Originally Posted by
Timbo
That won't completely stop it, right now you don't need to do that. All you need to do is find a Buddy who's got some days off when you have a trip, then "Park" your trip on his line while you white slip something from open time, then after you get the white slip, you "unpark" your previous trip back onto your line, presto, you now have a super high time line. Of course some poor schmuck junior to you with a 67 hr. line didn't get the white slip you took by parking your other trip, but screw him, that's what he gets for being Junior, right?
Its not necessarily the junior guy getting screwed. It might be the #1 guy in the category. If the trip in the pot that he wants to white slip takes him over the pick up limit but he doesn't have the right "buddies" who can park a trip for him, then the #1 guy gets the shaft. Total violation of his seniority.
Bidding and scheduling should be done using your own seniority and following the work rules laid out in the contract. It should not be an exercise in conspiracy and how many "swap friends" you can bring into the process.
Trip parking is just plain wrong.