Just to weigh in on this...
- In our last contract, we did make substantial gains in all areas, but I would be the first to admit we have a ways to go to be where we need to be. Fortunately, we have very good union representation at Local 81, and we have made strides forward.
- Our top of scale in Portland is now $20.21/hr. for city. Line is at .5155/mi. for doubles and .5355 for triples.
- You are a casual typically for 90 days. Portland has a split board, so city and dock are on one list, and linehaul is on another seniority list.
- You actually get a life at Oak Harbor, as usually we don't work much on weekends, either on the city side or line. As line, you might finish a run on a Saturday morning, or you might go out Sunday night, but you will not be running across the weekend normally. City does do some P&D work on Saturdays, but such work is offered by seniority.
- You will get
plenty of overtime at Oak Harbor on the city side, and you will work very regularly on the line side, unless freight volumes just completely die, and even then you ought to work at least a couple of days a week. This winter has been slower than in recent years, and even the bottom line guys have only had a couple of really slow weeks.
- Equipment is decent, but underpowered and very governed-back, compared to even the other freight companies. Get used to seeing Con-Way, Old Dominion and Fedex blow your doors off on a regular basis.
- We have a very decent and fair line dispatcher in Portland, whom we all respect a great deal due to his fairness. We all wish more of Oak Harbor's management was like him, but we seem to going the opposite direction in that regard, unfortunately.
All in all, Oak Harbor is a pretty decent place to work... as long as you can put up with the BS they are always shoving down our throats, and if you can deal with a lot of stupidity on the part of management. But then... isn't that the gripe of most drivers at most companies?
Feel free to ask more questions, or PM me directly for specific details. Don't hesitate to contact Local 81, either, at:
[email protected]
Good luck!:smilie_132: