as far as my company goes I have never had a problem getting paid using a comdata check. as long as I have a receipt to send in by Friday the following Thur. I'll get paid for that lumper or work done on the truck.
sorry to hear that you might wait till 3 wks...goes by that would make any driver crazy....we have enough to pay for without worrying about that too.
just my 2cents worth.
BettyAnn

i'm allergic to cardboard

I believe that would qualify as a disability in this line of work. Since the Americans with Disabilities Act says that companies are required to provide 'reasonable accomodation' for someone with a disability to be able to do their job, I'm sure they will set you up with one of those haz-mat suits that you can wear while you unload. Check with your Safety Dept. I'm sure they can help you overcome your disability -- J/K -- I understand where you are coming from on this completely LOL! Just thought I'd yank your chain. Besides, the mental image of someone unloading cases of Toilet Paper in a haz-mat suit made me chuckle -- Kind of like this -- but with a pallet of boxes >>>

Yeah, but if it's not in there by whenever the time limit is for the week, it gets pushed.

Week 1 - Use lumper, minus $200 on paycheck via comcheck Monday. Sent in reciept on Tuesday

Week 2 - Check account Friday morning, $200 not re-imbursed. Delay in trip-pak, etc... I go a week with almost no funding due to bills being paid with remainder of check

Week 3 - Account has extra $200 deposited, now taxed in a higher bracket, so I actually got charged money to pay that lumper.

I just don't understand wy that stupid check has to come out of the paycheck. I mean, why is it that I can buy millions of gallons of fuel and not get charged a dime on payday, but they can't deduct the lumper fee from the same "account" that they do the fuel?

When I go to an ATM to pull money off the card, I use savings. When I fuel it comes from checking. Why doesn't the comcheck come from checking?

I understand that the vast majority of comchecks written out there, are being used by the drivers as an advance of some kind. What I do not understand is why they can differentiate on the card, but not the check.

I agree I don'tknow why they can't differnciate between the two my only thought is as far as lumpers and getting fuel of a come check is that with either of them they are going through a different facility... the lumper is attached to the company and the fuel is going through someone else totally different, not associated with eachother. Other then that its all crazy to me.

maybe way back when this would work but definitely "not" now... You have to have on your signed reciept a " F.E.D. # which is a something like a federal employer 10 digit code. and if they don't have this then you will get charged for it and they will deducted it back out of your check...or you could be fired either way it is best if your a company driver to not play the game.
BettyAnn

That has got to be the biggest load of ****. A driver should not pay for this stuff, and wait for reimbursment.

When I drove for Swift I had to pay for tolls on the PA turnpike and get reimbursed from the company...save those receipts.........

What I'm wondering is who is the bright person to come up with the idea behind lumpers? And why does flatbed never need lumpers but often van and about always reefer does? Can it be that the receivers of van and reefer freight not really want what they get and so make the transport company pay for the unloading??????
I hear all the time that flat is too much work. It sounds to me like van and reefer is too much stress with all the waiting around and paying lumpers out of your own pocket, and then waiting weeks to be reimbursed. One very nice thing about flat or step is that most all of our freight is too heavy to handle by hand. A forklift or crane has to be used to unload.

Question here:

Why not unload it yourself and earn some extra money? How long does it take to unload? How much is your company willing to pay? I've read a lot about guys being unhappy about waiting around all day for a lumper, so wouldn't this save time, and get you back in the drivers seat faster?

I'm a newb.

Aren't truck drivers all fat and need the exercise JK