I’m 2 weeks in being a yard dog…

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oasuke@reddit

I did it for a few weeks as temp work, and I hated it because it was so damn boring. The yard I was at was so slow I would often sit for 4+ hours. Basically 90% of the work was done at the start of the shift and towards the end, and I could knock all those trailers out within 30 minutes. Time feels like it moves slower when you're sitting in the same spot all day. Felt like I was wasting my life away. I think it'd be the perfect job if you're close to retirement though.

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JavyBarrera25@reddit

Been a yard dog 2 and 1/2 years now… I’m only around because we aren’t supervised, I’m off by 1pm, and we have hours of downtime and it’s just me and another guy who likes to work and not ever call off. My site is a hidden gem

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potodev@reddit

Man, that sounds pretty nice. I would ride that out to retirement if I were you.

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mute_salamander@reddit

What aspects of being a yard dog do you like and don’t like?

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OwnSea3297@reddit (OP)

Being a yard dog itself isn’t that bad but the company I’m doing it for is hectic.. the micromanaging, 7 day 12 hour work weeks, not being able to communicate with the warehouse ppl or other drivers bcuz they don’t speak English

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bentstrider83@reddit

Wonder if the warehouse workers work those same hours. I'm mentally getting to that point where 12 hours is unmanageable. Warehouse work seems cool. But if it's some crazy shifts like those I get trucking, nope.

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Riyeko@reddit

Ah that's a warehouse issue, not a yard dogging issue.

I've been a yard dog for 6months and I love it. I talk to damn near everyone all the time and everyone is bilingual.

Also, if you can't speak to the people on the docks because there's a language barrier, how are you understanding where the trailers go? Doors, parking spaces, etc.

You have to be able to communicate with traffic so you don't put a trailer in the wrong spot.

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OwnSea3297@reddit (OP)

My coworker translates for me

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Pakman____@reddit

Translater app on your phone costs absolutely nothing.

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OwnSea3297@reddit (OP)

Yeah that’s just not practical

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Pakman____@reddit

Besides for being practical it's quick and efficient. But go on and continue having your coworkers translate for you lmfao.

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Riyeko@reddit

Oh no dude.... No no no.

Go find another yard dog job man.theres better pay and a better environment out there. Holy shit.

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Horus_Whistler@reddit

Wouldn't be a bad idea to learn the other language. It's a great way, not only to communicate with more people, but keeping that brain active learning new things. I'm halfway done with a third language and starting a fourth soon. It's good for you.

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FWD_to_twin_turbo@reddit

Bilingual person here, it should never be necessary to learn another language to work and communicate in your own country, only in someone else's.

If i was back home and i had to learn another language just to work and understand my coworkers i'd be fucking pissed, but i moved to the USA and i spent years learning english to assimilate. That's just how it is.

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3PoundsOfFlax@reddit

It's a free country and a free market. Corporations are free to hire whoever the fuck they want at whatever language skill they want. If you don't like it, start your own company and hire only fluent English speakers.

You don't have to "assimilate" to fucking anything or anyone in the United States of America. We are a free country.

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FWD_to_twin_turbo@reddit

You prove why people think truckers are dumber than 2 sacks of shit trying to make friction in winter.

Many sectors such as trucking, CSRs, legal, HR and healthcare are required to speak english because it's mandated. If you've ever worked in a corporate landscape, doubt you have given your mental disposition, you'll also find pretty much anyone over middle manager being fluent in english as well. Assimilation isnt just for the comfort of the people living around you, you genuinely wont get far without it.

If you don't like it, go back to your own country, and if America is your country self deport to somewhere else so that the IQ median has a chance at ascending.

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The-1@reddit

I taught the most successful trucker ive ever met how to actually read and write at age 60+. Man was Born in America, made millions and owned lots of land and ran his own peterbilt hauling cattle for 40+ years... idk how but he did it. Now he's saying this same bs lol

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The-1@reddit

Oh americans love freedom, until it's someone else's freedom ofc.

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Horus_Whistler@reddit

Didn't say it was necessary my guy. But you can't deny it helps.

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Ayyeee_justin@reddit

Lmao thats gotta be hell

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december151791@reddit

When you come across drivers who don't speak English, call your states commercial vehicle enforcement over there. Be part of the solution.

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GreyGhost878@reddit

I don't think he means outside drivers. It sounds like he's talking about other employees at his warehouse.

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Exciting_Argument529@reddit

I do it twice a week at the post office . Pay is good 39 an hour and maybe do 40 moves a day

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olenamerikkalainen@reddit

Bruh, sweet gig

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Responsible_Web5514@reddit

I'm switching back to driving too. They keep adding more and more on my plate. I work nonstop for hours and now they want me to clean the yard on my down time. Fuck off

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ID_Poobaru@reddit

I’ve found Amazon yard dog work is a pretty healthy balance of OTR and jockey work.

