Vantaggi
Union befits .54c mi, 23$hr, paid for any time not spent driving (fueling, dropping, hooking, waiting for load, breakdown, etc) lots of dedicated otr and local runs. Decent home time.
Svantaggi
Seniority based. Getting a bid/run that pays well as a new hire means either taking bad weather runs (seattle, portland, salt lake city, etc) or partnering with an older driver with high seniority (good for experience but has it's downfalls). If you don't want too take an OTR bid you can take your chances on the extra board. The extra board as a new hire almost promises you will be forced on sleepers with strangers or spend a lot of time at home waiting. The rules seem too vary depending on what dispatcher is working the window. I learned fast that if a certain dispatcher is working to just call another line or call back after 6.