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Recruiter called and gave me a Road Driver job,
Said I'd have 160hrs with a trainer since I'm a recent grad no exp. He mentioned the pay 54cents a mile, im in Chicagoland area.
Is it true YRC doesn't provide health insurance atm?
What are some of the negative things going on at YRC? Should I just give the guy a call back and tell him I've decided to go with another company or is it worth going to YRC for at least 1 year to get some exp and then look elsewhere?
 
Paul G said:
Recruiter called and gave me a Road Driver job,
Said I'd have 160hrs with a trainer since I'm a recent grad no exp. He mentioned the pay 54cents a mile, im in Chicagoland area.
Is it true YRC doesn't provide health insurance atm?
What are some of the negative things going on at YRC? Should I just give the guy a call back and tell him I've decided to go with another company or is it worth going to YRC for at least 1 year to get some exp and then look elsewhere?
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With this virus going in any direction, you very well may want to give it a try for the experience, for a year. Insurance after 90 days. If you are looking at LTL, not too many others are hiring right now. Do yourself a favor though, and don’t go OTR truckload right away. Thanks for stopping by.
 
BIG R GUY said:
With this virus going in any direction, you very well may want to give it a try for the experience, for a year. Insurance after 90 days. If you are looking at LTL, not too many others are hiring right now. Do yourself a favor though, and don’t go OTR truckload right away. Thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks for the reply...I was thinking the same thing, just getting some experience and such. Only thing I'm not looking forward to is being on Call, he mentioned you have a 2 hr window and I'm not sure how that works if they call you at 1am and you've been up since 7am the day before...
 
Paul G said:
Thanks for the reply...I was thinking the same thing, just getting some experience and such. Only thing I'm not looking forward to is being on Call, he mentioned you have a 2 hr window and I'm not sure how that works if they call you at 1am and you've been up since 7am the day before...
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The 2 hour work call has been around union carriers for a long time. Try to keep rested as best as possible. If you are not a night person, you will be as a road driver at most any LTL starting out.
 
Paul G said:
Thanks for the reply...I was thinking the same thing, just getting some experience and such. Only thing I'm not looking forward to is being on Call, he mentioned you have a 2 hr window and I'm not sure how that works if they call you at 1am and you've been up since 7am the day before...
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You have what is called a "fatigue drop" to address that sort of situation. I am a retired 309 road driver and was a union Steward there as well. If you take the job a union Steward will be involved in your orientation. Remember the only stupid question, is the one you don't ask. The insurance is fabulous. I had an $85,000 abdominal surgery, not one penny out of my pocket, it was "in network" though.
 
BIG R GUY said:
The 2 hour work call has been around union carriers for a long time. Try to keep rested as best as possible. If you are not a night person, you will be as a road driver at most any LTL starting out.
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We once tried a 1 hr call, doesn't work well unless you sleep in your clothes and live next to the terminal.
A line driver seldom gets proper rest unless he is high on seniority board or has a bid, if freight is slow.
That was old days, don't know about changes today.
 
seabreeze said:
We once tried a 1 hr call, doesn't work well unless you sleep in your clothes and live next to the terminal.
A line driver seldom gets proper rest unless he is high on seniority board or has a bid, if freight is slow.
That was old days, don't know about changes today.
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@ 46 mph,I could usually manipulate my arrival time to around 9-10 pm so I slept at night.
 
seabreeze said:
We once tried a 1 hr call, doesn't work well unless you sleep in your clothes and live next to the terminal.
A line driver seldom gets proper rest unless he is high on seniority board or has a bid, if freight is slow.
That was old days, don't know about changes today.
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Art one time when it was super busy and we were running on rest another driver and I were thinking of renting a 10 x 10 indoor 24 hour storage unit close by the terminal. We figured we'd put a couple of folding cots in it and we'd save the drive time to and from the house at busy times. Never did it though.
 
I started off driving at YRC. (309) Best bet is try to get on a sleeper team bid run so you have some what of a schedule. Right after my training I got on a sleeper run and that’s better than being on call IMO.
 
Paul G said:
Recruiter called and gave me a Road Driver job,
Said I'd have 160hrs with a trainer since I'm a recent grad no exp. He mentioned the pay 54cents a mile, im in Chicagoland area.
Is it true YRC doesn't provide health insurance atm?
What are some of the negative things going on at YRC? Should I just give the guy a call back and tell him I've decided to go with another company or is it worth going to YRC for at least 1 year to get some exp and then look elsewhere?
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Just Give Up
 
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Wrench97 said:
Didn't stick around long she's already past me................what did you do goose her on the way by?[/QUOTEme................what did you do goose her on the way by?
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Somebody did, worse I've seen in 30 yrs.
Had a tree and a kayak end up on my dock.
 
BIG R GUY said:
If you have any mirrors wash up, please send pictures. I might be able to use them.
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Need bulbs?
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I don't know anything about linehaul.
Worked the dock so the little I know I got from talking to the guys at lunch or break waiting.
But I read some good advice. Above.
If your a rookie it's probably a good place to get some time under your belt.
I've worked docks before LTL. But I learned alot on the job at roadway.
Good luck. Seriously. None of it is easy. Mentally and physically.
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