Spoiled rotten company owner make me wanna puke.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by dazedtrucker, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. G/MAN

    G/MAN Road Train Member

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    If a driver is paid hub miles then he should follow an assigned route and be willing to pay for any out of route miles. It is only fair to both sides. Mileage would need to be closely tracked. It could be done with current technology. Practical miles are how many carriers pay drivers and those are usually pretty close.
     
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  3. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    I get paid HUB miles and the customer gets billed for MY miles. I get paid waiting time and to wash my truck. Going to change a bit next month as I am buying my own truck :)
     
  4. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    I did the math on my mileage vs. paid miles and subtracted miles I put on when using the truck for personal purposes. The discrepancy is only about 3.4%.

    I don't want to be paid hub miles because I like going the way I choose. If paid hub, the company would have the right to dictate routing and fuel stops. As it is now, I can choose to meet people along the way, go to MATS or just take a country road for the scenery as long as the load delivers on time. I like it that way.
     
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  5. nate980

    nate980 Road Train Member

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    I saw one kindersley driver at there yard across from where i work idling his truck while sleeping. it was maybe 5 degrees out this morning in delta but he must have been freezing his balls off cuz he had to keep his truck running.
     
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  6. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    5 degrees Celsius=41 degrees Fahrenheit
     
  7. nate980

    nate980 Road Train Member

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    forgot to convert lol
     
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  8. shifty123

    shifty123 Light Load Member

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    True. I wouldn't idle so much. If I'm using the inverter in a couple of hrs I'll have a dead battery. A road call to get a battery charge is more expensive then idling is.

    Some of our trucks have plug inverter. These inverters have to have the battery plugged in when the vehicles are at a terminal. To keep the attery charged.
     
  9. shifty123

    shifty123 Light Load Member

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    IDK when I'm driving down the road and I have to go all the sudden. I will make a improptu toilet.
     
  10. lostNfound

    lostNfound Road Train Member

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    I just run a battery charger off my inverter... that way my batteries never go dead.






    :biggrin_25526:
    Stories of the perpertual electrical inverter will now be making the truck stop rounds.
     
  11. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    being a kindersely truck--he probabely had to keep idling cause the truck wouldnt start again
     
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