Schneider

Not to me.....first if all, it's too difficult to get it more often then not 2nd, its chump change. I'd rather be moving. Now if the layover d detention pay were to equal what I would make ordinarily in a day, then yeah. I'm game. My thing is, if your company has to pay layover constantly, something ain't right. I'm thinking they are too big if a company to keep everyone busy, or their freight sucks. As for detention, that's another ball game. That shouldn't happen that much either, but in that case, the OP needs to communicate with dispatch once it takes longer than 2 hrs load or unload. Type it up in the Qualcomm or people net. That way dispatch can call and figure out what is going on because detention pay ain't worth losing time on your clock.

 

These large OTR outfits are the scourge of society.

The way my company pays detention and layover should be the model for all. If I arrive and can't immediately begin my work (load or unload), I go straight to hourly (at $25 an hour). I had to sit for 1.5 hours yesterday at a construction job site. That's $37.50 more in my pocket for that load.

If I have to sit on a load (has only happened twice in 2 years), I get my average daily pay, not some b.s. $100 layover pay. This happened to me last week.

I showed up and the customer was not going to be able to hold it for 8-10 hours so I took it home and came back the next day. Of course, the obvious question is "Why did you order it if your silo is full?". But, sometimes they have a machine breakdown and can't run product, or it was simply a mistake in the office where someone fat fingered an entry, or forgot to input a previous load. Who knows?

These jobs are out there, but you're not likely going to find them advertised. The owner of the outfit I run for has never advertised. And, in the 2.5 years I've been here, he's hired maybe 4 people and that's because of guys retiring or being medically disqualified to drive anymore. We had one new guy actually quit and that's just because he was too lazy to actually have to perform an ounce of manual labor and hook a hose up to a silo or a pig so he went back to swinging doors.

 

Do you ever have to show your teeth on a job? Like to a customer who is never satisfied, or maybe a co worker? Just curious.....

 

I will say this for the most part nowadays a lot of these drivers that come into this industry whine like there’s no tomorrow and cry constantly not saying what was posted did not happen but from what I can see there’s too many crybabies in this industry anymore

 

Well. To be fair to both sides...we all had to pay our dues, and it sucked in the beginning. But by the same token, the trucking industry has gotten worse and worse for new drivers.

 

Look at all the pajama wearing flip flops wearing fools...co’s don’t care who they really anymore

 

I want all my time to be paid. I'm lucky to have found a company that will do so at a premium rate.

I'm not working more than 70 hours. If you couldn't pay me properly during the first 70, what are the odds you'll do it during the last 10 or 15?

 

Which is a chicken and egg argument. Are they paying so little because the new breed sucks, or can they only attract substandard drivers because of what they offer?

But I agree. Things have changed for the worse out there.

 

When I was tanker with Schneider last year they loved layover. Spent 4 days layover one week, do 2 short runs, then spend 3 days layover next week. Pretty much 2/3 days of layover every week when I was there. Always sitting. Before I left they had 20 of us drivers sitting on a yard for 4 days and 2 guys were there for 5 days waiting for a load.

Also was reimbursed on time everyweek for any expenses I accumulated. Even managed to have them pay me back for all the times I got a paid parking spot.

Schneider however is just another mega, far worse company's to work for and they do have guys who been there 10+ years which I presume get all the good miles and pay.

Hope the next gig treats you better tho

 

Schneider kept me running as a first time driver I was out 11 days home for 2 1/2 days. Detention does suck but they pay it after 2 hours of waiting. I was home whenever I needed to be when I give them a week in advanced notice never had issues at all. It’s all about communication and taking pics of your tablet of how long you been sitting at a doc and calling your dispatch manager. As for layover I’ve gotten it a couple of times mostly when the mechanics couldn’t finish the job and they put me in a hotel for the night. I left after my 1 year of experience and working local now with a another company.