Originally Posted by BeatNavy

Comparing my days off to bus guys days off, I’d beg to differ. Ive extensively compared my schedules and pay to guys in my pad with similar seniority, and I came out ahead. Significantly when they had been on reserve. I was on reserve for a few months...they were on reserve for 15 months. I bid commutable lines almost right away...they had no visibility on their schedule until the day prior since they were on reserve. When I was on reserve I had lots of long call and PRLs...they didn’t. At the 2 year mark it made sense schedule/money wise to move. But most of my trips are 1-2 legs a day on the 190, commutable when I bid for it, and my productivity more than makes up for the 10% pay differential. Ymmv based on reserve times. Some guys hired 6 months after me on the 190 had a long reserve sit.