PAY QUESTION

If you’re an over the road truck driver and you’re sitting, you should be getting paid. If you sit 12 hours here or 12 hours there or 24 hours in between loads, each week, that adds up to half the week that you could be driving in earning money. Different companies have different policies. Most will pay a flat daily layover rate if it’s 24 hours or more. This is different then detention pay when you’re stuck at a shipper or receiver. Most dispatchers get kickbacks and bonuses to keep those costs down. You need to keep this in mind when dealing with your dispatcher. They will try to weasel out of paying you. DONT LET THEM!!!!

 

Unfortunate par for the course with "layover" pay.
As others stated it depends on the company, general rule of thumb is layover is paid after 24 hours. Some companies value drivers time though and pay layover of less than 24 hours. Can be $75 to $150 usually.
As others stated wage & hour is different obviously for OTR drivers paid cpm.
However, I've gone to Federal Labor Board when company didn't pay me thousands in back pay. The cafone named Joe Scordo from NJ(grease ball in Italian) even walked me through opening B of A account, when I'd said the ship doesn't leave until the captain gets paid up to date.
Then scammer Joe said would deposit all pay owed next day, but nada after I'd left on another run L.A. to NJ with new highend furniture.
Federal labor board said he claimed bankruptcy, so I was A-out.
However, a couple of years ago I worked briefly for a small company intrastate CA only, and when wouldn't cough up final pay, I submitted claim to state labor board. It took like two months, and I was driving somewhere else, made it back for appt. with a company that valued my requests for hometime/appts etc, even worked with me on routing to better weather areas in winter.
So I received my last check of around $800, which labor board said they have 24 hours to pay, but better if could write check on the spot to close the claim.
So ya win some...
One thing I learned back in '03 from guy who claimed bankruptcy, if a company started getting behind, funky with usual excuses not paid yet by brokers, I'd just move on right away before got too far behind.
That good small company t worked for 2 years were honest and fair Persian guys, even when due to exorbinate maintenance costs with DPF, and they finally went out of business, they paid me in full. I was getting paid weekly like clockwork via direct deposit, and he even agreed to run me tristate area after about a year when I had circulation issue in leg. I then went to AZ, CA sometimes Vegas, and was home every weekend, so could rest, and have a life outside of the truck, visit lady friends regularly, go to evening church services, and gym.
But like recent modern song states, "sometimes you're right, sometimes you're wrong, ya just gotta keep movin' on." Or my fave I heard on the radio while chugging down the road returning last trip out, "I'll just keep on rollin' on with the grace of The Lord above." Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin.

 

There is no "law" that says you must be paid for "layover".

There is no "law" that says all employees must be treated equally, get the same pay, the same benefits, the same hours, the same miles, the same routes. None of that.

If there is no implied or written employment contract, you have no right to "layover pay". You have no right to what other drivers have.

You do have the right to pick up your ball and go home. And reading your posts, I think that is probably the direction you need to be thinking. By your choice or theirs, it appears your time there is limited.

 

Sounds like it is time to move on to another company... There are plenty of carriers who will treat you with respect

 

You need to research labor laws brother. If a company has layover or detention pay policy, THEY DO HAVE TO APPLY IT EQUALLY. Or they are opening up Pandora’s box to suits. You have no idea! Labor laws are intense, they can bring a company to its knees if violated. Most employees just lack the understanding to take action when they’re wronged.

 

I believe I mentioned "implied or written contract", which covers such a case.

Carry on.

 

I get paid $100 layover pay if they don't get me home for the weekend/34 hour restart. I also have a guaranteed minimum pay every week. So my dispatcher never seems to run out of loads. I would like to sit for 12 hours waiting for a load, kinda. I'm getting paid if I sit or drive. I don't have to worry about loads. My truck broke down couple weeks ago. I was thinking I'm finally going to get paid $1,000 to sit in motel. They like no you won't. They had the tow truck bring me another truck