How long on average do you guys wait for your back haul or next load?
Do you get paid if you sit a certain amount of time (not while loading or unloading, just waiting for next dispatch)
If you are sitting for days, I assume you're rigged up with an APU, inverter, fridge/mic..
Curious to know how bad I'm getting ####ed here.
What's your turn around time usually?
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The longest wait I have had was maybe two hours. 3 tops. How about you
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I don't wait usually ever. If I do the company pays for a hotel if its going to be overnight and all hourly up to 8 hours a day lol
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Longest was three days, leaving northeast to get back to Ontario. Flat rate of pay for waiting which was not much
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Usually I know if Im getting a back haul before I unload the current load but if I do wait, its usually not too long.
Paid hourly so I don't mind waiting.
Waiting for permits on the other hand...well that can take a day or three sometimes. Leave the truck running for power when required! -
Longest wait was 3 days in laredo. (Arrived on a late friday, got a reload first thing monday. Also got paid a bit for it.)
Normally I'll have something the same day if not already having my reload before I arrive.
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Back when I was doing regional work, my longest wait was about one day. I did have a number of trips where after delivering my load I'd have to shut down early (typically 3-4 hours early) and get my backhaul the next day. The most pay I ever got was about $75-100 for that one day of layover. The rest of the time I got bumpkiss.
Funny - now that I'm local and paid by the hour, no one wants me to sit and wait for a load. Go figure. -
@nate980 im at Calgary airport, ditched the truck at the petro pass and I'm flying home
LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL YOU SCUMBAG BOTTOM FEEDING SCUMMY PIECES OF #### IN THE VANCOUVER AREA
Waited in Montreal 3 days for a garbage freight load from transx MTL to WPG, 12 hours to load, 8 to unload, then he wanted me to wait in Winnipeg for another load, I waited 24 hours then started heading home EMPTY. He cut off the fuel card by the time I got to Calgary.
I drive trucks because I love them, not for the money, I'm completely fine not working another day of my life and being quite comfy. I'm not saying this to brag or sound like a conceited #######, but I hope any scumbag reading this who treats his employees like garbage will reevaluate the way they do business.
He's lucky I didn't leave it running, in Montreal.tinytim Thanks this. -
Lmao, yea I would have done the same thing. We're you working for transx or a contractor for them?
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