LCL commuter here, with a long commute (SFO-IAH). So far LCL has been working well -- mostly because they can't convert you to SC. I always try to APU trips reporting late-ish on the first day of my rsv blocks, and so far that's been working well (except many of those trips aren't commutable on the back end.) But I'd rather do that then sit in IAH on short call, that's for sure...

I can see VEC being great for local folks, though. But unless one's commute was super short, or driveable in a pinch, I can't imagine bidding VEC as a commuter...