Route Question

[Whither]

How did I run it for a year and a half then?

Great question! Was your center not hiring drivers?

 

[SLW]

What makes you say this? Why wouldnt they bid on it

Are you a 22.4 or a cover driver?

 

[Yeet]

I know, I'm asking generally how common is it for a driver with less then 2 years seniority to bid and actually win a route. I know every center is different but is there an average time frame of seniority years to have a good chance at winning a route

I did cover feeder for 10 months before I won a bid run. All depends on the need and no one here knows what your hub needs.

 

[Whither]

I know, I'm asking generally how common is it for a driver with less then 2 years seniority to bid and actually win a route. I know every center is different but is there an average time frame of seniority years to have a good chance at winning a route

It all depends. You should reference your center's seniority list and pay attention to bids that go up in your building and how much seniority it took to win them. In any case, if you want a route sign any bids that interest you. Even if you're already outranked. Your coworker(s) might decide to back out of the bid. I'm in a low seniority center, so I managed to win 2 different routes with less than a year seniority, and just won my third -- a route that's always in M-friend -- with less than 2 years. YMMV.

 

[MECH-lift]

My question is, what happens next?

NEXT: YOU WILL NEVER BECOME A RPCD

 

[D0hhh]

If hes a 22.4 and win the bid route does that mean he becomes rpcd?

 

[JustDeliverIt]

If hes a 22.4 and win the bid route does that mean he becomes rpcd?

22.4's aren't allowed to bid, at least they aren't in my building in the bid we did in Feb. If a bid route is open, and no available RPCD to take it, the highest seniority 22.4 will be given it and made an RPCD.

 

[SLW]

22.4's aren't allowed to bid, at least they aren't in my building in the bid we did in Feb. If a bid route is open, and no available RPCD to take it, the highest seniority 22.4 will be given it and made an RPCD.

Ours could but there was zero chance they would win anything. But the first bid lists for new cover driver spots was 22.4 only

 

[JustDeliverIt]

Ours could but there was zero chance they would win anything. But the first bid lists for new cover driver spots was 22.4 only

Honestly, I wouldn't think they could bid anywhere. Theoretically, they are a hybrid position. If they could be working inside the building at any time then how do they bid a route? If they have a bid route, why are they not RPCD's? All of them here are just cover spots, but as always with this place it varies by region.

 

[walk the jewels]

You bid a training route. And any driver with any knowledge and any common sense would not bid on that route

I bid on my training route right after my 30. After a couple years, not a training route any more. Still my route 7 years deep.
Probably not the case in most centers though.
(I didn't have any knowledge or common sense, but it worked out )

 

[ManInBrown]

How did I run it for a year and a half then?

Because you’re management team is playing games. That should’ve never happened. Once you completed your 30 bid driver should’ve went right back on the route, until they needed to train another driver.

 

[AndrewK]

It all depends. You should reference your center's seniority list and pay attention to bids that go up in your building and how much seniority it took to win them. In any case, if you want a route sign any bids that interest you. Even if you're already outranked. Your coworker(s) might decide to back out of the bid. I'm in a low seniority center, so I managed to win 2 different routes with less than a year seniority, and just won my third -- a route that's always in M-friend -- with less than 2 years. YMMV.

How can you tell if your in a low seniority center or not? There is about 65 drivers in my center

 

[DriverNerd]

22.4's aren't allowed to bid, at least they aren't in my building in the bid we did in Feb. If a bid route is open, and no available RPCD to take it, the highest seniority 22.4 will be given it and made an RPCD.

All of our RPCD routes that come up for bid are available to all full time employees including 22.4.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

A year and a half at your location and haven't made any real life contacts in the building to get real life answers from.....

This is a 22.4 ft combo driver issue...

Do not confuse this with THE 224 Mafia...

Untouchable.

 

[AndrewK]

I managed to win 2 different routes with less than a year seniority, and just won my third -- a route that's always in M-friend -- with less than 2 years. YMMV.

How many drivers total are in your building ?

 

[Sixth Punch Sense]

How can you tell if your in a low seniority center or not? There is about 65 drivers in my center

That's a small center, mine had 200plus drivers on both sides. But seniority was shared between both centers. So 400 plus drivers.

There is a seniority list posted in your building, you should already know this. Your name will be on it and your place on seniority. Find you centers steward and ask him your questions.

 

[Whither]

How can you tell if your in a low seniority center or not? There is about 65 drivers in my center

You've gotta be trolling

 

[AndrewK]

You've gotta be trolling

Does that make it easier or hard to win bid routes?

 

[Yeet]

Does that make it easier or hard to win bid routes?

Harder. A lot harder. There are less drivers so the drivers that are there probably have decades of seniority.

 

[barnyard]

Harder. A lot harder. There are less drivers so the drivers that are there probably have decades of seniority.

We have had 4 go from 22.4 to RPCD in my building. None of them are finished with progression. Since the start of covid peak, we have bid 6 routes and have another 3 or 4 that should be bid. We have been using a hog barn for a year, at some point, we are going to need a new building or add a 2nd building to our area.