willflyforcash

Well, i had 6 days removed with pay for trasition. ..... Enjoy! This stuff is incredible.

vandypilot

Good for you. You wont get that with pref bid

Lemonade

Ok, I guess Im still wet behind the ears. That one you'll need to explain to me. 6 days removed due to transition conflict only??

Sailor

How's PB into the picture?

willflyforcash

I was scheduled to work the last 6 days of the month and the line I was awarded for Aug works the first 6 days. That's 12 days in a row and they can only resolve a transition legality conflict by removing days from the begining or end (or a combination of both) of the conflict. The decided to remove my last 6 days of this month to make me legal.

Dilbert

Transition language = free paid vacation every month you can get it. Do nothing, get paid. Love it!

SG1159

What am I doin wrong? I keep bidding conflicts, but all that ever really happens is that I wind up with a 3 day instead of a 4 day.... I have a 30 in 7 issue for August- who knows...

Left Handed

You need to bid for more than 6 days in a row between the two months. For example a 4 day in the current month and a 4 day in the new month. If you bid option 1, they have to drop either the 4 day in the current month and pay protect you, or drop the 4 day in the new month and can give you any combination of trips or reserve days to equal up to 6 days in a row (the max allowed). They have to drop from the outsides only, so the best scenario is a 2 day+4 day in the current month, and a 4 day+2day in the new month. That's 12 days in a row and they have to drop at least 6. But they have to drop from the outsides of the conflict, so typically they will drop both 2 days and either the current month 4 day (and no replacement trip) for 8 days extra off, or they may drop both 2 days and the 4 day in the new month, but then they can replace eligible days with trips or R days to the max of 6 days total. So you would have your original 4 day in the current month, and a 2 day in the new month, still giving you an extra 6 days off total (2 in current month+4 in new month).

If you bid option 2, they can only drop trips and not add any at all, but you're not pay protected for the new month dropped trips. You would end up with more days off but less guarantee.

30/7 conflicts aren't as prevalent because our trips aren't super high value typically, so I don't count on that as much as days in a row.

Clear as mud?

If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.

Left Handed

It probably (maybe) is because they had extra captains and gave them relief lines with the trips on them. In DTW it is steady, but the trips get soaked up quickly because of the FO's that upgraded to somewhere else trading to pick up DTW trips. Open time doesn't last long in DTW.

Lemonade

Ok, since there are no 6 day trips you are bidding reserve. There are a few opportunities to get a line that ends in 6 and the subsequent line starts with 6. Rare, but a couple of guys could get lucky and get it. The down side is you are locked into 72 hrs of pay unless you are doing those special deals I keep hearing about. Nice work!