Hourly Driver Law

I don't think there's a law about getting paid mileage or hourly, if that what you're taking about. But there is requirements to keep up with a log book if traveling out of a 150 miles radius, which I don't know much about

 

Why couldn't they be paid hourly.

Ups driver done of which do 500+, 600 miles a day are hourly.

 

The only hourly rule for a truck driver is that they are exempt from overtime pay, so your company can pay them straight time if they like. Now, if your company is based in California, then CA has very specific hourly wage laws that apply to all workers, including truckers. I only bring this up since you said "shuttle drivers, AZ, CA" I do not know much about CA wage law, maybe a California based driver can chime in here.

 

If your truck is over 26,001lbs you are NOT eligible for California overtime.

If that wasn't the exact question you were intending to ask, the website I got my answer from is here:

http://www.gotovertime.com/california_truck_driver_overtime.html

 

Truckers aren't exempt from OT. There's only one company i've found in utah so far that don't pay OT. And their cliam is because they have a long haul operation. To which i really don't think they do anymore. But they DOOO pay the best hourly rate.

Now if one hauls agriculture. THEY are exempt from OT. And i bet their turnover is high also. The hours are long and the wage is weak. And it's seasonal. ( hauling sod ) is one example.

Every company i've worked for on an hourly basis all paid OT.

And as for the cali labor laws. The op stated AZ to Cali and back. Doesn't sound like the paycheck comes from cali but from az instead.

 

Truck drivers are to exempt from overtime. If a company pays it, it is to retain drivers or attract new ones.

 

Guess it depends on the state. Cuz OT is most defenitly paid in utah.

 

Yeah but some companies don't pay OT till after 55, 60 hours.

 

That would be a violation of labor laws. Wouldn't it.

Last i read up on it. Supposed to be after 40 hours. And with the new laws just passed. More workers are supposed to be eligible for OT. i think the article said something about 2 million people more.