Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
Alright I need some help with bidding lines next month. I'm on reserve this month and I have my last three days this month as reserve days.
1.If I bid a four day trip starting on day one next month and bid the transition will the company (most likely) just convert my reserve day into a TL?
2.If I don't bid the transition and it's a trip that goes through ORD/MIA and never returns to DFW except for the start and end will the whole trip get dropped and a 7D get coded with no pay on that day? If the company drops me from the entire trip can I go back behind it and pick up OT?
3. Anyone have any tips on how they use the transition to optimize pay or QOL?
1. If you select the transition option, it is their choice what is removed, but you are pay protected. It would make the most sense for them to drop a reserve day, but they don't always do what makes sense.
2. I have never seen them drop an entire trip in this situation; they'll most likely just deadhead you to or from domicile as necessary.
3. To maximize pay make sure you get pay protected by selecting "transition" under the bidding options. For QOL, it's pretty much luck of the draw with which day they remove for legality, and exactly how they decide to break the trip up.