Originally Posted by
cashewchop
Thanks for all this information.
For the new hires that get nyc reserve and commute, what route do they typically take?. Do they commute in the night before and stay in a hotel, crashpad, Airbnb?.
For the short term base assignment, I'm guessing a crash pad isn't a great decision.
thanks
Much of that depends on where you commute from. Commuting from BOS, DC, or even ATL give you a lot of flexibility as there are so many flights between those locations and NYC. If you have a two leg commute, your options are much more restricted to be PWA legal.
I commuted to NYC from ATL for the first part of my career. Unless I was covering the early SC window or had an assigned trip that reported early, I’d commute in the day of. I was able to work it where I didn’t need a crashpad and just got a hotel the couple times a month I needed to.
Yellow slipping is your friend, be it for a trip that reports late, or requesting an additional SC after you’re assigned your first so you do them back to back, etc.