Sup everyone.
Just signed up to see what you all think about my situation.
Been working in a hub PT for 12yrs now and I'm kind of tired of doing doubles just to make 8hrs a day so i started signing some bid sheets for driver stuff (a TCD one and PT to FT one)
Well i find out last week that the PT to FT sheet was for 22.4 and i didn't really know what that was till today tbh.
I went up to the HR office and passed my Driving test today, gave em my license info etc, and i just got back from getting my physical paperwork.
While i was waiting at the clinic i started to read up on this combination driver stuff and I'm hearing a lot of bad stuff and how it seems like a downgraded version of RPCD. They also don't do the Mon-Fri schedule and no 9.5 protection.
What I'm curious about is if i should pass on this? I'm gonna talk to some my union tomorrow while i sleep on this.
The one thing i'm wondering the most is what path is the safest to become a regular old full time driver.
Is TCD a safer route or 22.4?
My pay rate wont be bumped that much if i get the 22.4 job anyway and in my hub they dont really do the whole half a day thing. Most of the combo guys are out driving all day and im not even sure if they're working them 6 days a week like i read on some of these other posts.
I'm also curios if a combo driver is able to sign the bid sheets to change their route/time eventually? or are they pretty much stuck doing that same sort of schedule and work load forever.
Am i better off waiting to see if they call me for TCD instead?
I'm a huge novice at all this language and im just gathering diff opinions before i commit to anything.
One last thing if i end up refusing the deal after doing my test & physical will i get a disqualification from being offered/called on other positions i signed up for? like the TCD sheet i signed? I signed that TCD sheet about a month ago and i think my HR is barely gonna start calls on that but the combo sheet was up for like two weeks this month and they barely took it down last week and im already testing for it etc
I feel like they contacted me for it sooner because its a quick way for the company to offer me a lesser deal/contract.
Thx for any advice
Just signed up to see what you all think about my situation.
Been working in a hub PT for 12yrs now and I'm kind of tired of doing doubles just to make 8hrs a day so i started signing some bid sheets for driver stuff (a TCD one and PT to FT one)
Well i find out last week that the PT to FT sheet was for 22.4 and i didn't really know what that was till today tbh.
I went up to the HR office and passed my Driving test today, gave em my license info etc, and i just got back from getting my physical paperwork.
While i was waiting at the clinic i started to read up on this combination driver stuff and I'm hearing a lot of bad stuff and how it seems like a downgraded version of RPCD. They also don't do the Mon-Fri schedule and no 9.5 protection.
What I'm curious about is if i should pass on this? I'm gonna talk to some my union tomorrow while i sleep on this.
The one thing i'm wondering the most is what path is the safest to become a regular old full time driver.
Is TCD a safer route or 22.4?
My pay rate wont be bumped that much if i get the 22.4 job anyway and in my hub they dont really do the whole half a day thing. Most of the combo guys are out driving all day and im not even sure if they're working them 6 days a week like i read on some of these other posts.
I'm also curios if a combo driver is able to sign the bid sheets to change their route/time eventually? or are they pretty much stuck doing that same sort of schedule and work load forever.
Am i better off waiting to see if they call me for TCD instead?
I'm a huge novice at all this language and im just gathering diff opinions before i commit to anything.
One last thing if i end up refusing the deal after doing my test & physical will i get a disqualification from being offered/called on other positions i signed up for? like the TCD sheet i signed? I signed that TCD sheet about a month ago and i think my HR is barely gonna start calls on that but the combo sheet was up for like two weeks this month and they barely took it down last week and im already testing for it etc
I feel like they contacted me for it sooner because its a quick way for the company to offer me a lesser deal/contract.
Thx for any advice