Just remember to make the bed every morning..... that way when someone asked if you did anything today, you can honestly say yes. Retirement is great, just took me 6 months to learn how to sleep at night !!!!
Glad I have super seniority!See, that's the problem with a FIFO board!
I understand that.....when I first got into ltl I also hated working the dock....after awhile it became second nature and now I don't mind it at all, especially if you work with some good guys.....I guess all I am saying is give it a chance it gets better....
Does brushing one's teeth count as doing something?
I've been retired for 30 yrs and still learning.
That’s exactly what I did, GO. And...quoting an old ‘Loverboy’ song...lovin’ every minute of it!!
Every day is a school day, seabreeze! Even at your young, tender age of ‘29’!
This was my major gripe about ABF. And when you're a rookie, God forbid you forget to burn up all your hours. Central dispatch needs you to go somewhere else before you can get home on tour seven! And you've got the hours to do it! They checked! Lol
I used to run into that terminal. Portland runs the I-5 corridor. Eugene, Tacoma, Seattle, Mt Vernon and Vancouver BC. I think they have a run that does a meet in The Dalles as well. Used to be layovers but they changed the operation out here to turns I believe. Not 100 percent sure as it’s been a few years since I’ve worked there. No sleepers anymore though. I do know that. I think they do a relay around Canyonville now.
No more canyonville. Calif drivers lay in Eugene now, so they do double Eugene turns with triples out of Portland now. Portland has a small seniority board, but they may not be hiring right now. Best to call and check. Ask for the safety supervisor Dale Rutledge. He'll know. He has the whole region. He'll know where they may need a driver in the Pacific NW. He handles Salt Lake City. Pendleton, Portland and Spokane. If they have an opening, he would have to move himself and go to the bottom of the board. He could keep his seniority for vacation and bidding after 1yr. Pendleton or SLC is probably his best bet.
I agree totally. 24yrs on the road 5 day premium bid.5 wks. Vacation.
Yeah, I just didn't have the patience for that. I did my 5 years of 24/7 on call, and that was it. Lol
I am hearing there are a lot of problems at Seattle recently. Like half of the drivers have quit. Do you have any contacts in Seattle that can say what is going on there?
Because Unions can barely promise a retirement, non union companies actually pay better and the benefits are comparable?
You might want to read the FXF and XPO forums about health insurance before comparing benefits to ABF's benefits. Big difference.
Those Bastards from Prudential keep sending me a direct deposit first of every month on behalf of WCT., 13 western states.
