The following comments are based on actual experience. Not hearsay.
Averitt claims they pay for detention, unloading and lay-overs. However, it is very, very difficult to get them to actually pay for the hours you spend waiting, or for unloading. They just keep coming up with excuses for not paying.
The absolute worst thing about Averitt, is their "system" for paying mileage. Drivers are told (actually you're not told until you question) that Averitt pays as per the Household Movers Guide. This means that drivers don't get paid for up to 25% of the miles actually driven. When you first start with Averitt the percentage is lower (10% to 15%), but after 90 days when benefits kick in, their "system" appears to adjust up to 15% to 25%
So if they're paying you .33/mile, you're actually getting .27/mile.
Ya gotta love corporate America. It's all about them screwing the workers they claim to care so much about. Averitt isn't the only company that pays as per Household Movers, so be carefull.
China
Averitt Express - Their Claims vs Reality
Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by China, Feb 5, 2008.
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What does this mean?
"alot of them still pay HHG for their expences" -
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Being a former Averitt employee myself I can agree with what China is saying here. That's why I left Averitt--good equipment and benefits, but the mileage sucked. I've been with a small local company, but they have poor benefits...now I'm thinking about going to Crete who says they pay practical miles..anyone here know some examples of carriers still paying HHG miles--so others can avoid getting screwed out of miles?
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Just be sure to read the fine print, before you sign on, I turned down Averitt and another one (name I cant recall) because I check the difference in HHG and Practical when I saw this.....
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Why is Household Movers Guide miles so much less? How do they measure?
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Zip code to Zip code, I believe. So if you travel, lets say 30 miles into the zip code to make your drop; you technically don't get paid for that 30 mile drive!
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Check this out..I hope I get the sight right.. But its been around since 1936..http://www.roadstaronline.com/2002/02/010a0202.asp...Here tells the story on HHG and why drivers are so pissed about it still being around...Make sure you view all pages of it..top right theres a little arrow pointed to the right..Theres 2 pages to view..
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