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<blockquote data-quote="Rick Ross" data-source="post: 3659551" data-attributes="member: 51847">The text below is part of a message I received on BrownCafe. This driver messaged me about transitioning from freight to UPS and asked for advice. Ironically, we are both part of the same Teamster&#039;s local. I&#039;ve also had freight drivers ask me questions on the road while on meal.My main issue currently, though I am on a Bid run, guaranteed nightly, is this... there are 14 men that run at night here. Out of the 14 only 8 are distance runs (out and back) the rest are mini hub (work the dock on both ends)... earning seniority is not my issue, but getting 8 hrs within my job description is. I’m a grorified dock worker with an 84 mi run. This would not be an issue, but currentlyat my terminal alone we are running 7 contractor runs per night, 2 of which show up in Day Cabs forswap runs!It&#039;s possible freight is not breaking any rules, I don&#039;t know their language but that seems like an extremely high number of contracted runs to me.This is exactly what our new contract is going to do to us. Current runs will stay in but new run creation will slow dramatically, IMO. They will simply use Coyote drivers to do the work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rick Ross, post: 3659551, member: 51847"] The text below is part of a message I received on BrownCafe. This driver messaged me about transitioning from freight to UPS and asked for advice. Ironically, we are both part of the same Teamster's local. I've also had freight drivers ask me questions on the road while on meal. [B]My main issue currently, though I am on a Bid run, guaranteed nightly, is this... there are 14 men that run at night here. Out of the 14 only 8 are distance runs (out and back) the rest are mini hub (work the dock on both ends)... earning seniority is not my issue, but getting 8 hrs within my job description is. I’m a grorified dock worker with an 84 mi run. This would not be an issue, but currentlyat my terminal alone we are running 7 contractor runs per night, 2 of which show up in Day Cabs forswap runs![/B] It's possible freight is not breaking any rules, I don't know their language but that seems like an extremely high number of contracted runs to me. This is exactly what our new contract is going to do to us. Current runs will stay in but new run creation will slow dramatically, IMO. They will simply use Coyote drivers to do the work. [/QUOTE]

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