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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 3125756" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Well, to be clear, I was referring to me, personally. I don't hold anything against anyone who wants to stay in PC. But for me, and the vast majority of feeder drivers I work with, the idea of leaving PC is the best decision we've ever made at this company. I did almost 22 years in PC, and that was about 10 years too much. Maybe my aches and pains come naturally, but more likely they came from the beating I got in PC.</p><p></p><p>And despite the avatar, feeders is way, way easier than PC. Yes, it's a big learning curve, and definitely intimidating at first, but you have a lot more control of your surroundings than in PC. Driving in snow isn't that big of a deal. It's just adjusting to the conditions. And if it's ice, you just park it; simple as that. No supervisor is going to tell me to drive if I feel the conditions are unsafe, no matter if the load misses the sort or not. </p><p></p><p>The avatar picture is a case in point. That was the return trip in the morning after my first night driving in the snow. Yes, is was nerve-racking, to be sure, because it was the first time I drove in those conditions. But I ended up driving about 25MPH for over three hours on the interstate. And that was after sitting on the highway for another three hours because of an accident ahead of me. </p><p></p><p>A normal, four-hour drive time took almost 8 hours. Management had to fill a van with replacement drivers for a bunch of us, because we all ran out of hours. I ended up being on the clock for 18 hours. One other guy was on for 22 hours. </p><p></p><p>But I've got nothing against PC drivers staying where they're at, especially if they have more seniority than me. Then, I encourage them to stay. But man, walking by those package cars in the morning, packed front to back, top to bottom, makes me sick to my stomach. That stress is gone now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 3125756, member: 42691"] Well, to be clear, I was referring to me, personally. I don't hold anything against anyone who wants to stay in PC. But for me, and the vast majority of feeder drivers I work with, the idea of leaving PC is the best decision we've ever made at this company. I did almost 22 years in PC, and that was about 10 years too much. Maybe my aches and pains come naturally, but more likely they came from the beating I got in PC. And despite the avatar, feeders is way, way easier than PC. Yes, it's a big learning curve, and definitely intimidating at first, but you have a lot more control of your surroundings than in PC. Driving in snow isn't that big of a deal. It's just adjusting to the conditions. And if it's ice, you just park it; simple as that. No supervisor is going to tell me to drive if I feel the conditions are unsafe, no matter if the load misses the sort or not. The avatar picture is a case in point. That was the return trip in the morning after my first night driving in the snow. Yes, is was nerve-racking, to be sure, because it was the first time I drove in those conditions. But I ended up driving about 25MPH for over three hours on the interstate. And that was after sitting on the highway for another three hours because of an accident ahead of me. A normal, four-hour drive time took almost 8 hours. Management had to fill a van with replacement drivers for a bunch of us, because we all ran out of hours. I ended up being on the clock for 18 hours. One other guy was on for 22 hours. But I've got nothing against PC drivers staying where they're at, especially if they have more seniority than me. Then, I encourage them to stay. But man, walking by those package cars in the morning, packed front to back, top to bottom, makes me sick to my stomach. That stress is gone now. [/QUOTE]
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