Just wish Amazon would bump the pay a little

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DonBoy30@reddit

I would’ve stayed on TOM indefinitely if not for Amazon being…Amazon. In my time there the hardest working people were pushed out for better pay or got fired for non-consequential and usually arbitrary safety violations. That left all the lazy people, because you have to actually work to break one of their bazillion policies.

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ID_Poobaru@reddit

Yep. The policies just keep getting more restrictive and contradictory. They keep flip flopping on enforcement, but thankfully I have a good TAM that goes after the lazy ones first and will fight just about everything on Netradyne.

Once my wife finishes school for her BSN, I might consider looking for local work. Lot of the LTL guys that come through seem to enjoy their jobs.

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Jonas_Venture_Sr@reddit

Benefits versus pay. Amazon has the benefits, other places have the pay. If you can actually show up to work on time, only take off when your sick, and like working OT, then I'd suggest taking your talents elsewhere.

A lot of people can't do that though, so Amazon is a good place for them.

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ID_Poobaru@reddit

Yeah that’s where I’m at. The benefits are just too good to give up especially for how cheap it is to cover my wife and I on everything

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Jonas_Venture_Sr@reddit

Yea, while my opinion of Amazon isn't super high, I think TOM is one of the best in the ops departments. People in TOM, for the most part, want to be there.

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ProfoundOverlord42@reddit

I mean Amazon paid me to get a CDL on their dime, Okie paid for a college degree. That company is a great launching point. It is what you make it. Got a union job and they were stoked I had a CDL already

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ohhrangejuice@reddit

Get a union in there

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SlothyTendecies@reddit

Yard dog jobs seem to be hit or miss. The guys I talked to at well managed warehouses wouldn’t give their job up for anything.

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Adventurous_Shock338@reddit

Omg it's Tico! My boy looks scary, especially at night. TJ is cuteee!

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SeaRow556@reddit

So its not a 9-5? 7 days on 12 hour shifts, and let me guess you get paid cents per mile.... jk

I'd probably do it, but I'm thinking about moving to some place in PA and do final mile box truck or van work in a specific city/town i just love how everything seems to be made for walking and its just so, peaceful and inviting to me. Not Philadelphia though.

If you can tell me what its like on a pay scale i might do that instead but by the sounds of it i wont like it.

Currently otr floater so and I'm getting sick of it after so many years

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SpaceTruckin6969@reddit

Who let the dogs outttttttttt?

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decaboniized@reddit

I liked being a yard dog simply because it taught me really well how to back up prior to driving.

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dj91867@reddit

Agreed, give me a hole for a trailer and I can get it in regardless if in day cab or sleeper!!!

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N7-Eschaton@reddit

Those Tico's are great though.

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Other-Title-6879@reddit

Are there yard dog positions for CDL b ? Just asking cuz I don’t know but that would be better than chasing peoples schedule like charter buses.

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HowlingWolven@reddit

You don’t need a CDL to drive a shunt on someone’s property.

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Other-Title-6879@reddit

Thank you. All the position I see have CDL A as requirement. I’ll keep checking

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ParticularArrival111@reddit

That's more of an insurance or company qualification. Legally you don't even need a driver's license to move trucks on private property.

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stripperjnasty@reddit

Nobody noticed he said 7 12s?!!!

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HowlingWolven@reddit

I see the problem, you’re in a piece of shit Tico. Get yaself a Kalmar Ottawa T2.

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heramoth@reddit

I work in LTL I split my shifts doing dock work and yard hostling. It works for me. All of my assignments come through a tablet so I keep interaction down to a minimum with zero supervision as long as the work gets done

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Pitiful_Yogurt_5276@reddit

I’m a newbie and cannot for the life of me find a local job that will hire me. It’s so unfair that hostler doesn’t count as experience driving tractors.

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adore_alphi@reddit

people hate on megas but if u can get on a local dedicated account with them it’s actually not that bad

current local swift dedicated driver, almost 1 year experience

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firemarshalbill316@reddit

This is true. New drivers listen to all the bad things about megas and never apply. Everyone's situation will be different and it depends on you and how well you communicate your desires. If they match up with a company's your good.

Pay isn't so good but there aren't many megas closing their doors and leaving drivers stranded.

Choose your own pain mate.

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Ayyeee_justin@reddit

Terminal you based out of and what account

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Pitiful_Yogurt_5276@reddit

I’m trying :(

I had an interview for Schnieder and they filled it that morning.

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