screamingeagle35
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I was asking in a previous thread if anyone has had to rotate days off yet? I know my center is doing it about every 2-3 weeks a day off. Just wondering...
I was asking in a previous thread if anyone has had to rotate days off yet? I know my center is doing it about every 2-3 weeks a day off. Just wondering...
2-3 a day, they are piling the load on the rest of us, working us to death.
everythings numbers now, thats all they care about.
If thats all they cared about you would be layed off!!! Numbers are important and business decisions have to be made. Just about all ltl carriers have cut pay, layed off, cut 401 match, turned trucks down, do I need to go on? I rotated a total of three days in the last 12 months, I am next on the list, but that aint bad. I've said it before, if you are not happy, find a place that will make you happy, if that is possible.
Tinabell, you must be a line haul driver if you have only rotated 3 times in the past 12 months or your terminal is a real exception to the rule. I know our line haul drivers rarely rotate. True SEFL hasn't messed with our 401 k match or layed off anyone, in which I am thankfull. Don't really care if they turn the trucks down or not, but pay cuts...No we haven't taken an hourly pay cut but when we were getting 40-45 hours and now we are only getting 32-35 hours, to me that is a pay cut. However, it doesn't really bother me cause I would rather cut my hours by a few than just lay me off.
If thats all they cared about you would be layed off!!! Numbers are important and business decisions have to be made. Just about all ltl carriers have cut pay, layed off, cut 401 match, turned trucks down, do I need to go on? I rotated a total of three days in the last 12 months, I am next on the list, but that aint bad. I've said it before, if you are not happy, find a place that will make you happy, if that is possible.
what is it with you guys that every time some one does not agree with you or expreses their displeasure with something you tell them to leave . you learn so much more by adversity and listening to other peoples problems than sticking your head in the sand and hoping the " big wigs" don"t get mad over something you say. we have had rotation days in florida for almost 2 years. we have drivers who use to work 55 hr. now working 30 to 40 hrs. their homes are in forclosure the cars are being repossed and many are having relationship problems. and while southeastern has not had a layoff , which is good, they have handled the poor economy in a different way. 1 rotaton day off a week is a 20% pay cut. 1 day off every 2 weeks is a 10% pay cut. 1 day off a month is a 5% pay cut. so in many cases we have taken a bigger hit than other companies.all this while management and supervision has not lost 1$ of pay.
so yes things could be worse . they can always be worse. but they also could be better. just have a little compassion for your fellow employees who are in a little pain
That may be true in your barn but thats not the case in mine. The list for linehaul rotation at our terminal shows guys being rotated about 3 times this year. We have had city guys get rotated twice already in less than a week. When a linehaul driver gets rotated I would say the guy that fills in for him is getting really screwed. If there are to many city guys getting rotated on a given day then multiple city drivers get it handed to them with extra stops, late lunches, and multiple returns that the next man has to clean up. This is why I would like to see city drivers given the same choice as linehaul drivers. The ability to bid on your run twice a year. This will never happen in p&d though. I won't answer this because I would like to see the reasons given by others.Linehaul rotates as well, and just about as much. The differance is that the linehaul drivers are more apt to volunteer for days off, mostly due to average age (no kids at home), which slows the rotation a bit. When I rotate I am asked if I want 2 days. If I take two it's a little longer before next one comes.
I have been told that our pricing is not as agresive as last year, so it may get worse before it gets better.
That may be true in your barn but thats not the case in mine. The list for linehaul rotation at our terminal shows guys being rotated about 3 times this year. We have had city guys get rotated twice already in less than a week. When a linehaul driver gets rotated I would say the guy that fills in for him is not getting really screwed. If there are to many city guys getting rotated on a given day then multiple city drivers get it handed to them with extra stops, late lunches, and multiple returns that the next man has to clean up. This is why I would like to see city drivers given the same choice as linehaul drivers. The ability to bid on your run twice a year. This will never happen in p&d though. I won't answer this because I would like to see the reasons given by others.Linehaul rotates as well, and just about as much. The differance is that the linehaul drivers are more apt to volunteer for days off, mostly due to average age (no kids at home), which slows the rotation a bit. When I rotate I am asked if I want 2 days. If I take two it's a little longer before next one comes.
I have been told that our pricing is not as agresive as last year, so it may get worse before it gets better.
That may be true in your barn but thats not the case in mine. The list for linehaul rotation at our terminal shows guys being rotated about 3 times this year. We have had city guys get rotated twice already in less than a week. When a linehaul driver gets rotated I would say the guy that fills in for him is not getting really screwed. If there are to many city guys getting rotated on a given day then multiple city drivers get it handed to them with extra stops, late lunches, and multiple returns that the next man has to clean up. This is why I would like to see city drivers given the same choice as linehaul drivers. The ability to bid on your run twice a year. This will never happen in p&d though. I won't answer this because I would like to see the reasons given by others.