Is it common practice for Refridgerated Carriers to charge drivers for bussiness Fees ?

That's not a reefer issue, that's a payroll problem. you should have stopped after the $$ stopped coming. 30k miles! That's a lot of cash to walk away from.

 

Don't we know it.

We got lucky. Fell into another outfit out of Little Rock and discovered McKesson for the rest of the year. 9-11 destroyed the payroll company in one of the towers killing the people who cut our checks but we had almost 12K in savings that month for both survival 6 weeks and replacement of a storm damaged bathroom at home. So ## bin laden!!!

We have had larger losses than 14K in life. It's ok we don't chase after that which is lost in money. Considering the last 10 years with the work done in our home prior to it's sale at a low price that was a loss too. Heh.

Life has many good things besides money. I don't know how to explain it.

 

If you are a commpany driver for a refrigerated carrier, it usually goes like this:
1. Tolls: if your company does not have EZ-Pass, or other such toll transponders, you pay the toll, get a receipt and turn the receipt in with your trip paperwork, get reimbursed
2. Lumper fees: if the load is not prepaid unloading, then you need to call into/message company on the qualcomm, if so equipped for authorization/PO # before unloading begins. Usually, the company gives you a Comchex/Tchex or such expresscode to write a check for the unloading. You turn in the lumper receipt with trip paperwork, get reimbursed.
3. Early/Late fees: depending on situation, cause of delay, many variables, the driver should not have to pay these fees unless you are just flat lazy and don't make an effort for on-time delivery.
On most pay settlement sheets, it shows your pay, then the deductions(taxes,SSA, insurance, fees you paid), then finally your reimbursements. You should make sure that the fees and reimbursements match.
The one big factor that many overlook is, IF YOU DON'T PROVIDE A RECEIPT, then don't expect reimbursement.

 

For a company driver, none of that is acceptable.

 

Both KandB and Hirschbach would deduct the Lumper fees from your pay as an advance and then pay you the money back as a refund. Most of the time it was on the same paycheck but sometimes (rarely) it would be refunded on the next paycheck. Tolls at both places were reimbursed although most were paid by transponders. I only was charge late fee by a shipper once and Hirschbach paid that by comcheck. KandB paid scale tickets. Hirschbach did not. Both companies paid for washouts. Hirschbach also paid for trailer washes. I can recommend both of those companies to anyone but me.

 

working for Hirschbach as a company driver and they wont pay for scale tickets? Or is this as a lease driver?

 

I was working as a Lease operator. Sorry for the confusion.