Hey guys,
Some thoughts here.... I've noticed freight rates going up and up and up, pay too. Now, some companies are starting to hair follicle test that previously wouldn't've. US Express Variant subsidiary is a good example. And that's fine, but let's face it:
a company that hair follicle tests wants a "premium" driver
anybody can down a few detox drinks to pass a pee test, but AT LEAST 10% of drivers by estimates can't make it thru a hair follicle. It looks back 90 days, so companies that hair follicle test are asking for a REALLY clean driver, one who is verifiably cleaner than most other drivers.
So they should pay workers more for the guarantee. and in general, I've noticed a lot of the hair follicle testing companies *do* seem to pay a few cpm more.
what do you guys think? is my thinking all messed up or am I onto something here? Kinda like a lotta minimum wage food service jobs don't even bother testing for weed, because they know they get what they pay for?
hair follicle companies pay more?
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Northeasterner, Jun 5, 2021.
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My take: I think it's an actuary thing. Actuaries (the number crunchers whose work is used for setting insurance prices among other thibgs) seem to have found a correlation between those passing hair tests and lower incidence of costly collisions or other mishaps. I don't have the hard data to back this claim, it is speculation on my part. But many have said that the insurance companies offer lower insurance rates if drivers are hair follicle drug tested, and that makes sense. Many of the biggest companies are likely self insured, but if there were no discernable difference in outcomes, why would they cost their business 10% of potential employees during a period of acute driver shortages? And following that, if a company spends less on liability, it stands to reason some of that savings would make it's way into the drivers paychecks.
Just a theory.nredfor88 and Northeasterner Thank this. -
If cost savings were really passed on to the drivers, then my suggestion to my terminal manager years ago was valid; get me an old CF cab over, pay me 10 cents a mile more than the other shmucks in this yard, then I’ll stop complaining about these new crap boxes we drive!
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Schneider does hair follicle testing and they don't pay that much. It's somewhat demeaning.
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Knight, dry or reefer does a hair test. Here are my checks from last year, I drove for them briefly.
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I don’t care what they pay, I’m not dealing with bean counter BS
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Remaining drug free is a requirement to operate a CMV. You don't get paid extra for following the rules.born&raisedintheusa and Team818 Thank this. -
I guess I still do not get it. Being drug free is a requirement to get and to keep a CMV. Seeing people wrapped up in what sort of drug testing xyz company is going to do is just ridiculous to me. Dont do them.....pretty simple really
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Just think if they gave drivers a second hair test after 3 months or so................ There would be alot of drivers cleaning out their Trucks.
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