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?
I've got another thing to add about how to bid transition. Once your line comes out, you have 24 hours to change your selection on transition. So once you see what line you got, you can decide at that time if selecting transition will help or hurt you and act accordingly.
This also applies to vacation sliding and DTS. Wait and see what line you got, and then make your changes with what works best for you.