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<blockquote data-quote="Gooner" data-source="post: 5220216" data-attributes="member: 66454">You have to rebid the route and if it’s a good one and they do rebid, you will not win it unless you have a ton of seniority… because those old geezers know it’s good but simply don’t want it due to the training aspect. I have had a bid training route for over 3 years. Pretty easy to get done even when it’s completely bricked out.My center has multiple training routes in each day. When they train on it, they have to rotate routes (for example they cannot just keep training over and over on yours) and when you are off of it, you become a swing driver again.Seen it go both ways…I had horrible management one year that decided to put me on the worst blown-out route every day; simply due to me knowing almost the whole center’s area. Most the other times you either cover a vacation or you get a split route that’s pretty easy. If you’re on good terms with your dispatch, they usually work with you.Love my route. I don’t think I’ll ever leave it. Plus getting to go do swing driving and break the monotony is nice a couple times per year!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gooner, post: 5220216, member: 66454"] You have to rebid the route and if it’s a good one and they do rebid, you will not win it unless you have a ton of seniority… because those old geezers know it’s good but simply don’t want it due to the training aspect. I have had a bid training route for over 3 years. Pretty easy to get done even when it’s completely bricked out. My center has multiple training routes in each day. When they train on it, they have to rotate routes (for example they cannot just keep training over and over on yours) and when you are off of it, you become a swing driver again. Seen it go both ways…I had horrible management one year that decided to put me on the worst blown-out route every day; simply due to me knowing almost the whole center’s area. Most the other times you either cover a vacation or you get a split route that’s pretty easy. If you’re on good terms with your dispatch, they usually work with you. Love my route. I don’t think I’ll ever leave it. Plus getting to go do swing driving and break the monotony is nice a couple times per year! [/QUOTE]

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