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ABf as a whole is a 24 hr operation,with night linehaul, daytime p&d
I know St. Louis is starting a 5 day run, 4 days to Moline, 1day to K.C. What e-mail did you see Big Daddy?It is a 3 phase change. Phase 1 is to run UE 5 days into the DCS. The UES that don't run to the DCS will still be four days until they implement phase 2 and 3. This is what I gathered from the e-mail that I saw and what some of the UE drivers were saying.
I now run a 4 night ue bid and put in about 44hrs a week. How can they make me run 5 nights and put in 55hrs every week? The bid will go from 10 to 8 a day but the work will not change. It will still take at least 11hrs to do the job. What are the chances of my union backing me on a grievance for excessive overtime?
I'm not offended but I don't understand what you are saying.I hope I don't offend you guys, but I read these posts and can't help but think to myself "no wonder the non unions are growing and the union companies are shrinking to nothing".
Sounds like a bunch of guys that don't want to do any work, don't get me wrong I know plenty of guys like that, especially older fella's that just want the insurance. But it really sounds like a bunch of guys on here bitching because they are going to have to work. I am guessing they are a lot of the same ABF drivers I bitch about on the south side of Chicago because they are driving so slow that people are constantly slamming on the brakes from running into the back end of their trucks. Sorry I know your not suppose to bitch about fellow Teamster brothers but I call it the way I see it and if that rubs some guys the wrong way, well so be it. My point is that I never hear the non union guys bitching about working too many hours or too hard if anything they bitch about not enough work and not enough hours. IMOI'm not offended but I don't understand what you are saying.
You can count me in. I've gone from banging docks to clearing trees and utility lines. From friendly workers who unloaded their stuff to ungrateful assholes who can't get enough done for them. From freight to deliver to garbage that I have to wrestle off with too short a pallet jack and liftgate. It's been getting worse for 20 years and the trend does not look promising. I hope you don't feel disrespected but you sound like an overpaid road man who has the easy end of the gig. Why are road drivers paid $36/hr and we're only paid $23? We don't even get to their level on OT.Sounds like a bunch of guys that don't want to do any work,
dream on. Go be a troll somewhere else. I can read anyone of these company threads and see complaining. Your just starting crap!Sounds like a bunch of guys that don't want to do any work, don't get me wrong I know plenty of guys like that, especially older fella's that just want the insurance. But it really sounds like a bunch of guys on here bitching because they are going to have to work. I am guessing they are a lot of the same ABF drivers I bitch about on the south side of Chicago because they are driving so slow that people are constantly slamming on the brakes from running into the back end of their trucks. Sorry I know your not suppose to bitch about fellow Teamster brothers but I call it the way I see it and if that rubs some guys the wrong way, well so be it. My point is that I never hear the non union guys bitching about working too many hours or too hard if anything they bitch about not enough work and not enough hours. IMO
What's stopping you from being a road driver? Just curious. Most city guys don't want to be gone is the answer most of the time. I wouldn't be a road driver without the pay differents.You can count me in. I've gone from banging docks to clearing trees and utility lines. From friendly workers who unloaded their stuff to ungrateful assholes who can't get enough done for them. From freight to deliver to garbage that I have to wrestle off with too short a pallet jack and liftgate. It's been getting worse for 20 years and the trend does not look promising. I hope you don't feel disrespected but you sound like an overpaid road man who has the easy end of the gig. Why are road drivers paid $36/hr and we're only paid $23? We don't even get to their level on OT.
The hours, I just can't get used to those hours anymore.What's stopping you from being a road driver? Just curious. Most city guys don't want to be gone is the answer most of the time. I wouldn't be a road driver without the pay differents.
Ya, I agree. The hours stinkThe hours, I just can't get used to those hours anymore.
I agree the road ain't for everyone but once you adjust and get some whiskers you can make it work then again the dock and p&d ain't for meI never get used to the hours but a 1.5 to 2hr nap always gets me thru til my van ride.
Wow !! Non union drivers that do not get enough hours or enough hard work ! I would call them idiots !! Please let their dispatchers know who they are so they can work harder and harder. I will choose to work smarter and smarter. Remember, when they wear you out and you are useless they will find another useful idiot to grind down and abuse. The union drivers still have some control of the pace of abuse that is dished out. If you are a Teamster, try doing the speed limit , instead of running down the people that obey the law.Sounds like a bunch of guys that don't want to do any work, don't get me wrong I know plenty of guys like that, especially older fella's that just want the insurance. But it really sounds like a bunch of guys on here bitching because they are going to have to work. I am guessing they are a lot of the same ABF drivers I bitch about on the south side of Chicago because they are driving so slow that people are constantly slamming on the brakes from running into the back end of their trucks. Sorry I know your not suppose to bitch about fellow Teamster brothers but I call it the way I see it and if that rubs some guys the wrong way, well so be it. My point is that I never hear the non union guys bitching about working too many hours or too hard if anything they bitch about not enough work and not enough hours. IMO