R-14Driver
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I read a lot on these board about the " old day's " well they are gone . Some will get this and some wont but the day's of paying two people for one job are coming to a end . How can a company survive in today's trucking market when the cost is almost twice that of other companies ? There is now a new mind set in the trucking industry that a line driver not only drives but drop and hooks and may even have to loads his/her unit also . Some will yell some will post stupid answers but today's super companies we are competing with are more efficient than YRC can ever hope to be . When a YRC driver sits in a break room for two or more hours a night while someone else hook's his/her unit what's the total cost for that time frame ? Anyone who has ever worked for YRC knows of the daily waste of money from paying waiting time the cost is also double when you figure your also paying two peoples health and welfare . That is but one small example of the daily waste YRC is facing .
Now in saying all that something else for you to ponder is this . When I started in the teamsters we use to have to do our own dropping and hooking back to docks ( both trailers ) and hook our units at the start of a shift and drop out at the end of a shift . So maybe the " old day's" everyone is talking about really isn't the " old day's " . Just something to ponder . R-14Driver OUT .
Now in saying all that something else for you to ponder is this . When I started in the teamsters we use to have to do our own dropping and hooking back to docks ( both trailers ) and hook our units at the start of a shift and drop out at the end of a shift . So maybe the " old day's" everyone is talking about really isn't the " old day's " . Just something to ponder . R-14Driver OUT .