Advantages/Disadvantages of a salary position?

Well, I once worked for a trucking company on salary, and I'm pretty sure it was a worse deal than working hourly. I'm always punctual, but unfortunately few of my co-workers were. I was working as a road-service agent for a company, so we had to cover the phones 24/7. Any time somebody was late, I was the one who stayed late to cover the phones. In your case, a similarity would be those days when you have heavy snow to deal with; you'll be giving them extra work for free. No, I'm sure somebody in the front office figured out putting you on salary will only benefit them. I'd reject the idea if I were you.

 

Well, I say go for it. Salary won't work for a P&D, or long haul, but a tanker could be a sweet deal. Generally, with a tanker, you go to the same places, get a routine, and salary or by the hour, is the only way I'd ever drive a truck again. With a tanker, there is no looking for loads, place closed( tankers can deliver 24 hours mostly) and above all, NO DOCKS OR PALLETS!!!! Ask Chinatown, he'll agree, salary on a tanker might be okay.

 

I’m local chemical tanker around Portland, and I’d go salary if given the option, but I’d only do it if it’s the same check week in and week out. No less for time off. Our office staff make the same salary whether they are in the office or not.

 

The part I don’t like is the “contingent” part.

They are telling you they will pay you salary, PROVIDED that you get as close to 70 hours as possible. I get a salary as long as I get the maximum amount of hours by law. What happens if I miss?Gee, what happens if you only get 51.25 hours? Shaft? Sorry for your luck, driver?

 

Make sure you talk to current working drivers at the company doing the work you are considering. The management may have one example in mind that is NOT how the drivers see it. You want to know what you are walking into, not just read the web site. Have the company give your contact details to a driver doing the job and talk to him, driver-to-driver. Ask questions, including very detailed questions about pay, and schedule. You need to know what rules are used to determine if you kept your end of the bargain for getting the salary and not just "if you do a good job you get salary, if you don't you get paid hourly/CPM". You need details. The drivers at the company are already living under those rules and know them better than anyone on this forum.

 

I had a weekly guarantee when I worked HazMat tanker. It was a good deal as there was a lot of waiting for the shipper and some waiting at receivers. As long as I didn't refuse any load, I got my weekly guaranteed pay. It was my highest paying job. I left once they started assigning me to go to cities with active George Floyd/BLM riots, I refused, they took away my weekly guarantee and I resigned.

Ask current working drivers if you want real answers. The Terminal Mgr, dispatcher, recruiters only know what they have been told or want to tell you.

 

salary isn't contingent on anything.

 

^ this. Salery is how much your paid period. Any funny talk of "you get X if you do Y" with vauge nonsense about required hours on a salary is usually double talk to force you into doing a job for sub par pay. Those types of gigs are near ALWAYS set up in a way they have big numbers if you get the hours. But way below average like say $0.30 a mile or 2% of the load or something like that if you dont.....then they intentionally dont give you the hours.

 

Do what the above said. Salary is way different than hourly and once again , have it in writing