choppernut
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In the north east we are 3 to 6 dollars behind !
Yellow | Basic wage in this industry ?At 24 dollars an hour can we ever recruit drivers in 2021 ?
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1st off yes I know all companies are trying to hire , but point is pay Scale needs to at least match the non-union pay scale and come up with a new pension plan too ! just a idea , not as smart as upper management that makes these decisions !
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Forward progress depends upon focusing on higher revenue customers and reducing operating costs further. New equipment will significantly reduce costs incurred from constant repairs to worn out equipment, as well as reduced fuel costs from more fuel efficient tractors and much less empty miles run. Additionally, current equipment being leased will be purchased outright or returned at conclusion of lease agreements. Anyone know what Yellow’s biggest asset is?
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Have wages at Yellow kept up with inflation?
See the ad below. I think this was around the time they started running triples on the Ohio Turnpike too.
Clipped from The Akron Beacon Journal, Saturday, September 18, 1993...
Adjusted for inflation...$14.53 an hour is today $26.67 and .36 a mile is now .66 a mile! And those were "starting wages"!
Today I bobtailed 270 miles. Doesn't seen like buying stuff is gonna fix that
choppernut
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Of course not I’ve been here fo almost 38 years and from like 14.68 an hour till now is pathetic !!!
Today I bobtailed 270 miles. Doesn't seen like buying stuff is gonna fix that
What happened, was the fifth wheel release button stuck?
Soon you will have more Holland and New Penn freight to haul than you can handle! You won't even remember how to bobtail!Today I bobtailed 270 miles. Doesn't seen like buying stuff is gonna fix that
Oh really where are the tandem tractors they can't even move all the 53ft trailers they load now?
Well then it's time for a locality pay in higher cost of living areas.
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Pay isn't the problem. The money is excellent for a job that requires no advanced education or training. The hiring problem is working conditions. When companies figure out how to keep trailers full while getting drivers on a regular time schedule, then and only then will hiring be easy. The wheel dispatch is no longer viable. People now demand a life away from work. Linehaul drivers need schedules similar to P&D drivers. A regular work routine where they know when they will be going to work, start times and regular days off.
choppernut
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I’m sorry you think poorly of yourself, education can’t get goods and services to market and industry but a skilled tradesmen with a 100000 dollar rig and possibly millions of dollars of cargo should be poorly paid ?
Lay out the parameters for your suggestion, please.
Which zip codes or municipalities receive the benefit and why?
Good luck with that!
Don’t be a hater. With the proposed synergies and network optimization, the future is bright. I’m positive Razor’s outline for success will be adopted and implemented with astonishing success. (Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa)
Being on the lower end of a seniority board, regular hours is a prayer answered!Don’t be a hater. With the proposed synergies and network optimization, the future is bright. I’m positive Razor’s outline for success will be adopted and implemented with astonishing success. (Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa)
Maybe have linehaul run triples nationwide with 80 mph trucks too?Don’t be a hater. With the proposed synergies and network optimization, the future is bright. I’m positive Razor’s outline for success will be adopted and implemented with astonishing success. (Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa)
It isn't a lack of tractors, at least at my barn, it's a lack of steering wheel holders!
I know you're gonna be pleased.
My friend owns a Sterling dealership, Yellow just ordered 300 with Jiffs, 2 mirrors, am radios, and 653 detroits.
Drive safely and you may get one with your name on the door.
