Wait times on average

blessed are they who support drop and hook.

in my vast and extensive experience, I've never had to wait longer than 3 hours to get unloaded or loaded (live) Had to wait a lot longer for paperwork,but that's a separate issue.

dancing through the company's rhumba to get a drop/hook can be time consuming too. Check in. Drive 5mph for 3 miles to drop yard. Return to security. Weigh tractor. Drive 5 mph for 4 miles to the loaded line. Hook. Check in with S&R. Get papers. Drive back to security. 75 minutes for a 15 minute operation.

And no - there were no other trucks in front of me.

 

7.5 min. if you haul a belly dump, 11 if you haul cattle, 10 to unload and 1 to close gates

 

Hopper bottoms have to be the worst for waiting . When I was running them I've seen drivers wait 6 or more hours . Tyson in Robards , KY is one of the worst for loading and Purina in Nashville the worst for unloading . If some products are loaded hot they will harden in the trailer and will take 4 or more hours to get out and the other trucks have to wait . Bad part is waiting there is not the fault of the receiver so you don't get detention pay . Purina will pay detention if there is a plant breakdown or there isn't room in the bin to unload the product . If you pull in and there are 5 trucks ahead of you , that's your problem .

 

Did you sign their paper that states you can not ask any of their employees their names? Mclane forbids their employees to give you their name.

 

I would say an avg. is 2.5 hrs. Even drop and hooks can take over an hour or two at someplaces. If the load is heavy you'll also have to get it scaled and maybe move the tandems. That can also get time intensive depending on how well the tandems slide, waiting in line, is the truck stop busy...

On the really bad waits such as grocery warehouses, its industry norm to lie. Even at companies that run "100% legal" (whatever) it is acceptable to put your load/unload time in front or after your ten hr break.
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Don't count on detention pay.

 

When did they start this ? Last time I was there it took them 4 hours to u/l me.

 

I would log anything 4 hrs or more in the sleeper to stop the clock.

 

It was the one in temple TX about two months ago. The security guy said all McLanes are doing it now. He could have been fibbing about that part. But I really didn't like signing the paper.

 

I am not sure which clock you are referring to but if you mean the 14 hour clock then you will need a minimum of 8 hours in the sleeper berth to stop or extend your 14 hour work window.

If you mean you want to save your hours in general (referring to the 70 hour in 8 day rule) then either logging off duty or sleeper berth will accomplish this.

The Split sleeper berth provision was restricted to an 8/2 split and the 8 in the sleeper berth is the ONLY way to extend that 14 hour rule now.

 

so an appointment does not mean anything ?