Air conditioning in yard birds

[gorilla75jdw]

Do any of you guys at the larger hubs , smaller hubs have air conditioning in your yard birds , shifting trucks ? Our management tells us after the grievance is filed and heard that no birds have A.C. in them across the country , and we all know how trustworthy management is . If you do have A.C. in your yard bird could you post a picture of it .

 

[rod]

Do any of you guys at the larger hubs , smaller hubs have air conditioning in your yard birds , shifting trucks ? Our management tells us after the grievance is filed and heard that no birds have A.C. in them across the country , and we all know how trustworthy management is . If you do have A.C. in your yard bird could you post a picture of it .

The only yard bird we ever had was an old Diamond Reo cab-over with 10 million miles on it that was painted yellow with a brush. I doubt it had ANYTHING on it that worked.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Don't know of any of these that have AC, even down here in Texas where we could sure use them. They do assign a certain number of old rag-tag tractors to take up the slack to shift in the yard, and you can sometimes find a/c in these.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Do any of you guys at the larger hubs , smaller hubs have air conditioning in your yard birds , shifting trucks ? Our management tells us after the grievance is filed and heard that no birds have A.C. in them across the country , and we all know how trustworthy management is . If you do have A.C. in your yard bird could you post a picture of it .

I know the shifting horses at CACH don't have AC.

 

[Wizzy]

Putting AC in all yard birds as soon as they finish with the package cars where the real work happens!

 

[Number24]

I do.

 

[Wally]

Next you will be wanting heat in the the winter months.

 

[Johney]

Do any of you guys at the larger hubs , smaller hubs have air conditioning in your yard birds , shifting trucks ? Our management tells us after the grievance is filed and heard that no birds have A.C. in them across the country , and we all know how trustworthy management is . If you do have A.C. in your yard bird could you post a picture of it .

Just curious, why do shifters feel they need A/C? Don't you think P/C drivers feel the same? We all know that will never happen.

 

[gorilla75jdw]

I would think shifters need/want a.c. just like every other position without a.c. , but that's just me . We had a feeder driver from Louisville KY telling us on the c.b. they have them at worldport, that was why I was asking . Carry on .

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

I would think shifters need/want a.c. just like every other position without a.c. , but that's just me . We had a feeder driver from Louisville KY telling us on the c.b. they have them at worldport, that was why I was asking . Carry on .

Feeder drivers like to stir up trouble sometimes too. I wouldn't believe a whole lot a feeder driver says. lol. Don't ask me how I know these things.

 

[cosmo1]

Feeder drivers like to stir up trouble sometimes too. I wouldn't believe a whole lot a feeder driver says. lol. Don't ask me how I know these things.

Whoa!! Are you saying that maybe, just maybe, FNN isn't totally accurate?

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Whoa!! Are you saying that maybe, just maybe, FNN isn't totally accurate?

One thing I do know is feeder drivers. I know one guy in particular who would start a rumor, it didn't matter what about. May be a guy get demoted or we lost some jobs to Dallas, or whatever. He would just make something up. He would wait a week to see what it had evolved into while it made the rounds. If FNN had it, it must be true. Never known this company to tell a lie.

 

[silenze]

No a/c here in Wisconsin. The new Ottawas have an a/c switch but it has been removed.

 

[Inthegame]

The only yard bird we ever had was an old Diamond Reo cab-over with 10 million miles on it that was painted yellow with a brush. I doubt it had ANYTHING on it that worked.

Hey wait a minute, I think I drove that tractor when it was new.

 

[clean hairy]

You have to wait until winter for the cold air to work in those things.

 

[oldngray]

 

[hyena]

 

[clean hairy]

Heck, they just now got the heat working good in those things!

 

[Mugarolla]

I would think shifters need/want a.c. just like every other position without a.c. , but that's just me . We had a feeder driver from Louisville KY telling us on the c.b. they have them at worldport, that was why I was asking . Carry on .

A few years back, Worldport got 15 brand new yardbirds factory equipped with a/c.

Before these yardbirds were put into service, UPS had automotive remove the a/c from everyone of them.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Sometimes we used to rent mules during peak, and I've seen them in those, but who needs AC in December?