How would you handle no detention pay for something out of your control

I would start looking into a hourly paid job.

 

several ways of looking at this from thier point of view.

1) they did not like you to be griping about the waiting times

2) they had someone else fresh with hours to run, that could handle it.

3) they went on an "assumption" that load may take longer, OR someone from your company called, and was told the trailer will still not be ready at the new time.

as far as detention time, what does it say in your handbook?

"some companies", you "GIVE" them 1 to 2 hours, BEFORE detention starts paying

some companies are hard core on lateness, no matter the reason, and deny the extra pay due to that.

do your time there, then move onto another company?

 

Hate to be blunt...
You turned the key 1 hour before your pickup time when you didn't have a trailer.
You didn't allow enough time to actually get on the road and be on time for pickup and missed the appointment.

Had you been on time, you would very likely gotten paid for sitting all day.

 

What did dispatch say when you called them from the OC, to let them know that you were delayed in leaving the yard?

 

So they released you at 9pm Sunday night?
Otherwise you could have started earlier, you simply chose not to.

 

So everyone's answer seems to be spend your time unpaid waiting in line even earlier....I go back to get an hourly job my man lol.

 

With the lack on info provided regarding when he was notified about load and when he notified dispatch he was delayed... all we can assume is there was no communication.