Truckingboards Truck Drivers Forum http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload This forum is not affiliated with HOLLAND en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:45:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/images/misc/rss.jpg Truckingboards Truck Drivers Forum http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload lay offs http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/71084-lay-offs.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:33:38 GMT when is it going to stop...they get more money and they laid off 4 more city in RO when is it going to stop...they get more money and they laid off 4 more city in RO ]]> HOLLAND usmc2k1 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/71084-lay-offs.html Speaking of local 406 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70910-speaking-local-406-a.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:10:12 GMT I'm not sure that I have any respect for anybody over at 406 they like to talk big but that's about it. How is it that they, meaning everybody from the top down to the reps, let Holland or YRC lay off higher senority guys and let the lower ones stay employed? Why weren't they dove tailed by senority? Could it be that the union guys sitting in the Teamsters office in Grand Rapids protected their local terminal guys while sacrificing Holland's higher senority guys? Why is that fair? Something smells fishy here. The Temasters in 406 didn't show me a thing. All they care about is their own butt. I would say that they brother backstabbed us at Holland.

If I sound angry I am. They closed Holland and consolidated them with Grand Rapids. A chosen few got to go to GR to work while the rest of us lost our jobs. Now we have lower senority guys working while the higher ones aren't. How would you feel?

If you would feel any different than I do, please by all means I would like to hear your thoughts. ]]> HOLLAND kitkat36 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70910-speaking-local-406-a.html A rock solid investment. http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70733-rock-solid-investment.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:28:37 GMT This company (YRCW) has played the shell game with our money for several years. According to our financials, the shell game has kept our doors open,... This company (YRCW) has played the shell game with our money for several years. According to our financials, the shell game has kept our doors open, but we are still struggling to survive. We have saved money by not investing into new equipment. We have saved money by not investing into maintaining our facilities. And we have taken pay cuts and pension cuts trying to save money. All seemingly, just to survive another day. Yet, still we struggle.

I have a suggestion for Corporate.......How about starting to invest into your PEOPLE? Your people are the most important assets that you have. Yet, you continue to treat them like second class citizens. You have failed at upgrading the quality of equipment that we operate. We enter our facilities embarrassed by the looks of the exterior, that is visible to the public. You have cut our pay and pension, you call people back off lay off, only to put them back on lay off within a few days. So this tells me that you are ok with us being treated like second class citizens. Your operations Mgt. people are so disgruntled by the cuts that they have taken, that they could care less about the future of the company. They seem to be there only for a paycheck.

We have all taken massive financial cuts to help this company survive. But it's time we start getting treated with respect for our sacrifices. These 1970's attitudes in your management regime are outdated. The old dinosaurs mentality of "the beatings will continue until morale improves" philosophy just isn't working. The dinosaurs went extinct because they couldn't adapt to the changes that they were facing. You have some dinosaurs, at all levels, that need to become extinct in the trucking industry. Their philosophy is outdated.

My point is that this company has a lot of drivers/dock workers that I would classify as the "cream of the crop". Yet, they are kicked around like they are just a worthless number. If you want this company to survive, you need to get some people leading this company that have some people skills. If they don't know how to treat people with respect, throw their butts out on the street. In my opinion, you will not pull this company out of the gutter by yourselves.....You need our help. But, how many of us are willing to help, when we get crapped on at every opportunity that our direct supervision gets?

I understand that the Management have also taken several cuts. I'm not overlooking that. But, they were hired to be leaders of this company, that's the responsibility that they accepted, cuts or no cuts. So if they don't want to do what they were hired to do, and just want to pout and trip over their lip every day....send them packing. Get some true leaders to help right this ship.

I've been around long enough to remember how the attitudes were "back then". And I know that things have changed regarding pay, benefits, etc. etc. So I understand that it is much tougher in these times to keep everyone happy. But, people can only take so much crap before they throw in the towel. By being treated poorly, I can guarantee, that you are not getting the best out of people that I consider "the cream of the crop".

In my opinion, the best investment that this company could make would be in their PEOPLE. Invest in leaders that have a background and resume that proves that they work well with people. You can keep moving the money around until we finally fold, if that's the route you chose. But, my suggestion is that you start taking care of your most important asset.....YOUR PEOPLE.

YOU CANNOT RIGHT THIS SHIP WITH EVERYONE PULLING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS! ]]> HOLLAND Northern Flash http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70733-rock-solid-investment.html SG terminal to move in December http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70533-sg-terminal-move-december.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:03:34 GMT tm said in a meeting today the first week in December the SG terminal will move to the yrc yard:TR10driving03: tm said in a meeting today the first week in December the SG terminal will move to the yrc yard:TR10driving03: ]]> HOLLAND jjincks http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70533-sg-terminal-move-december.html Holland Update news letter http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70461-holland-update-news-letter.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:30 GMT What a joke spotlight on Atlanta. Yea the spotlight on Atlanta is the amount of layoffs they have had in the past 2yrs. They are still laying off... What a joke spotlight on Atlanta. Yea the spotlight on Atlanta is the amount of layoffs they have had in the past 2yrs. They are still laying off city and road every week. Road board down to 25 from 100, City down to around 130 from 200, and office cut in half. I do not get 191 people out of that. TM just left to go to CH to be TM.

