New Penn | New Penn Changes

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 was never a thing during my time as a Teamster
The story we were given on this is....New Penn is still considered a next day service and YRC wants to get it back to what it was before they screwed it up. New Penn can’t provide the on time next day service it used to
Because linehaul isn’t running on time switching to the UE guys will give terminals the flexibility of getting their linehaul in earlier by getting the Utility driver out earlier. It makes sense but weather or not they will run it effectively remains to be seen.

I’m thinking these utility drivers are not going to be seeing a lot of dock work because moving the load in a timely manor is going to be more of a priority. I think their calculating the savings on the drop and hooks that the utility men will be doing without waiting on switchers or yard men.
 
The story we were given on this is....New Penn is still considered a next day service and YRC wants to get it back to what it was before they screwed it up. New Penn can’t provide the on time next day service it used to
Because linehaul isn’t running on time switching to the UE guys will give terminals the flexibility of getting their linehaul in earlier by getting the Utility driver out earlier. It makes sense but weather or not they will run it effectively remains to be seen.

I’m thinking these utility drivers are not going to be seeing a lot of dock work because moving the load in a timely manor is going to be more of a priority. I think their calculating the savings on the drop and hooks that the utility men will be doing without waiting on switchers or yard men.
Waiting on a hook for a 53 van sounds crazy
 
The story we were given on this is....New Penn is still considered a next day service and YRC wants to get it back to what it was before they screwed it up. New Penn can’t provide the on time next day service it used to
Because linehaul isn’t running on time switching to the UE guys will give terminals the flexibility of getting their linehaul in earlier by getting the Utility driver out earlier. It makes sense but weather or not they will run it effectively remains to be seen.

I’m thinking these utility drivers are not going to be seeing a lot of dock work because moving the load in a timely manor is going to be more of a priority. I think their calculating the savings on the drop and hooks that the utility men will be doing without waiting on switchers or yard men.
Utility drivers help load their trailer at origin if needed, drive to destination, back into dock, unload and stage or load from their trailer to the other terminals trailers in the dock, and reload their own terminals freight the others bring in for them, then head for home terminal. Just swapping freight at meet point. Most of the time you just stay hooked to the trailer you brought in, unless maybe someone brought one with a header, or had a load started on one.
 
Utility drivers help load their trailer at origin if needed, drive to destination, back into dock, unload and stage or load from their trailer to the other terminals trailers in the dock, and reload their own terminals freight the others bring in for them, then head for home terminal. Just swapping freight at meet point. Most of the time you just stay hooked to the trailer you brought in, unless maybe someone brought one with a header, or had a load started on one.
That's exactly the way I remember it from 10 years ago at ABF........... Someone mentioned both hourly and mileage pay. It may have changed but back in 2010 at ABF I was on the clock the entire time. Like I posted before I thought it was a sweet gig after all those years of peddling.
 
That's exactly the way I remember it from 10 years ago at ABF........... Someone mentioned both hourly and mileage pay. It may have changed but back in 2010 at ABF I was on the clock the entire time. Like I posted before I thought it was a sweet gig after all those years of peddling.
All hourly. I did it for awhile too, until the Illinois tollway authority got tired of cleaning up the mirrors in construction zones. They banned me from their roads.
 
Utility drivers help load their trailer at origin if needed, drive to destination, back into dock, unload and stage or load from their trailer to the other terminals trailers in the dock, and reload their own terminals freight the others bring in for them, then head for home terminal. Just swapping freight at meet point. Most of the time you just stay hooked to the trailer you brought in, unless maybe someone brought one with a header, or had a load started on one.
That’s how it’s done at other carriers, UE unloading and reloading is optional on managment, I’m only speculating that because this is being done to get New Penns line haul back on track and on time that there won’t be much dock work. Newburgh is hiring 18 dock men for a reason. Keep in mind to create the 86 UE positions their killing 75 road positions, if they tie those drivers down on the dock they make line haul run later then it is now.
 
Utility driver's are a great idea , they will be able to get out on dock & help load & hook their trucks & fuel their trucks and get going down the road faster . It's a WIN WIN !!
 
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I can provide escort service in NJ for a nominal fee. Give me a call when you and Wongster are ready. I may even consider a 15% discount for you two.
Big Dave has us scheduled I know around April 1st to deliver a prefab walkway to Coney Island, 17’ high on a flatbed...
 
I don’t want to mention and names big R (wink wink) but I heard certain teams are banned from on the boardwalk too.
Gold Hotels have sole authority on boardwalks. No other traffic on them means no damaged mirrors.
Now if that would only be true for nails in tires, chewing gum, snow cone, hot dog and French fry debris and flotsam on the undercarriages....
 
Gold Hotels have sole authority on boardwalks. No other traffic on them means no damaged mirrors.
Now if that would only be true for nails in tires, chewing gum, snow cone, hot dog and French fry debris and flotsam on the undercarriages....
What about popcorn??
 
I wonder if Reddaway Holland and YRC freight will have a change of operations too-- in the near future???
YES , for sure , heard line haul at some barns are already doing D& H of own trucks , which saves money ! Hugh cost savings will be happening now after bad 4th Qrt numbers !!
 
The way I see it, this is gonna be a test run and if it works, that’s when you’ll see New Penn merged into YRC. They have always wanted next day service but just couldn’t set up the right network. This puts them one step closer. Just my 2 cents....
They don’t have drivers or anyone that manages total joke
 
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