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chain pay?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jon69, Nov 25, 2018.

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  1. Nov 30, 2018 #101
    REO6205

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    No, not if you trust your drivers. And if you can't trust a driver why have him in the first place?
     
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  3. Nov 30, 2018 #102
    Long FLD

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    If they’re not paying them enough that they need to pay chain pay then I could see it being abused to bump up their pay.
     
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  4. Nov 30, 2018 #103
    REO6205

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    Maybe the company that pays the chain money sees it as kind of a bonus, an attaboy. Maybe it's just a way of rewarding a driver who puts out a little special effort over and above what the job calls for.
    You guys chain in HI ?
     
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  5. Nov 30, 2018 #104
    Dave_in_AZ

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    You're kidding right? I watched guys MILK it for all it was worth at the teamster shop I ran out of.

    Guys would get off, then get back on the highway for 20 miles on 20 different ramps.

    You are kidding right?
     
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  7. Nov 30, 2018 #105
    striker

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    Since I know I'll be chaining at least 5 times in the next 4 days, I asked my boss for chain pay. She said sure, she'll deduct it from my annual bonus. I explained she had it backwards, she said no, she had it correct, she'll give me chain pay on my next paycheck, and then deduct it from my annual bonus.
     
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  8. Nov 30, 2018 #106
    Dave_in_AZ

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    We figured the biggest slug collected approximately $5K a year in purposely wasted time.

    That's grand theft most places I know.

    Trust.

    ZOMG LOL LOL LOL
     
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  9. Nov 30, 2018 #107
    REO6205

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    Nope, not kidding at all. If drivers are milking it...and Teamster drivers have a bad reputation in that regard...it'll show up pretty fast. Especially with ELDs.
    We're not union and we're a small company. It's easy to keep track.
    Like I said, our guys get paid by the hour so they automatically get paid to chain too.
    We used to pay percentage with a little extra to chain and to tarp. I don't see any difference in the trip times between now and then.
     
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  10. Nov 30, 2018 #108
    Dave_in_AZ

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    Guys are all hourly. ELD doesn’t have anything to do with it. They've invented ways to milk that I'd never even imagine.

    Trust?

    Ask the bank to trust you with a loan.

    You won't mind if I stop by and try out one of your trucks will you? You can trust me.
     
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  11. Nov 30, 2018 #109
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    I hung some iron ( once ) in 96 on Vail , just to get out of bed situation.
     
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  12. Nov 30, 2018 #110
    REO6205

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    Try out one our trucks? You'd have to wait for somebody to die or retire. One of our competitors is looking for a couple of drivers. Actually he's almost always looking for a couple of drivers. He has a road building job in the woods and I heard the trucks are chaining three times a day. He pays percentage. No chain pay.
     
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