OT after 50 Hrs. Why Don't Old Dominion Drivers Complain?

Be careful what you wish for.....

We were paying OT after 50 with a 50 hour guarantee.

We grew a little bit and they started to ask for a 'better' deal in addition to their small raise.

The owners relented and changed it to OT after 45 and dropped the guarantee to $45.00 too.

NJ tried, years ago, to address this.

As long as the wage paid was more than 1.5 times the state minimum wage truckers were still exempt...

That was in the 80's; long before the push tor $15.00 per hour, but it does not make much difference; 1.5 x $15.00 = $22.50 and we are paying more than that so we stay exempt.

 

i wonder how pissed off the customers are

 

I’m a LTL driver. The Dominion guys I know seem pretty happy. They are pretty tight lipped about their pay though. They seem to retain them better than most. Perhaps I’ll apply and do some recon.

 

I will put it this way... I'm almost 40, working full-time since high school, and have been driving for 12 years professionally. OD has treated me better than anywhere I have ever worked. No BS, they are honest up front and give it to you straight. They will have to kick me out the door for me to leave before I retire. The culture is 2nd to none and we take a lot of pride in that. We are a family at OD.

 

I'll second that.

 

I say we organize a shut down.

 

If you're getting paid a fair wage for what you do, then maybe you don't worry about the details so much. OD drivers seem to be pretty happy. That tells me something.

 

I know UPS is held up as the evergreen example of a terrible place to work that pays well, but...man. I wish I hadn't listened to the rumors for all those years. I'd love to have five more years of seniority. Lol

 

I think i will stay at my carrier that pays OT after 8 hours. Worked 3 day this week with 2 days paid for holiday and will still have 7.5 hours of OT.