Just to close out this thread... I was awarded a line that had a 6 day trip starting on Aug. 23. My ITU starts on August 27. That trip was dropped and I was assigned 3 RB reserved days earlier in the month. What a great deal!

MG2

BTW, I was able to submit my 'preferences' through VIPS after the bids were awarded. However, custom lines are built AFTER VTO lines so no matter how senior you might be, you aren't (and I didn't) going to get s#$% for trips.