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So I thought I would see if other termials do the same as mine and talk out of both sides of their mouths. Service center manger says we bid times and not routes but we have a few guys that have ran the same route for years regardless what start time they get. We have guys with start times with no set routes but flex guys that run the same routes everyday
 
peachykeen said:
So I thought I would see if other termials do the same as mine and talk out of both sides of their mouths. Service center manger says we bid times and not routes but we have a few guys that have ran the same route for years regardless what start time they get. We have guys with start times with no set routes but flex guys that run the same routes everyday
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Same at our barn. If you want a regular run you should talk to your Tm about it . It’s not really based on seniority when it come to what area you run. It benefits both parties if your in an area you can excel in due to your knowledge of that area.
Start times alone are based on seniority.
 
smokin'joe said:
I have run the same p and d route for 15 plus years. We bid start times, not routes. Routes are set by seniority and personal ability. It you do a good job, you stay on it. If not, they move you.
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Same here. I don't have a " route " of my own. But more of an area. And being short handed it's not unusual for me to run two routes into that area in a day. But they are pups because of the lack of access. I don't want it to sound like I am doing 30 deliveries a day. More like 10-15 which isn't bad. And then pickups are just as scattered. But in the same area-ish. My " route " has a lot going in but not much coming out. So they give me whatever is ready and the late starts can clean up the rest.
 
Best thing to do is to just tall to your FOS.

I had a run for about 5 years. It is still my favorite run of them all but I just pulled my FOS to the side and said "hey man I'm burned out. Can I change my run?" And he said sure. Worked out well.
 
peachykeen said:
So I thought I would see if other termials do the same as mine and talk out of both sides of their mouths. Service center manger says we bid times and not routes but we have a few guys that have ran the same route for years regardless what start time they get. We have guys with start times with no set routes but flex guys that run the same routes everyday
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I worked for a regional LTL years ago (St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.,now long gone out of business), where we bid a start time and an area route to go with that time according to your seniority.
With ccx and now xpo the only way to get a steady route is to exert yourself and ask for it. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease at my shop.
I used to get really frustrated as junior drivers were rewarded the run that I wanted through their smoothing antics of i/b supervisors over the years. Not any more... I just went up to my scm, day operation guy, and I/b fos and told them that I’ve been here plenty long enough to not get the route that I want. It worked and I’ve been on my favorite route for a couple of years now, knock on wood.
It just took a while for me, too long really, to take the initiative to ask.
Glad I did!!!
 
Tao said:
Best thing to do is to just tall to your FOS.

I had a run for about 5 years. It is still my favorite run of them all but I just pulled my FOS to the side and said "hey man I'm burned out. Can I change my run?" And he said sure. Worked out well.
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I always tell new drivers that communication is the key. Weather it’s the inbound FOS, dispatcher, whatever. Like I tell my wife, “I’m not a mind reader”!
 
About half or peddle drivers run the same areas daily. We used to hold freight for a start time and allow that driver to work the dock, digging out his freight for "his" route. That has changed, drivers are now dispatched based on what trailers are closed out when they get to work. They will make some exceptions for a driver that has a particularly challenging area that he's used to simply because they trust him the most to get it all done in a reasonable amount of time. I had the same area for 9 years and developed a great rapport with those customers, even made friends with some of them to the point of being invited to parties and family events. It was good, but I found that even at that, I got burned out running the same area all the time and I found myself on occasion becoming too complacent. To the thread originator, if you're getting a chance to run different areas, I say take advantage of it. Grow your base of knowledge as it makes you more valuable not to just to XPO, but to other prospective employers as well.
 
ScotchNeat said:
About half or peddle drivers run the same areas daily. We used to hold freight for a start time and allow that driver to work the dock, digging out his freight for "his" route. That has changed, drivers are now dispatched based on what trailers are closed out when they get to work. They will make some exceptions for a driver that has a particularly challenging area that he's used to simply because they trust him the most to get it all done in a reasonable amount of time. I had the same area for 9 years and developed a great rapport with those customers, even made friends with some of them to the point of being invited to parties and family events. It was good, but I found that even at that, I got burned out running the same area all the time and I found myself on occasion becoming too complacent. To the thread originator, if you're getting a chance to run different areas, I say take advantage of it. Grow your base of knowledge as it makes you more valuable not to just to XPO, but to other prospective employers as well.
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This is sage advise. I got burned out running the area where I live. Work and not work got blurred. It was to much. I had to bid the road to get away from it. Back in the city now and I don't want to make that mistake again.

And the thought about going somewhere else is a good point too. Sitting in an interview and saying, I run XYZ route isn't nearly as appealing as coming in and saying I have run 95% of the accounts in this town.
 
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