Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

**Klingon** · 05.21.2011

[QUOTE=MaryK;1960036]

Originally Posted by mama mia

MaryK, my hometime is my time.

I think it is just because we are new and have a good working relationship with our DM, just haven't gottin on a Personal level. So he has no idea what our situation is and what we are in need of. We want to stay out for long periods its ok because we are together. But some times we need to go home. My BF has teenagers and they need to see us. We just need to learn the tricks of home time. We will in time.. Thanks for listening to me whin..

On thing I have leaned. Time off is not so much up the the DM as the planner. Some DMs (because their pay depends on the miles we drivers move) will not honk off the planners. So to make life easy, if you need/want to be home on the 10th to the 15th. Request the 7th through the 15th.
The planner couldn't care less if you get home or not, they just want your truck to move their orders.

**Klingon** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by mikley28

no you only get charged 0.01 cpm for road tax. That extra line is a 0.34 processing fee for fueling somewhere other than what was given to you on fuel routing. If we went to what was on the fuel stop list, we wouldnt get charged the 0.34.

That is a question I have NOT heard back from leasing yet about. They are charging leasee .01 cent per mile for road tax.
I know for a fact that road taxes are collected at the pump!
So what is the .01 for?

**Klingon** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by nomadtrucker

I have gotten mac11 instructions that say not to go into the shipper with full tanks. That is usually for beer or meat loads. I got one where I was at maximum with 3/8 tank of fuel and had to calculate the weight of fuel across 5 states so I could get to 99. It also helps to run those loads at night or weekends. Most of the scales are closed then.

It is still bad advice, for the same reason you just stated.
You should not pickup a load with less than 3/4.
The shipper has to make it legal. And every shipper I have gone to has done just that, even the Beer and meat loads.

**Klingon** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by nomadtrucker

It IS paid training and you have to show it on your log. they give you a sheet to give to your trainer that shows the hours as being on line 4. The trainer will take it and toss it out because if it isn't on the qualcomm, it isn't hours that were used.

The sheet they gave me to give to my trainer (which he didn't even look at just tossed in the trash) was 8 days of "0" hours.

**smadronia** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by celticwolf

Actually it never touches your Comdata card if you have direct deposit.. I can live with the days delay to be able to use my debit card at more places than truck stops and walmart.

All pay goes thru Comdata, that's why it's delayed a day, and wnh there's a charge for direct deposit. Central can charge something like $1 or $2 because it's what Comdata charges them, although I don't think I've ever seen it. It might be more than deposit a week.

If you don't believe me, call Comdata, and choose option 1 ecash, then option 3 for transaction recap. It will tell you the exact day the money is deposited to your bank account and loaded onto the card from Central.

I just called and checked.

**Klingon** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by smadronia

All pay goes thru Comdata, that's why it's delayed a day, and wnh there's a charge for direct deposit. Central can charge something like $1 or $2 because it's what Comdata charges them, although I don't think I've ever seen it. It might be more than deposit a week.

If you don't believe me, call Comdata, and choose option 1 ecash, then option 3 for transaction recap. It will tell you the exact day the money is deposited to your bank account and loaded onto the card from Central.

I just called and checked.

Payroll told me that we get one "transfer" or direct deposit per week free. more than that they charge for.

I also found out something else about the ComData accounts. It belongs to Central. If you owe them money and there is money in the ComData account, they can (and have done it to some) transfer money out/off the card.

**smadronia** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by celticwolf

Ahhh again with the misconceptions.. long loads (2000+) are given to teams first. Teams being two people(trainee/trainer, husband/wife, two friends) There isn't a priority system. If you are the closest avilable team you get it. As a last resort the nearest solo (leasee or company ) gets it. Same applies to "regional" freight. Nearest available solo gets it.

I actually have a DM and had a DM who tell it like it really is...

In theory, that's how it works. In practice, it doesn't work that way. And as half of a team, I've watched it not work that way. I've watched my load be taken from me because a training team or a lease op team needed it. If there are two teams that are similar in milage from a load, the training or lease team will usually get the load, even if they have to travel an extrahour for it.

I had a load planner as a dm once, and I've watched planners and dms fighting over who gets loads in SLC. Your dm might be pure as the driven snow, and when your dm farts rainbows fill the room and it smells like roses, but if I talked to your dm and was told the sky was blue, I would still go outside and check for myself.

**mama mia** · 05.21.2011

Klingon, and everyone else, I have the actual comdata statements for january through april. It shows the charges, and what I said can be backed up by physical documentation. And, no, the money is not Central's. We had an issue where they advanced the downtime on our card and didn't say anything. I shifted things around, and when it came to it, we were livid because of the checks. We requested they pull the money off the comdata. Cindy thompson (the payroll manager) said to us that we would have to call, get a comcheck for the amount, call her back with that number and then they could wipe out the negative. If you quit, or go on an extended leave, they can shut down the account (happened to someone in our class). Sorry, but if you do more than one direct deposit a week, it charges you, but as soon as you call it gives you a balance, and they charge you for that (again I have the proof). if you use it like a debit card no charge. When you choose the direct deposit option for your whole check, it is delayed because the money still flows to comdata and then out.

As far as the taxes, as soon as I get home I will look it up on the computer (we are working off phones now), and specify all the various taxes. Again, sorry for everyone who doesn't understand, but you broke out the accountant again.

**lextec** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by Klingon

It is still bad advice, for the same reason you just stated.
You should not pickup a load with less than 3/4.
The shipper has to make it legal. And every shipper I have gone to has done just that, even the Beer and meat loads.

OK there are a lot of different reasons for fueling differently. If you are Company driver simply fuel where they want you to with the exception to weight. If you are loading at Coors or Miller I would NEVER go in 3/4 to full. Only Coors will rework your load but it can be very time consuming. Miller will not rework you or even scale on there facility , you have to go to a outside vendor to be reworked and in either place if you are over gross it is extremely hard to get product pulled off.
Now then if you are Owner op then simply fuel where it is cheapest and end the pay week with as little as possible unless you are ending a good week and you are heading into a known skinny week(time off).

**lextec** · 05.21.2011

Originally Posted by Klingon

That is a question I have NOT heard back from leasing yet about. They are charging leasee .01 cent per mile for road tax.
I know for a fact that road taxes are collected at the pump!
So what is the .01 for?

Fuel tax paid at the pump. .01 is road use tax(IFTA) paid quartrrly based on miles and 2290 is payed once a year.
Hope this helps.