Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[trickpony1]

Any other areas out there dealing with this crap of changing our assigned tractors every three months?

Do the people in Atlanta not have anything else to do?
Our tractors are adequately paired to the point the tires don't have a chance to cool down before it is fueled, sometimes washed, and out the gate again.

 

[trickpony1]

....this must create an even greater nightmare for dispatch who have enough problems already.

 

[Johney]

Any other areas out there dealing with this crap of changing our assigned tractors every three months? Supposedly, it is to even out the mileage on all of the tractors.

Nope. All our tractors are assigned by mileage so all the newer tractors due mileage while the junkers run local.

 

[Jones]

Any other areas out there dealing with this crap of changing our assigned tractors every three months? Supposedly, it is to even out the mileage on all of the tractors.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

 

[Dracula]

Some pencil pusher trying to do something to justify his job, most likely. Just irritating, but it’s not my tractor, so I’ll live.

 

[ManInBrown]

Any other areas out there dealing with this crap of changing our assigned tractors every three months? Supposedly, it is to even out the mileage on all of the tractors.

Yup. Here the kiss asses cry that they don’t like their tractor and I want this drivers tractor and give him my junk and if you hop under their desk enough, they do it.

 

[olroadbeech]

Some pencil pusher trying to do something to justify his job, most likely. Just irritating, but it’s not my tractor, so I’ll live.

It just never ends with this company........

went by my old yard the other day . it was so jammed packed I don't know how people get around the yard. wait until peak....

 

[quad decade guy]

Nope. All our tractors are assigned by mileage so all the newer tractors due mileage while the junkers run local.

Nope. Around here they let top seniority/union stewards assign tractors. My assigned tractor is the highest mileage in the fleet. It has been commandeered to train. Keeping in mind I go the farthest in my building. There is no i.e. study or reason as to why a tractor runs a run except the comfort of a top hand. We have 2 million mile tractors going overnight to the farthest destinations with the hottest loads in the crappiest railboxes on the planet. Shrug.

 

[quad decade guy]

Nope. All our tractors are assigned by mileage so all the newer tractors due mileage while the junkers run local.

Nope. Around here they let top seniority/union stewards assign tractors. My assigned tractor is the highest mileage in the fleet. It has been commandeered to train. Keeping in mind I go the farthest in my building. There is no i.e. study or reason as to why a tractor runs a run except the comfort of a top hand. We have 2 million mile tractors going overnight to the farthest destinations with the hottest loads in the crappiest railboxes on the planet. Shrug.

 

[ManInBrown]

We have 2 million mile tractors going overnight to the farthest destinations with the hottest loads in the crappiest railboxes on the planet. Shrug.

ups brilliance at its finest

 

[2Down2Many2Go]

Anyone heard of central dispatch..... sounds like every Feeder driver will be getting a dispatch from India ?

 

[Johney]

Nope. Around here they let top seniority/union stewards assign tractors. My assigned tractor is the highest mileage in the fleet. It has been commandeered to train. Keeping in mind I go the farthest in my building. There is no i.e. study or reason as to why a tractor runs a run except the comfort of a top hand. We have 2 million mile tractors going overnight to the farthest destinations with the hottest loads in the crappiest railboxes on the planet. Shrug.

Amazing.

 

[Dracula]

Anyone heard of central dispatch..... sounds like every Feeder driver will be getting a dispatch from India ?

Let’s be honest. I couldn’t be worse than it already is.

 

[over9five]

Let’s be honest. I couldn’t be worse than it already is.

Really, it could only improve..

 

[barnyard]

Yesterday, I brought a tablet pen (one of my daughters left it at home, they use them with their Ipads) along to work my Ivis. Worked perfectly. Way, way, way better then my finger.

 

[govols019]

That's what she said.

 

[olroadbeech]

wow. you guys make what? 150k plus bennies........????

and still complain?

laugh at management as you go to the bank........ I still let them know when I get m pension check. up to 67 and counting. not like @rod with 2,357 .

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

wow. you guys make what? 150k plus bennies........????

and still complain?

laugh at management as you go to the bank........ I still let them know when I get m pension check. up to 67 and counting. not like @rod with 2,357 .

And you are retired and commenting on what the working people do??

 

[cosmo1]

And you are retired and commenting on what the working people do??

I’m going to have to save this post.

 

[burrheadd]

wow. you guys make what? 150k plus bennies........????

and still complain?

laugh at management as you go to the bank........ I still let them know when I get m pension check. up to 67 and counting. not like @rod with 2,357 .