Pitt-Ohio | Doubles

[realityofitall]

By not using 2 48ft on the thruway they have increased their costs. You could save piles of money using 2 trailers and in return give us free family health coverage.
Maybe I'll start leafleting for Teamsters in our barn.

 

[Washboard]

Do they no longer offer free family health insurance? It used to be unconditional but several ago working spouses became ineligible if heath insurance was available through their employer, provided that the employer contributed to the cost of premiums. Dependents were not affected by this. Like most of those affected by this, I wasn’t a fan of having two years of Pitt Ohio raises come out of my family budget to pay for something I’d always received for free, but continuing to have free coverage for myself and my kids was still a valuable benefit and the overall pay and benefit package was still very competitive when compared to other regional LTL’s. Sure there’s more money to be made at other carriers, but I personally am not interested in working for a large national corporation that operates on a 7 day work week.

 

[realityofitall]

If your spouse works no insurance for them.

 

[Washboard]

As for the doubles, the option to run 2-48’s on the Ohio Tpke has existed for decades. My guess is that there’s a downside that offsets the savings or else they’d be doing it. It’s a shame because that’s something I’ve wanted to do since I first saw them as a kid riding with my dad on the NYS Thruway.

 

[Washboard]

If your spouse works no insurance for them.

Yes I mentioned that but we might’ve posted at the same time.

 

[sabresfan]

If your spouse works no insurance for them.

NY Teamsters Health Insurance has the same restriction on working spouses unless that's changed recently. I only pay $6.36 a week for family dental. All other benefits are covered 100% with no deductible.

 

[Washboard]

NY Teamsters Health Insurance has the same restriction on working spouses unless that's changed recently. I only pay $6.36 a week for family dental. All other benefits are covered 100% with no deductible.

I’d heard this back when Pitt excluded working spouses but didn’t know which union. I had my doubts about this being included as part of the NMFA at the time but thought it was a Teamster affiliate.

 

[Michaelscott]

Of the few small, actually legitimate complaints I have, Pitt paying 18k for me and my children’s health care last year doesn’t make the list.

 

[ABF381]

NY Teamsters Health Insurance has the same restriction on working spouses unless that's changed recently. I only pay $6.36 a week for family dental. All other benefits are covered 100% with no deductible.

No that changed a year ago...Mrs. 381 is back on my insurance.... they took it away in about 2013 or so because YRC wasn't paying in the right amount is what I heard...

 

[sabresfan]

No that changed a year ago...Mrs. 381 is back on my insurance.... they took it away in about 2013 or so because YRC wasn't paying in the right amount is what I heard..

Working spouses with health insurance couldn't be added when I was at Sysco. Glad to see that's changed.

 

[realityofitall]

The notion they exclude a working spouse is just another company eroding working families a way to save money.

 

[ABF381]

Working spouses with health insurance couldn't be added when I was at Sysco. Glad to see that's changed.

In the NMFA companies under the NYS Teamsters they always covered a spouse except for the years I said earlier....they did put her on as secondary insurance so she still had excellent overall coverage...

 

[carterbeauford]

Maybe I'll start leafleting for Teamsters in our barn.