what is considered overtime in trucking

interstate trucking is exempted from paying over time.

And interstate trucking is defined by the freight crossing state lines, does not matter if the truck does not.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs19.htm
http://www.overtime-flsa.com/truck-drivers-and-overtime

 

Yep.. if they're an ICC carrier, they can do it... not only to drivers.. they can do it to shop personnel and others, as well.

 

Some additional feedback from the OP would be nice. State? Company or industry? operational area?

The drivers working in the oil/gas sector generally do/did pretty well with hourly/OT pay they were provided, as a general rule. But they are not crossing state lines (for the most part), and working in an industry where their skill set was in high demand, so the oil/gas industry had to pay over and beyond what the local market would otherwise pay.

But even if they don't pay OT after xx hours, not many other hourly jobs will allow you to consistently work 60+ hrs/wk for the same employer. 60@15 or 40@10??? hmmmm which to choose

 

To me 40 hrs a week in this field is partime.Here there isn't no local jobs that are 40 hrs a week its till job is done,60 to 70 hrs a week.Companies here take full advantage of the drivers hrs.Many don't pay hourly either its by the load and by the mile.

 

True, but you just hit on one of the biggest beefs of truck drivers. Truck drivers do it and/or are expected to do it (drive up to 65 hrs and no effective OT rate) in 8 days, but you would never dream of expecting a parts counter worker at the local auto parts store to work 55-60 hours in weekly pay period, and NOT get higher pay rate after 40 hrs.

 

I work for a Local Union Company In Chicago and my average week is normally between 75-85 hours... I don't paid by the hour... As with most local companies its 1. Profits 2 Safety

 

A lot of bad information here. Truck drivers are exempt from overtime laws. Even if paid hourly truck drivers do not have to be paid ot it in any state. A lot of companies do but it is company policy not law

 

In our industry, if you work overtime? you could go to jail if you know what I mean!!

 

Could be over 40 hrs, but normally a good hrly job means over 8 hrs a day. When I was hauling groceries, anything over 8 hrs a day was overtime (time and a half), most generally put in 15-16 hr days 3 times a week.

Good pay checks and lots of time around the house.

 

Taken from http://labor-employment-law.lawyers...ation-industry-exemptions-under-the-flsa.html

The key points are bolded. Many motor carrier operations go to great lengths to get drivers across state lines if possible, but also, many operations go to great lengths to insure drivers DO NOT cross state lines and lose their OT option and potentially lose a driver. But the fact remains, an employer can pay OT even if their are legal ways around it with the FLSA, if they choose to.