i totally agree. it must be 1 way or the other. terminal senority with annual bids, or company senority with lifetime bids. i would prefer terminal senority with annual bids. i really like this way. but Estes doesnt do it that way. i dont like company senority with annual bids. yes i have looked at it runs are being cut and that sucks. but at some point they have to stop, they really do. i think we are at that point now. estes is cutting runs trying to streamline things and make them more cost efficient, and i cant blame them, they want to make money. i do think that in nov or dec or even Jan 2008 they need to do a company wide rebid to rest everything and get the senior drivers on bid runs and such. if they do that , PLEASE guys remember what runs got cut, do some preplanning and bid on the runs that were secure and never got cut. yes they may not be the most high miles or the best run, but if you want to keep your bid run just remeber what happened. things will improve, frieght will pick back up, and new runs will open back up. be smart and think about what happens when the frieght slows down, will that new run be the first to get cut, maybe, and do yu really want to bid on it for 50 miles a week more? not me ill stay on this run cuse i know i will have all the time.
i dont see Estes West going to annual bids i really dont. and thats why i think the way i do. i am trying to be helpful to eveyone not bashing in any way. have a nice day guys