Keep drinking this yellow/organge koolaide!! ]]> HOLLAND JimJoe (jj) http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70461-holland-update-news-letter.html How progressive are you http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70428-how-progressive-you.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:04:27 GMT A little test to see where you rank. When finished post your score Interactive Quiz: How Progressive Are You?... A little test to see where you rank.
When finished post your score


Interactive Quiz: How Progressive Are You? ]]> HOLLAND sarcastic b http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70428-how-progressive-you.html Zollars stripped of President Title http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70344-zollars-stripped-president-title.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:58:01 GMT Kansas City Business Journal reporting YRC Worldwide gives president title to COO Wicks, Friday, October 30, 2009. ... Kansas City Business Journal reporting YRC Worldwide gives president title to COO Wicks, Friday, October 30, 2009.

http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/ka...6/daily60.html ]]> HOLLAND wideload http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70344-zollars-stripped-president-title.html Yrc regionals make money.... Barely! http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70305-yrc-regionals-make-money-barely.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:49:11 GMT YRC Worldwide Reports Significant Sequential Improvement in Its Third Quarter 2009 Results - Yahoo! Finance... YRC Worldwide Reports Significant Sequential Improvement in Its Third Quarter 2009 Results - Yahoo! Finance
We made $293,000.00 dollars within the total regional system. We came in at a 99.9% O/R ]]> HOLLAND Boilerpeddle http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70305-yrc-regionals-make-money-barely.html pension http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70266-pension.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:26:06 GMT was posted on CNN Money YRC Worldwide Salutes Bi-Partisan Legislation Designed to Protect Jobs and Pensions... was posted on CNN Money

YRC Worldwide Salutes Bi-Partisan Legislation Designed to Protect Jobs and Pensions ]]> HOLLAND usmc2k1 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70266-pension.html Check out the Announcement at the top of the page http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70204-check-out-announcement-top-page.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:37:11 GMT This one is interesting to me, what would it hurt if it's done the way it's worded?

http://www.truckingboards.com/trucki...ll-forums.html ]]> HOLLAND Benny Hill http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70204-check-out-announcement-top-page.html Overtime http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70131-overtime.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:29:44 GMT Article 5 section 6; On a weekly basis, the Employer shall be permitted to work the active seniority board 25% of the straight time hours in... Article 5 section 6;
On a weekly basis, the Employer shall be permitted to work the active seniority board 25% of the straight time hours in overtime. In the event the Employer exceeds the 25% overtime allowance, the number of overtime hours in excess of the allowance will be applied in the next following week for determining the number of employees to
recall from lay-off.

For example, if the Employer has 120 employees on the seniority board with 100 actively working and 20 laid-off, the Employer shall be permitted 4000 hours straight time hours plus 1000 hours overtime (25% of 4000) for a total of 5000 hours to be worked that week by the active seniority board. If during that week, the Employer actually worked the 100 active employees a total of 5600 hours, there would be 600 hours in excess of the 25% overtime allowance. The 600 hours would be divided by 50 (40 straight time hours plus 25% of 40 or 10) which equals 12 employees to be recalled from lay-off in the week following the violation of the 25% overtime allowance.

maybe someone here has some knowledge of this...if not or its not true i am sure the post will be deleted ]]> HOLLAND usmc2k1 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70131-overtime.html YRC pumps up the volume 10/26/09 http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70077-yrc-pumps-up-volume-10-26-09-a.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:14:04 GMT Long term financing agreement

YRC Worldwide: Pump Up the Volume | Transportation | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com ]]> HOLLAND NPT http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70077-yrc-pumps-up-volume-10-26-09-a.html 10/30/09...a key date http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70066-10-30-09-key-date.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:06:06 GMT The YRC third quarter conference call plus the due date of the credit ammendment make me feel this Friday will be an important date for all of us. ... The YRC third quarter conference call plus the due date of the credit ammendment make me feel this Friday will be an important date for all of us.

I am sure YRC will announce another dismall quarter.

Rumors have been flying...looks like YRC will have to expose their cards on Friday.

I guess we will see what rumors had any validity...if any. ]]> HOLLAND cityboy http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70066-10-30-09-key-date.html Over Night Service http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70011-over-night-service.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:09:03 GMT This is really disturbing!!!!!!!!! Holland Motor since its conception was built on "over-night" service. Holland was the central states leader in this area for many ....many years, and received numerous awards for this service.
Just recently YRC new letter just came out. One of the blogs by Mike Smid CEO made a statement that "over night service" was NOT a viable means of making money as the market changed!!!!! All these past years Holland was very successful in doing so via this means........now YRC thinks differently!!!!!!!!! This is another good example how YRC does NOT have a clue how to run a trucking company. I've been with Holland for 30 years...........over night service worked all these years and we were making money.....what a shame what is happening !:realmad: ]]> HOLLAND tsr http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/70011-over-night-service.html Holland Next-Day Service Accelerates Shipments Moving Between Markets in Chicago and http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/69874-holland-next-day-service-accelerates-shipments-moving-between-markets-chicago.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:09 GMT ---Quote--- OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), announced today the...
Quote:
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Holland, a subsidiary
of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), announced today the availability of
next-day delivery service to and from the greater Springfield, Mo., area and
its Chicago, Joliet, Rockford and Wheeling, Ill. service centers. The transit
time reductions provide customers with even more next-day delivery options
within the Holland network which already has more next-day lanes than any
other carrier in its service territory.
Holland Next-Day Service Accelerates Shipments Moving Between Markets in Chicago and Southwest Missouri | Reuters ]]> HOLLAND thejoe http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/holland/69874-holland-next-day-service-accelerates-shipments-moving-between-markets-chicago.html