Let the changes begin & which road to take ?? It's going be a interesting 2020 !! I don't know about that I hear there is a new guy running dispatch
they saw just how hard it is to hire road guys in these areas till nemf went under and than only couple more, so were they think they will find 8 for Maspeth and 18 for boston and 14 for buffalo and the extra at other terminals...most know the history of working for yrc, the 6 at buffalo , after couple months dropped to 2 working regulary, same at Kearny, now cutting to only one in Kearny...only ones they will hire are ones clueless in the trucking world....and a low milage utility driver and some dock work is only going to get them late and more damaged freight....isn't doing the same stupid :
: that doesn't work , over and over again called insanity???We were told utility men are the same as city drivers except they get $1 per hour more and can load and unload their trailers, it's written if they can't fill the bids they can force from the bottom up.they saw just how hard it is to hire road guys in these areas till nemf went under and than only couple more, so were they think they will find 8 for Maspeth and 18 for boston and 14 for buffalo and the extra at other terminals...most know the history of working for yrc, the 6 at buffalo , after couple months dropped to 2 working regulary, same at Kearny, now cutting to only one in Kearny...only ones they will hire are ones clueless in the trucking world....and a low milage utility driver and some dock work is only going to get them late and more damaged freight....isn't doing the same stupid ::
Does anybody know this new guy that took over central dispatch
The utility at ABF get $1 more and hour and mileage.
I wouldn’t think anyone is willing to Re-locate from PA to NJ or NY due to the difference in the cost of living and quality of life.
This is just my 2 cents before some bottom driver just quits. You might want to give it a try. I was 60 years old and had peddled for 39 years on Teamster jobs. I was forced from the bottom of an ABF list on to a utility bid. I found it better than lift gate inside deliveries. I actually liked it and spent my last 2 years as a utility driver....................Sorry for butting into your thread.
UE’s aren’t forced to do anything. Their job description is drive, dock, switch trailers, etc. Most city are combo, dock and drive, dock and road for the most part, just whine about everything.... And hardworking shuttle guys like me do it all,@ 46 mph....
New Penn tractors only get up to 46 MPH when their being towed back to the shop.
AND WITH NO MIRRORS! TAH-DAH!
Or sun visors!
Seriously, though. I am a little slow. As I understand it now, a road man would never work the dock at a destination, now being reclassified as UE means they could be forced to work the dock like XPO? I'm trying to figure out the advantage to New Penn of reclassifying these guys as UE.
UE’s are not existing road drivers. They bid those positions from the city boards.
I've seen stranger things happen, like Yelliw and Roadway becoming one big happy family!
