Chain Pay?

It is.

 

Always, drivers with these conspiracy theories.

"If drivers were paid by the hour, we'd have gridlock from coast to coast! Everyone would drive 40 miles per hour!"

To the original poster, you should contact your company. All you're going to get told here is that you are entitled, and to go get a job as a fancy Manhattan lawyer if you want to get paid for all your time!

 

Our company pays us for chaining up. PNW snow is acting up more than usual, so if I have to chain several mountain passes in one leg of a trip, I have to let my boss know so he can add them.

Example: We chained up on Snoqualmie, Lookout Pass, and Homestead (Butte) one time on a Seattle to Des Moines run. I put one in the arrival and my boss adds two more.

Even with what they pay for chaining I'm losing money anytime I have to work in the snow due to reduced speed.

 

I know, hits a nerve, but here we are, and it's not such an outlandish question, in the 35 years I drove, I never "hung iron" either. For seasoned drivers, sure 15-20 minutes, but if you never did that, it could waste hours, in the crappiest of weather, only to have them fly off in 100 yards. I never heard of a "chain gang", in that regard, but I suppose sending someone out that never chained up, cost the company plenty, and wouldn't surprise me one bit. Far as the poster, if need be, look to see how others are doing it, but in your situation, where you may not have this kind of weather, probably best to just wait it out. It's a lot easier telling the boss it was too rough to go, than to call saying you need a wrecker.
Oh, forgot, in central Co. there is always a job opening for mail routes, usually straight trucks, some with AWD, but most require chaining knowledge, and they (CDOT) has no sense of humor. I doubt they would hire you if you didn't have chain smarts, and they don't pay a dime extra PLUS, if you DO get caught,the driver coughs up the fine, and can be thousands of dollars if you block the road.

 

How fast do you drive with the chains on ?

 

WOW..JUST ...WOW......I suppose you want paid to fuel up too ??

 

I get paid to chain. When I get back in cab the bride always has a cup of hot chocolate for me