FMCSA has no power to regulate shippers and receivers.
If you’re not getting detention pay it’s on you to go after it. There are plenty of ya who get it.
I don’t want there to be an industry standard for detention, I want to be able to get what I can get.
FMCSA taking comments about detention
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by mitmaks, Jun 13, 2019.
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You solve the problem by putting the pressure on the trucking companies. They will then put the pressure on the shippers and receivers or go out of business.KB3MMX Thanks this. -
I’d also be willing to bet that the big companies don’t tie up their trucks and trailers for free, they just expect their drivers to sit for free. -
IF the government really wanted a level playing field by the rules they could do it. However they don't... It's ruled by special interest $$$$$$$$$ Corruption. (ATA)
Not allowing people to give away time is the method to get change by inflicting financial harm from HOS abuse.
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only way this is fixed if FMCSA says detention is mandatory after 1 hour and min let’s say $100 per hour after the first hour.
You will see how quickly shippers and receivers get the load on and off of your rig Especially with lumpers.
I have seriously tripled my detention rate because of lumpers.
If a broker wants me to run a load that requires a lumper to load and unload, my rates are as follows.
1.25 hours free and $120 per hour parked after. Take it or leave it.
This is done because I have a 14 hour limit per day. That’s 11 hours of drive time and 3 hours to get loaded and unloaded. Not going to let the shipper or receiver have me at the dock for 6 hours not get me unloaded, while I lose money.
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Many people have figured out how to not give away their time so I don’t think the all mighty government should have to make rules for those that haven’t.
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PS. Attorneys LOVE to sue Truckers (and Trucking co's). Can you trust an Attorney?FlaSwampRat and mitmaks Thank this. -
For one it is the onluy industry with NO breaks, lunch or other wise, you may have a little free time when slow drilling on a deep hole, but tripping pipe, it is balls to the walls for the whole shift.
If they are drilling with a hundred or so miles, here is no prudemn usually, usually the crew does ride in the same rig to work, but most have to furnish a rig, that travel time is not generally paid.
When it is in a big drilling area, generally the drilling company puts its hands in a camp, and fiurnishes meals, again no prudemn on these jobs. '
Lastly the work is several times harder, and 100 times dirtier than trucking.
I would never again roughneck for the same money as driving a truck, and make more than any roughneck I know of. now.
Now it has been years since I roughnecked, some things have probably changed, but I am around the rigs and haul them too, the rigs them selves are pretty much the same, so I assume the work is pretty close to.FlaSwampRat Thanks this. -
What can they really do? Nothing.
More regulation isn’t the answer, it will make things worseFlaSwampRat and tscottme Thank this.
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