High Seniority Lead Cover Drivers (jokes/trolling acceptable here)

[WorknLateHuh]

This is a question for the centers that have Full time cover drivers. Do top seniority cover guys get any special privileges /perks at your center? Do you choose your cover route? Do you have more pull for random/dead days off? I'm not talking about runner-gunner a** kissers.


Here, you have a little influence as to what route you can cover, but nothing formal. Random/Unpaid days off are not given by seniority, but mngment tends to lean towards giving days to lead cover guys.


I've driven in many different centers and moved from local to local. Everywhere is different. What's your story?

















just because

 

[burrheadd]

How do you move from local to local

 

[upschuck]

How do you move from local to local

You are always local to yourself.

 

[burrheadd]

You are always local to yourself.

Unless your are on vacation

 

[upschuck]

Unless your are on vacation

Even then.

 

[burrheadd]

Even then.

How about if your under hypnosis

 

[WorknLateHuh]

How do you move from local to local

As a driver I managed to transfer to a different state . It took a lot of cutting through red tape to change unions, and losing seniority to do so, but was worth it

 

[upschuck]

Unless your are on vacation

Even then.

 

[upschuck]

We have a couple "coverage" bids, they choose what routes they want the week before, then that is their "bid" route for the week. The rest get assigned by management. You can request a certain route, but they get final say.

Days off are by seniority only.

 

[Wally]

This is a question for the centers that have Full time cover drivers. Do top seniority cover guys get any special privileges /perks at your center? Do you choose your cover route? Do you have more pull for random/dead days off? I'm not talking about runner-gunner a** kissers.


Here, you have a little influence as to what route you can cover, but nothing formal. Random/Unpaid days off are not given by seniority, but mngment tends to lean towards giving days to lead cover guys.


I've driven in many different centers and moved from local to local. Everywhere is different. What's your story?

















just because
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Local to local? How many states do you work in?

 

[rod]

As a driver I managed to transfer to a different state . It took a lot of cutting through red tape to change unions, and losing seniority to do so, but was worth it

Don't that throw a monkey wrench into the retirement process?

 

[WorknLateHuh]

Don't that throw a monkey wrench into the retirement process?

It does... 6 months worth

I was in a giant hub with 6 months of FT seniority down the drain. Like I said though... glad I went for it. This was 11 years ago.
A small rural center is better suited for me and my family

 

[evilleace]

I am FT cover, and 4th in seniority of the cover guys. We can pick a route the week before and it is ours that week, or we can go unassigned and take what is given. We have a little pull as they try to keep us on routes we know, and we are free to switch with other guys if we want. As far as dead days they go in seniority order and ask the day before.

 

[WorknLateHuh]

We have a couple "coverage" bids, they choose what routes they want the week before, then that is their "bid" route for the week. The rest get assigned by management. You can request a certain route, but they get final say.

Days off are by seniority only.

I am FT cover, and 4th in seniority of the cover guys. We can pick a route the week before and it is ours that week, or we can go unassigned and take what is given. We have a little pull as they try to keep us on routes we know, and we are free to switch with other guys if we want. As far as dead days they go in seniority order and ask the day before.

Much more organized than our gorilla system of management placing drivers by throwing a dart at the staffing board! Even with minimal call-outs and optionals it's like different routes all week long.

So my question is... they're a bunch of book-offs, do they keep the higher cover ppl on their week route? or do they move every1 based on knowledge regardless of seniority?

 

[rod]

It does... 6 months worth

I was in a giant hub with 6 months of FT seniority down the drain. Like I said though... glad I went for it. This was 11 years ago.
A small rural center is better suited for me and my family

At least it wasn't 6 YEARS down the drain.

 

[Man Of Brown]

So my question is... they're a bunch of book-offs, do they keep the higher cover ppl on their week route? or do they move every1 based on knowledge regardless of seniority?

Around here they will move you based on area knowledge. If another cover driver has area knowledge you can use seniority to bump.

I'm number 2 on the cover driver list. I am thinking of adding a couple more country routes to my resume and staying cover for a bit. I'm hoping that being cover helps with the dead days once I am top rate.

 

[Brownslave688]

We have a couple "coverage" bids, they choose what routes they want the week before, then that is their "bid" route for the week. The rest get assigned by management. You can request a certain route, but they get final say.

Days off are by seniority only.

That's how it works here. I'm a bid coverage driver. By doing this you give up your right to 4th move giveaways. It bit me in the ass once.

 

[Brownslave688]

Around here they will move you based on area knowledge. If another cover driver has area knowledge you can use seniority to bump.

I'm number 2 on the cover driver list. I am thinking of adding a couple more country routes to my resume and staying cover for a bit. I'm hoping that being cover helps with the dead days once I am top rate.

# 2 cover driver not at full scale yet?!?!?!

Our #2 cover driver here has about 18 years in.

 

[Man Of Brown]

# 2 cover driver not at full scale yet?!?!?!

Our #2 cover driver here has about 18 years in.

I've all ready got like 15 guys under me and management is saying they want to hire 6 more this first quarter.

We don't have any high seniority guys without a route.

 

[Man Of Brown]

That's how it works here. I'm a bid coverage driver. By doing this you give up your right to 4th move giveaways. It bit me in the ass once.

What's a 4th move giveaway?