Chain Pay?

A billion dollars a mile.

 

Maybe you just need to find another line of work?
As the old saying goes, Trucking ain’t for sissies.
So get out there and put those chains on and get on the road.

 

We are wrong??
Let’s say we are, you have to throw chains let’s say,, 20 times in a season (I’m being generous) and the rest of the time you’re running your average miles. You are making up for all that “lost time” chaining ten fold. In other words, it all comes out in the wash.
As I said, it’s part of the job.

 

You guys that don't chain up are my favorites. If there were more of you the roads wouldn't be so crowded when it snows. Take all the time off you want, we'll chain up and keep on making money.

 

When I was a driver we got paid well, had weekends off at home, got to run nice equipment and were married to our trailers, had a real nice environment around the shop and office, and was allowed to take up to 6 weeks off per year before we were asked to pay the insurance on the truck sitting and not working. That entire package made me feel fairly compensated and never once did I question if I should be getting paid to chain.

Now that I live in NE and have my own truck I can play the other side of the coin if I wanted to. Trucks not willing to run the NW in the winter means those of us that will can usually ask for more money and get it. But I’ve also been parked since the end of October and haven’t been out playing in the snow this year.

Back to your original question, what do you feel is a fair rate for chain pay? What would you be happy with and feel like you’re fairly compensated for your time? That amount will be different for everyone and no matter what the amount is people won’t be happy. If I were at my old job and “in practice” and fast I would be happy with $15. That’s over $1 per minute for me to be outside and could be an extra $30-45 on top of my tarp pay and mileage pay every day at my old job. Would you be happy with $15?

 

Trucking seems to be the only industry I'm aware of that people are ok with working, waiting, and driving for free.

I had to call one of those big industrial vacuum trucks to jet out a sewer line at a shop my friend and I own. Its $200 just for those guys to SHOW UP. Then it's paid by the job based on how long it takes to jet the line. It came out to $500 total and that's cheap compared to some quotes I got.

I'm in the wrong trucking job, sewers are where the moneys at haha.

 

And buy the looks of some of these responsible the $H1t will never stop flowing.

 

Its all worked into the overall rate.. But im not going to tell a broker to pay me more because ill have to chain or pay tolls or anything else... They dont need to know any of that info nor do they care. Its just a higher overall rate and u can itemize the rate in your own paperwork however you want.

 

Son.....no fear can kill you. Knowing the fundamentals of the job and some good old horse sense keeps you alive. Some of the basics. Dragging your trailer in the bar ditch,chaining the steer axle, drag chains, double chaining an axle, crowding the hillside, no seat belt and don't lock the door. You might have to bail.

 

If you are running duals. You just throw on a couple of singles on the outside tires.

Try it with wide singles. You have throw 2 rail doubles on every drive tire to be "legal" most everywhere. Or be a practical rebel and just do one axle.