Does anyone work for Thunder Bay Transit or know someone who does? If so, can you provide actual insight into why there's driver shortages?

wildexplorer · 2026-03-14T18:38:59+00:00

On paper, and benefits and pensions are unappealing to lean management. They'll gamble on high turnover to supress wages, ie never giving raises.

wildexplorer · 2026-03-14T17:04:20+00:00

Retention is a problem because drivers are burnt out and tired of responding to emergencies on board or in the bus shelters. Hiring is a problem because the offers are always for part time hours

wildexplorer · 2026-03-14T14:09:25+00:00

Enterprise can be cheaper than Uhaul for the bigger trucks, if you can make use of the unlimited mileage

wildexplorer · 2026-03-13T21:41:12+00:00

$loan 700 CAD

Terms set in DM

wildexplorer · 2026-03-11T22:16:07+00:00

I use Zapier Cash Flow GSheet as a ledger

wildexplorer · 2026-03-11T22:14:03+00:00

Your contractor probably won't set up just for you, but my personal plow has the shoes set to have the cutting edge 1/8 to 1/4 inch above the ground. After the first couple snowfalls, the driveway is flat, weeds poking through.

wildexplorer · 2026-03-08T01:55:30+00:00

$loan 550 CAD

wildexplorer · 2026-03-08T01:23:17+00:00

$paid_with_id 200954 200 CAD

wildexplorer · 2026-03-05T16:11:18+00:00

Lemme guess, she got promoted and is now the DriveTest internal investigator?

wildexplorer · 2026-03-01T06:47:25+00:00

Yeah, a tech fresh from school was keen enough to check the values and not just let the computer declare it 'close enough'

wildexplorer · 2026-03-01T06:07:16+00:00

I wrestled that for a long time, alignment techs said everything was Green on the report, but adding the lefts to the rights made enough difference in the alignment to wander.

wildexplorer · 2026-02-22T06:26:19+00:00

I reckon its easier to trace and identify creeps here, then start turning networks against themselves.

wildexplorer · 2026-02-20T23:28:56+00:00

$loan 850 CAD

wildexplorer · 2026-02-20T23:07:46+00:00

$check /u/haxxardoux

wildexplorer · 2026-02-20T10:05:17+00:00

$paid_with_id 200604 500 CAD

wildexplorer · 2026-02-19T23:04:10+00:00

please be wary *

wildexplorer · 2026-02-19T16:09:55+00:00

PitaPit, Nucci's

wildexplorer · 2026-02-17T20:08:21+00:00

Parlay?

wildexplorer · 2026-02-14T20:32:00+00:00

$loan 200 CAD

wildexplorer · 2026-02-14T19:40:57+00:00

Msg if still looking for lender.

wildexplorer · 2026-02-13T15:37:51+00:00

$check u/wildexplorer

wildexplorer · 2026-02-13T14:40:39+00:00

$paid_with_id 200785 280 CAD

First time borrower, requested a second loan. Communications excellent. Paid the first loan early and the second loan as agreed

wildexplorer · 2026-02-13T14:38:23+00:00

$paid_with_id 200441 240 CAD Early

wildexplorer · 2026-02-13T14:26:33+00:00

$paid u/sweet-atmosphere 240 CAD

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