Why do drivers have to accept freebies

iRookie · Dec 4, 2017

ad356 said: ↑

I drive milk truck for a local company. I get paid a flat rate, 150 bucks for one route 200 bucks for the other route. The routes rotate every other day, I work 6 days a week it works out to be $1,000 per week, home daily. Overall I live the job with one issue.... Freebies, and I know this is not just my company but nearly all dairy hauling. I sat outside at a milk plant just to get in the bay, when i pulled in there was 5 trucks ahead of me. When I finally got in the bay it was another almost 2 hours to unload AND get washed. I arrived at 230 pm and left a 630pm, so I had 4 hours invested of unpaid time. Yesterday a farmer kept me waiting over an hour while he finished milking. I would not be surprised if I had 7 or 8 hours without compensation, no overtime either.

Why do drivers have to put up with unpaid work. I need to stay at this company for at least 1+ years to gain more exp.

Other then that the truck is nice, 2010 kw t660, 18 speed day cab; the work is decent, and the boss is also a driver; so I respect that.

It's far from bad, but I just don't like unpaid time. Why does this industry force free work upon us.

I think the s10 called driver shortage is the industries own doing. Driving is not a good job.
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TripleSix · Dec 5, 2017

Kyle G. said: ↑

That’s funny, my company actually gave me a paid paternity leave when my daughter was born this year. The HR gal said I was the first driver to ever use it.
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These guys are trying to figure out how they can get pregnant.

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