Company wants me to take a pay decrease

Lol that chocolate cone at the DQ is legendary. I used to kill that butterscotch cone

 

If anyone deserves a monday morning choco cone , its you.
I think your approach of staying calm and seeing what exactly is going to unfold , is the correct one.
Let everyone else have the monday freakout while you enjoy a well earned treat.

 

Ahhh, it’s the littlest things that can bring such gratification.

 

I keep my ears attuned to the beat of the market, and this is not the only place cutting wages. I have seen numerous threads on various forms of social media citing the same thing, pay cuts. Can't keep paying 70 cpm when the truck is barely making $1.10.

I can see the allure of driving somewhere offering big money when times are good. The only problem is that markets are ever-cycling, and when the inevitable drop occurs, those places will have to cut pay or go under. Meanwhile, contract carriers that have been paying a fair wage continue to pay the same fair wage as their rates see minimal change over time. So everyone then tries to jump into a contract carrier's truck, but the seats remain limited. For example, we currently have 8 empty trucks. 5 are down awaiting parts on backorder (drivers moved to other trucks from the part-time fleet). One is cleaned and ready for a new driver. That leaves TWO trucks for our 17 part-time drivers to share. Needless to say, they aren't getting a lot of work right now, and until more parts come in, that will likely trend downward further as I am authorized to put full-time hires into any PT fleet truck, further reducing their available options.

 

Not to mention most fleets do the minimum maintenance to barely keep warranty. Trucks are money pits after 3 years.

 

I will try to comply with your wishes. It was quite difficult finding a photo of an unmarked truck with the driver inside the truck.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

The absolute sheer driving force of our national economy - without truck drivers, our entire national economy would come to an absolute standstill - if not outright be dead.

Over the mountains, through the woods, into the valleys, coast to coast, from sea to shining sea - truck drivers can and do go anywhere and everywhere, every day, every night, all year round.

 

FedEx just announced they are closing 6 centers, UPS is laying people off, cheap freight is getting cheaper. Also, I noticed people are getting fired for ridiculous reasons. Haven’t seen so many bad news since I joined this forum.

It’s not looking good.

 

Is UPS laying off full timers or their temporary help? If so, where?

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

The absolute sheer driving force of our national economy - without truck drivers, our entire national economy would come to an absolute standstill - if not outright be dead.

Over the mountains, through the woods, into the valleys, coast to coast, from sea to shining sea - truck drivers can and do go anywhere and everywhere, every day, every night, all year round.

 

I'm telling y'all...again...these brokers are the cause and best be dealt with.

Example: today I picked up a load paying us $1000. It was pulling teeth to get that up from $800. Mattresses, full load, less than 9K lbs, going 555 miles. While signing paper, I saw the actual charge. $1800 for the truck. Asked the lady if I was reading the paper right. I was. That's what they're paying. F that! Ruined my day. Freight and rates are fine. The parasites are killing it