Layover Pay Dilemma

I'm assuming your dbl told you it's not available. That's.. not quite true. They can pay it out to you if they want to. Make them want to.

 

I'm serious. I've managed it out of loads where I didn't sit for 24 hours but could have just to make a point. Example of this weekend: get unloaded at 9am and at 2pm sent a pre that didn't load until 1pm the next day and it's 3 hours away. I tell them that it needs to pay layover and ask if they'd rather me sit till 9am the next day and then leave to get loaded or go there now and then sit.

 

Wow. If it were me, I'd tell them to shoot me a text if/when they come up with something and then I'd go about my day. Last thing I'm going to do is waste a day or two sitting at the computer "checking" to see "if" they managed to find a load for me to do.

I'd MUCH rather sit @ home "waiting" than at some podunk truck stop in BFE, though...

 

Wow 65 a day layover I get 250 a day layover thank god I lease my truck and work for a good company

 

Well.. were both company drivers at SNI. So......

Not bashing your $250 and not saying $65 is amazing, just sayin

 

I'd compare it to working any other job. When work is slow and you don't work as many shifts, you don't get paid because you aren't working.

I'd tell them they need to call when they have a load available. I work for a company where my hometime is almost always a load that has more time than it needs and I'm at the house over the weekend. Meaning I know when I'm leaving the house and where I'm going because I'm already on the load. On the rare situation that I'm at the house empty, however, my dispatcher will call me when he needs me to move again.

 

My pplan comes in on my phone as a text message. I don't need to consult the internet.
Maybe they should update things to free you up a bit?

And if you are coming off home time and waiting for a load, what 'business' is left to do?

Enjoy the time at home until you get a load.

Chill out, dude.
Because the load sent to the last driver on the list might be an accident in progress. You not getting it may save your butt.
Maybe God is simply watching out for you and yours.