Beware of fleetcar auto transport

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  1. Cat525

    Cat525 Bobtail Member

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    Forced dispatch, forced Dispatch, forced dispatch.
    They will show what they need move regardless of the load pays..and if you choose not to accept the load they will put a hold on you anywhere from 48 to 72 hrs. Suspend you ...
    They will also force to arrive at terminals of their choice.
     
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  3. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I've always found it curious that a company driver should have this complaint.
     
  4. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    It doesn't sound like he's a company driver since he's worried about what the load pays.
     
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  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    A company driver wouldn't have a similar concern?
     
  6. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    No. I don't care what the load pays. I get paid a fixed amount per mile regardless of what the load pays.

    I don't care if the company owes the customer to haul the load. I still get paid my cpm.
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    But your cpm is still based on a fixed number, right?

    If so, are you shown that number up front?
     
  8. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    We might be talking two different things. I think of load pay as the pay a company gets to haul the load. *Most* company drivers get paid cpm. We don't care what the load rate is.

    IOW, the company may have agreed to haul the load for x amount per mile. That hasn't nothing to do with what I get paid per mile.

    I know there are company drivers that work on percentage so, obviously, they'd care what the load paid.

    I just figured the op might be an owner op based on how he worded his complaint: "the load pay".
     
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Well, a roofing manufacturer I hauled out of years ago used to note distance in miles to a consignee on their BOLs. Stands to reason they're not the only ones to do that.

    For example, a company driver getting paid at a rate of .50 cpm picks up a load going somewhere 300 miles away according to said BOL. Theoretically, the load pays $150 regardless of how he actually runs to get there. That's why I think the notion of getting paid by the mile is a bit of a misnomer, UNLESS you're paid on the hub.

    So, assuming for the monent OP is in fact a company driver, a company driver really has no right to refuse anything, barring safety concerns that is.
     
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  10. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    I've never seen it printed on the BOL, but it tells me in my dispatch what the paid miles are, both loaded and empty so I know what I'm getting paid before I pick up the load.

    I concur as far as being picky about a load. Obviously, some loads are better than others, but ultimately I'm just out to keep the wheels turning.
     
  11. crb

    crb Road Train Member

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    He/she/it is either a fleet driver or O/O working for fleet car. Most likely getting percentage if fleet driver.
     
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