XPO | Tractor assignments
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Thats the normal policy. The idea is to put new trucks on the longest runs to shake any issues out. We only get 1 year warranty on them. That said, individual barns have different needs.
Tractors are assigned to the run based on miles. City can be flexible. What's the problem your having?
Are they out on night runs? Is that why they are not there for the day run?
Maybe you need to sit with your TM and discuss.
That sucks!
That's funny you should mention that I have went to our TM twice and he backs up our dispatch, then I went to our regional HR and they showed me the policy pretty much contradictive of what they're doing . Have you guys ever seen the company policy on the trucks it's very interesting
Being in the city my whole time here , I've never wanted to see the tractor policy. Would you share what was shown to you by your regional HR?
It has always pissed me off when drivers say "its not your truck, it says Con-way on the door" when someone has got my tractor. It may say Con-way on the door but I am the one that cleans it every day, keeps it smelling nice, and takes care of it like I did own it.
vetran peddleman
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I'd love to clean my tractor up w/ Armoral, wax it, and make it smell good etc. but I don't have time and besides...I want it to NOT be too spiffy. Why?... that way guys will be discouraged in using it when I'm not and then putting it back w/ something broken on it or having it plastered w/ grease on the air lines, steering wheel etc.
the shadow
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I'm out of class one service center with day L/H and also a night and daytime FAC. As long as I've been here (19yrs) Day L/H never had assigned trucks. They take what is available. The early dispatch Night L/H trucks 18:30-19:30 stay in the city, as our day L/H isn't back in time for them. Our city for the most part has assigned trucks as well. Our Day time L/H does not. We are told this during Bid time so we know that if we bid Day time L/H we wont have an assigned truck.
Every fall, our RM puts together a list of "new" tractors to run l/h out of each barn. Each fac we run to has an assigned pool of tractors based on mileage. I have seen both longest run gets newest tractors with the lowest miles, shortest gets oldest or most miles. I remember one year our longest run (only 163 each way) got the oldest most miles trucks. Then when the bids are set in December, we all get together and pick our ride based on where you run, then seniority.
City drivers pick based on what's available at their start time. The early guys take a city unit or a l/h unit that is back early. And down the line.. City flex guys get what's available based on how much but you kiss. Most, but not all city drivers have an assigned truck, subject to pm's, swaps (we have a shop) etc.
City drivers pick based on what's available at their start time. The early guys take a city unit or a l/h unit that is back early. And down the line.. City flex guys get what's available based on how much but you kiss. Most, but not all city drivers have an assigned truck, subject to pm's, swaps (we have a shop) etc.
snaildriver
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Policy changes every few years. I ran linehaul with the same Sterling for 4 years (was offered a new truck, but allowed to "pass"). Then policy changed and I ran L/H with a million mile plus POS for a year. Then I got a new Cascadia every year for a few years. Then I got a 1 or 2 year old Cascadia for a few years. Who knows what will be next?
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Our barn had Day LH assigned tractors but they stopped after years of doing it due to guys screwing around and waiting on "THEIR" tractor delaying freight flow so Night LH is all that has it now .
Ah who cares? I don't. I'd go back to the Fords if they'd put A/C in them. Sitting in someone else's swamp ass was horrible and the Smell , the Smell was even worse even with a seat cushion every bump was like a fresh wet fart . AH the not so fresh good ol days
