Originally Posted by
Burton78
^^ This! Once you start the straight train going, you're pretty much guaranteed to be outbid when you could have patiently waited for it to be assigned to a reserve, call scheduling and get your second year rates opposed to no trip at all.
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I see what you’re saying here, but almost everything decent is going straight these days. If it averages 5+TFP/day and it’s a turn or a 2 day, it’s going straight and it’s primarily a result of overstaffing of reserves. There are just way too many reserves to cover OT without paying POT. Generally only the real varsity guys who can clear their boards are getting POT for 3day or 4day trips. The only real tool you have to protect yourself is to check and see if the person you are competing with is above the cap. If their board is blocked then it’s a crap shoot. You gotta assume by mid month most of the players are above the cap. Varsity bidders don’t come to work for less than 5TFP.. so if there is junk in there that pays less than 5 and everyone is bidding it POT and you’ve done your homework and know you can get it straight, then bid it straight.
Live in base and bid reserve Sep-Feb while it lasts. Last month I sat unused for 13 of my 15 days. #winning