10.28.2008
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Originally Posted by ziggystyles  Well I dunno. This is a grand idea and I too would like to be paid for everything as well. I guess in my book, I am since Im salaried. Im paid to do my job, no matter how slow or fast I am. I like it that way. What could we do to change it? ziggystyles, You are paid for everything. You are on salary. You receive the same money every day, week, month and year. How hard is that? Now your average pay, compared to hourly or mileage, differs greatly by how long you are on duty. Did I even have to say that?
By the hour? Eh...this would be accompanied by the sound of a airplane nosediving into the ground. Paying workers an hourly rate is a great idea...however the large companies are going to be  ed over in the end by their drivers who take their time to milk out as many hours as possible. I know many others on here who are hourly say that cant happen, say it wouldnt happen...etc. But lets shoot straight; there is no way to ensure prompt delivery, zero waste of time...etc. And heck, if you pay a driver 30-x bucks an hour to drive a truck...don't tell me that 'taking their time' wouldnt happen at all. Id be more inclined to say it happens more than not. Hourly is NOT the best way to pay OTR drivers. Although it is the only true way to be paid in any industry, you make a good point. OTR drivers need to be paid in some fashion for all of their time. Mileage for driving and hourly for all other on duty time. They would still suffer when faced with traffic. The mileage pay needs to be better than the average you read on here. Hourly pay for all other on duty time needs to be commensurate as well. Giving up any time at a customer to load/unload should be eliminated. Again, pay for all on duty time. Seems simple enough to me. I don't know too many companies that pay a driver $30.00 per hour. They are out there though. Crane and rigging companies pay there drivers very well. There are others I'm sure.
Pay Salary? I like this idea as it pays no matter what. However, Im sure others would complain if they had to do more work / driving than others. NOt a real good way to get around this either unless you set the salary at a minimum work level, and then paid a bit more for additional driving or whatever that wasnt planned. Salary can be very good. Yes, it pays no matter what. Most people in business are paid salary. However, it still depends on how much the company is willing to pay per day, week, month or year. If the price was right, you wouldn't need to paid anything extra for additional duties. It would all wash out in the end.
And then either way, the pay goes back to what I've been bringing up quite often on here...competitive pay. Lots of wages are through the roof for a job that one can do after learning in a classroom for 2 weeks. | Competetive pay. Do you really think that after two weeks in a classroom, drivers should know everything there is to know? Do you think that they should be paid exactly what you are paid? Do you think that you, at this time, are only as good as that two week classroom trained driver? I hope not. Maybe OTR drivers need to be paid at a trip rate. I really don't know. One thing for sure, OTR drivers are not compensated properly, the big companies can't keep good drivers, benefits, if any, are expensive and hometime is poor at best. Drive safe  |
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