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A-14 Big G
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 10/02/2001 : 01:51:32 AM
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Are bids in your area put up for bid? and are they given out fairly? I wasn't willing to take my new run (at least until things were straightened out on it, i.e., money, the way the run was done...) and two other drivers wanted this one, one of them had more seniority [and I brought this to their attention]. They said they could overlook some things if they didn't think the personality was right for a particular run. Sound familiar to anyone? Or, are yours done fairly?
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Bus Boy 39
Top Member
USA
1315 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2001 : 03:37:42 AM
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No drivers around here bid for runs. The route they're given the day the start is usually the one they'll have until they quit.
"Gotta Love Those Birdies!" |
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John Farr
Top Member
USA
642 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2001 : 10:18:27 AM
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We have 2 general bids - one before the start of school and one at the end of October. Any available routes or parts of routes (early AM, midday, or after run time in PM) are placed up for bid. Basically the most senior bidder gets it - as long as they do not go into overtime. "Bumping" (senior driver taking a junior driver's work) is not allowed.
Seems to be as fair and consistent as we can make it, and has been incorporated into the union contract. Details of bidding are in our handbook, and I'd be glad to send it to anyone who requests it.
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wagonmaster
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 10/02/2001 : 4:06:39 PM
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Our route are all bid on a seniority basis. Unless the driver has a problem on the route or can't handle the kids they stay, unless they bid off if another run comes available.
Joe
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Bus #3 Jim
Active Member
USA
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Posted - 10/03/2001 : 8:05:52 PM
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We apply and interview for any routes that come open. Routes are awarded in most cases to the applicant with the most seniority, however if an applicant lives in a location where operating the route from his/her home would save the district a significant amount of money, the route may be awarded to that person regardless of seniority.
I was fortunate to acquire a route vacated by an aging driver who was forced to leave the route for health reasons. My route is currently 7.8 hrs and about 62 miles per day, and unlike any other route in the district, never leaves the city limits. I got it because nobody else wanted it. 
Jim
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Bus Boy 39
Top Member
USA
1315 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2001 : 03:32:41 AM
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If I were a driver I'd want to longest route. Call me crazy, but being on a school bus delights me. The longer the better. I love to drive a car and I just can imagine how much fun it would to drive a bus.
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thomasvista2012
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 10/04/2001 : 2:46:13 PM
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Our drivers bid on seniority. The senior drivers get the best routes.......which are often times the longest routes. They get the long routes for one thing - $$$$$
A lot of drivers bid to become standby drivers, because in our district, standby drivers are automatically paid for 8 hours a day, when most routes are less than 8 hours. That equates into more $$$ than being a regular route driver.
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Open runs...are they put up for bids (fairly?)
