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<blockquote data-quote="Octave" data-source="post: 1960839" data-attributes="member: 61234"><p>Welcome!</p><p></p><p>I work the preload at a large hub in PA, and what you're describing seems about average workload, minus the isle cars. I load 4 trucks, roughly 1,400 pieces on an average peak day. The others on my belt load 3-4 trucks, slightly less pieces but still significant. This time of year we all get screwed. I and the loader on the last dump bounce up to help a newer guy on our belt in your exact position. It's not easy. You're right, too, not many people can handle the volume. Four people were on that dump before the current loader, three quit and one became a driver. I hope the new guy stays on past peak but I don't know if he made the cut.</p><p></p><p>What kind of hours are you getting? On an average week outside of peak I take home around $140 (working around 19 hours), during peak I take home more than double that (working around 35-40 hours).</p><p></p><p>Oh and just to add, not all trucks are created equal. I don't know what they're called, but there's like three models I see a lot. Basically small, medium, and large. I have 4 large trucks (drivers referred to them as 1000s or something), and I quite prefer them over the small and medium ones (I don't hit my head stepping out of them which is a plus). A lot of the dumps further up the slide seem to be the smaller ones with a large every two or so. So it may not be fair to compare your workload to your coworkers' without factoring that in, that's all I'm saying.</p><p></p><p>Not sure what you meant by "1-2 people throwing the truck", though. But if I can tell you anything, it's that management will always be trying to get you off the clock ASAP. They never want to give us more hours.</p><p></p><p>edit: your paychecks may be light because of the union initiation fee, or whatever. That was $250 for me and I ended up paying it twice because I was laid off when they overhired for peak '14 and rehired in June and never called the union about it. I do stupid things sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Octave, post: 1960839, member: 61234"] Welcome! I work the preload at a large hub in PA, and what you're describing seems about average workload, minus the isle cars. I load 4 trucks, roughly 1,400 pieces on an average peak day. The others on my belt load 3-4 trucks, slightly less pieces but still significant. This time of year we all get screwed. I and the loader on the last dump bounce up to help a newer guy on our belt in your exact position. It's not easy. You're right, too, not many people can handle the volume. Four people were on that dump before the current loader, three quit and one became a driver. I hope the new guy stays on past peak but I don't know if he made the cut. What kind of hours are you getting? On an average week outside of peak I take home around $140 (working around 19 hours), during peak I take home more than double that (working around 35-40 hours). Oh and just to add, not all trucks are created equal. I don't know what they're called, but there's like three models I see a lot. Basically small, medium, and large. I have 4 large trucks (drivers referred to them as 1000s or something), and I quite prefer them over the small and medium ones (I don't hit my head stepping out of them which is a plus). A lot of the dumps further up the slide seem to be the smaller ones with a large every two or so. So it may not be fair to compare your workload to your coworkers' without factoring that in, that's all I'm saying. Not sure what you meant by "1-2 people throwing the truck", though. But if I can tell you anything, it's that management will always be trying to get you off the clock ASAP. They never want to give us more hours. edit: your paychecks may be light because of the union initiation fee, or whatever. That was $250 for me and I ended up paying it twice because I was laid off when they overhired for peak '14 and rehired in June and never called the union about it. I do stupid things sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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