Drivers wages and the FLSA......

The bottom line is this:
You don't get paid overtime, detention or anything else you think you should be paid for because you chose to work a job that doesn't compensate that. If you think you should be paid detention and your company doesn't pay it, stop working there. Tomorrow.

 

What he said.

 

Don't get lost in the particular pay scheme being applied. The bottom line is you cannot just keep piling on tasks for the driver to do which is considered paid in the same linehaul rate, however method is used to pay it. The fact is drivers who stay out all week for 50 weeks need to be paid much more than $40K/yr on average. The only people who will do that are temporarily desperate ; before the year is over, they'll quit on OTR trucking in it's current sad picture. Turnover rates averaging 100% shows this is the case. I know it; you know it. Let's stop playing symantics with pay methods, and find real solutions for work/life balance for truckers.

Just for fun, I'd like to pull management off salary pay and eliminate bonuses. Let's impliment a pay scheme like drivers get. We could have them come to work Monday morning and let them clean their office(pretrip), sit them at the desk(truck seat), pay them by the phone call and by the number of words typed(pay per mile). After 10 hours of this, we'll give them a nice cot and sleeping bag to rest. They can continue this cycle for 4 weeks; then they'll get 4 days off at home. Bonus? I'll give them $50 ink saving bonus for typing fewer words and saving ink. Another $500 at the year end for safety bonus if they don't get any paper cuts or slip and fall down.

Are you beginning to see who is being used in the trucking industry? See how out of wack and rediculous it has evolved? Methods applied to truckers are unthinkable for anybody else in the trucking industry.

 

There are companies that do pay all the above just a shame that all companies don't some even pay vacation pay that I have worked for. Problem is because it's not required for companies to do so. But once in a company usually it's too late, most like me used to work the docks or at one point talked to a truck driver and found out how much one makes and compared it to what they currently make then decide to goto school to get cdl for bigger check. Once one has a cdl it's really hard to go back to what one was doing before because one pay difference and some companies see it as being over qualified. So one is almost stuck unless he/she throws license away. And the other thing about trucking that one can do is jobs are a dime a dozen out here I can quit today and start somewhere else tomorrow.

again I can name quite a few that pay dock, detention, sleeper berth, layover etc...etc... But at the same time I can also name quite a few that don't just my 2 cents

 

You have to change your mindset. It's not that the government doesn't require companies to offer these things.It's that DRIVERS don't require them to offer these t.

 

One thing is certain regarding your above scenario (and it's probably a good thing!):

NOBODY WOULD WANT TO BE A DISPATCHER!!!

 

Why would you limit this to the dispatchers?

I would suggest it for the ENTIRE office.

 

I was thinking that the other day, I'd rather get paid piecemeal. When I look at what I can get done compared to others in my department I would make significantly more of the department budget, imho.

 

I spent many years in an office. I can certainly see this.

I became more anti to the company of trucking business after seeing several examples of the difference in treatment to the driver versus office staff.

Office staff got 2 or 3 weeks vacation after a year full pay. Truck driver got 1 week unpaid or minimum of 350.00.
Office staff got paid holidays. Truck driver nothing.
Office staff got paid health insurance and better coverage. Truck driver paid full price for minimum policy.

These are just quick examples.

 

Seems to be a lot of clowns floating in on our sties tryin to front like theyre Commercial Drivers. You know, brokers and management types. You can always tell the jerks, look into what they say and how fair it is. (simple/basic) No one in their right mind that has worked an honest days work will ever believe slave conditions/wages are expectable. Only hustlers, leeches and owners that dont have morals or respect for the working man.. If everyone stays home 3-5 days, that would put an end to all of that selfish crap..