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Butler Transport, Kansas City, KS

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by delta5, Jan 15, 2011.

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  1. Jan 15, 2011 #1
    delta5

    delta5 Road Train Member

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    Well, I just left this company after 3 months. I really dont have any complaints about them. They put me in a very nice truck, and treated me very well. The reason that I left is that they refuse to pay detention pay when I had to sit for more than two hours at a customer. Many times I sat for 10+ hours with nothing to show for it. The new E-logbook made it even worse. They started us at 23cpm plus per diem that became 32cpm. They had a 02cpm bonus if you ran 12,000 miles in a month. I dont see how we are supposed to make any money, especially if we sit so much. They just lost a driver with 16 yrs experience over this. I really hated to leave, but the money is not there. If they would come up with a real pay package, I would go back. 32cpm and no detention pay is just not enough to keep me there...
     
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  3. Jan 15, 2011 #2
    Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    So now you're going to sit at home with nothing to show for it. Dude, sitting is part of trucking, unfortunately. All those times I sat at a meat packing plant in BFE for 12 or 15 hours, usually 15 miles from any town, ah, the aroma ! Some of my fondest memories.
     
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  4. Jan 15, 2011 #3
    fancypants

    fancypants Medium Load Member

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    Ah the meat plants. 10-15 not to bad. 24-48 an ya always out in boonies. the flys. oh ya hauling meat gotta love it. need good mi on these loads.I get no det.either. that sucks but get layover after 24 . ill take it
     
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  5. Jan 15, 2011 #4
    Stop Whining

    Stop Whining Bobtail Member

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    who you going to work for now?
     
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  7. Jan 15, 2011 #5
    delta5

    delta5 Road Train Member

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    Not sure yet. Im starting to get phone calls from all over the place again. Seems freight has picked up a bit. I would prefer daycab work like what I used to do hauling auto parts. Right now, I would even consider driving into Canada and back again, like I used to do.
     
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  8. Jan 18, 2011 #6
    123456

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    32 cents a mile, 9 of it per diem ????

    Regardless of experience !!!!!

    Good Luck Driver ........you'll do better !!
     
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  9. Jan 18, 2011 #7
    Smokeeater

    Smokeeater Light Load Member

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    Well good luck delta5. Sounds like you will land on your feet somewhere then. I sure would like to know who dreamed up this per diem business !
     
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  10. Jan 18, 2011 #8
    delta5

    delta5 Road Train Member

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    If they would do 34cpm PLUS per diem, that would be a reasonable pay package :)
     
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  11. Jan 18, 2011 #9
    074344

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    Yes, sitting is part of trucking. Sitting for no pay for any amount of time is part of working for a bad company. Period! I don't know how they do it? Yet they do and it will continue. Sad.

    Drive safe
     
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  12. Jan 19, 2011 #10
    bigbuddah71

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    I worked there years ago when they had paper logs. The E-logs alone are enough to keep me far far away. The trucks were ok but nothing fancy and mine didnt even have an air seat on the pass side... not a big deal unless the wife rides as mine did.
     
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