AbsolutelyBottom line is with any job ,it comes down to the MONEY & Respect & Time off , nobody wants to work 60 plus hours a week any more ..................
1 Maybe he shrugged his shoulders because you're not as good as you think.One of the harder decisions that I ever made was to walk away from Holland, I still have a good long time of service left in me that they could have utilized, but when I gave my notice the TM basically shrugged shoulders . Didn’t ask a reason why, or what they may do to retain me. Mind you I was a runner, yep a runner locally. I know not the “Union Way”, hell I was told to slow down you are making us look bad by many guys and I was super vocal about the lazy PITAS that even though they were making the same as me somehow it took two hours longer for them to get the same work done. I was vocal about the pieces of crap equipment that we drove everyday, I was vocal about how the Union seemed to only protect those who shouldn’t have been protected, you know the ones who were caught on tape sleeping but kept their jobs. Hell I was vocal about the way the company was being run from the local level to the upper management... why was I so vocal? Not because I am an a hole, but because I cared!
Fail on all the above!1 Maybe he shrugged his shoulders because you're not as good as you think.
2 Maybe you were told to slow down because you were not being safe
3 The company didn't hire you to run the company, just wanted a truck driver
We have all heard the guys that think they are the next coming of Christ, and for the most part they are legends in their own mind.Fail on all the above!
I peddled on average 21 stops a day and that made other guys look bad, it was not a safety thing it was the fact I actually broke from the so called “Union way” and guys didn’t like that.
2 safety I ended there with 17 yrs of consecutive safety awards.
3 The TM was the third one in 3 yrs and she didn’t last long after I left. They have had 2 more since.
4 no I wasn’t hired to run the company, but when blatant obvious mismanagement of drivers, favoritism, the fact that the new hires could barley cover the work being assigned to them and myself and other route drivers had to deliver all their returns over and over, is not something to remain silent about.
There is a saying if you remain silent, never expect change to occur.. from what I gather many rather remain silent and not shake up the cart...
No my Brother, I am to humble to ever claim the mantle of Christ our Lord and savior!We have all heard the guys that think they are the next coming of Christ, and for the most part they are legends in their own mind.
Clearly you are not.No my Brother, I am to humble to ever claim the mantle of Christ our Lord and savior!
Clearly a triggered sheep... carry on...Clearly you are not.
The Teamsters Union is no longer interested in LTL trucking and has been slowly divesting itself from it. Imo.Holland and YRCW have problems that no driver apprenticeship will solve.
I would recommend a new driver or driver wannabe start at FEDEX or OD. Or get trained by Holland and jump ship to either of the above after experience is gained.
Sad to say, but that's my honest opinion for the future driver.
That's true. Is it because they cant compete with the non Union anymore, or because Hoffa leadership doesn't care one way or the other? My opinion leads to the latter.The Teamsters Union is no longer interested in LTL trucking and has been slowly divesting itself from it. Imo.
Also the fact that they screwed the pooch so bad with this whole YRC/Holland/New Penn pension cut and give back for so long, that the non’s have a more attractive package overall.The Teamsters Union is no longer interested in LTL trucking and has been slowly divesting itself from it. Imo.
, Come on down & bring your brothers & sisters & cousins & any other in-laws & apply today
i would tell anyone to avoid the transportation industry all together, other than UPS, who sleeps with Teamster leadership.Holland and YRCW have problems that no driver apprenticeship will solve.
I would recommend a new driver or driver wannabe start at FEDEX or OD. Or get trained by Holland and jump ship to either of the above after experience is gained.
Sad to say, but that's my honest opinion for the future driver.