road position comes open at HOU any city driver currently at HOU who applies for the road position would get first consideration. Your only hope would be that either none of them apply, or that any that did have some blemish on their record that would prevent them from getting it. I agree with Red that transferring as a city driver with an eye towards getting to the road when available is probably your best option.
 
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Red and Hammer are absolutely right :1036316054: , not that you need me to tell ya that. There are some locations (not just hubs) that simply don't hire off the street (or have transfers in) for road, due to a "list" of city guys waiting. Others, like mine, more often than not, do hire off the street (or fill through transfers).

Again, your best bet is going be to get in at that center as a city driver. then wait your turn for road. Personally, I would consult with H/R and ask the important questions, in order to have realistic expectations. You did mention 17 years under your belt...
 
Redracer3136 said:
(First, the good news): you were told correctly that you can transfer after 6 months in your job class.

(Now the bad news): first: there must be an opening for you to transfer into....and second: when transferring to another center, drivers at that center have priority over a driver from another center. Its very rare for a road driver to transfer into a hub as a road driver unless they're "following the freight."

My advice would be to transfer into the hub as a city driver since your chances of getting in should increase dramatically due to the potential driver shortage (transfers take priority over hiring off the street) and then build your seniority until you can transfer to the road. I'm guessing your pay as a city driver at the hub will probably be around the same as your current shuttle run once you've factored in your time saved commuting, fuel, wear and tear, etc...

Just my two cents!!
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SwampRatt said:
Red and Hammer are absolutely right :1036316054: , not that you need me to tell ya that. There are some locations (not just hubs) that simply don't hire off the street (or have transfers in) for road, due to a "list" of city guys waiting. Others, like mine, more often than not, do hire off the street (or fill through transfers).

Again, your best bet is going be to get in at that center as a city driver. then wait your turn for road. Personally, I would consult with H/R and ask the important questions, in order to have realistic expectations. You did mention 17 years under your belt...
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I'm not sure if it is still the same way but when you made a transfer or move to road or city, you had to wait a year before you were allowed to make another move. Is this still the case? Just something else to find out from H/R if making the city to road move after a transfer.
 
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