Yeah, we get detention after 2 hours, and it's at $10/ hr.
But, detention only applies to shippers and consignees. They are penalized for making you wait more than 2 hours (Early doesn't count, naturally, and if you're late, you waive rights to detention.)
But, what Keith is dealing with, I believe, is that he's not under any dispatch. Just waitin' for someone to get around to him. Then, he's working under "Layover" rules. which are, for Roehl, he'll get paid, $60 dollars, if he goes for 24 hours without a dispatch. Which means, you can sit for 23 hours, and thent they can give you a 200 mile run, and you're out of luck.
Going with Roehl
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the worst part, is that I get yelled at for log problems that happened a month ago. that's how long it takes to get back to me.
I do get the impression, from time-to-time, that their mantra of "Log it, as you do it!" is closer to "Log is as you do it, unless you're doing it wrong"
a driver in the Gary terminal told me "Roehl won't whip you for your logs, but if you get the attention of the DOT, Roehl will tell them how many lashes to give you." -
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It's always best to log it with a little "historical perspective."
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The only reason I am considering leaving Roehl is because I have a friend that has bought three trucks and is running John Deere tractors and making good money. I would not have benefits with him, but I a was self-employed for 11 years before this, so I am used to providing my own. As far as companies go, Roehl is still a great company to work for.
Here is the thing about driving for a company - it is a JOB. It is not going to be rosy all the time. There are going to be negatives anywhere you work, period. But overall, Roehl has been awesome except for a few very minor snafus; most of which have been fixed. The issue with my truck will hopefully be fixed this next week. My DSR said she is bringing me to Marshfield to let their top guy look at it and see if he can figure out the problem. If he can't, she said she will get me into another truck, so we will see.
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Is anyone getting paid salary through the Honor Program? Would like to know if it is worth it to go the salary route rather than getting paid by the mile.
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yeah i get paid through the honor program, i am a flatbedder and although i don't receive any extra pay for tarping, going to canada, or anything else the pressure it takes off sitting to get unloaded or it taking sometimes hours at jobsites to get unloaded makes it worth it i usually break even or it's to my advantage when you compare miles run to mileage rate. And when winter shows up the miles will go down even more. I'm glad I took the honor program.
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I'm glad to hear it darkhorse. The reason I am looking into it is I hear all of the horror stories about crappy paychecks and lousy miles and the salary option with Honor program sounds like a great option for me coming out of the Army and being used to getting paid the same thing every paycheck.
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Somebody actually pays salary? Jump on that for sure.
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