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Fired on day 2 of a new job?!?!?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by nightgunner, Jan 27, 2018.

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  1. Jan 28, 2018 #111
    Scvready

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    Fortunately you mean? I like that owners are FREE to hire and fire. Why should they have to be stuck with someone they don't want?
     
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  3. Jan 28, 2018 #112
    nightgunner

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    Ask most European employers about the laws there and you will quickly see why unemployment is so high. The "protection" provided by the laws do little more than protect the laziest of the population. Want job security? Make yourself so valuable that the company could not afford to go on without you.
     
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  4. Jan 28, 2018 #113
    Knightcrawler

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    Umm, 12% of zero is ... someone help me with the math here, please? Even 12% of .61 is .07 a mile. At 60 mph that is $4.20 an hour.

    The driver has no control over how many miles you force him to drive empty and you expect him to drive for $4.20 an hour? If you are going to be an employer, then be an employer. Dont be a cheap ### O-O that is worse than being one of these horse #### mega carriers. I was on your side until you posted that. Jesus Christ!

    Yes, I understand that an O-O gets nothing to dead head. Except that an O-O makes the CHOICE to dead head. As an EMPLOYER, you give the DRIVER no choice.

    You need to re-think your position...
     
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  5. Jan 28, 2018 #114
    nightgunner

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    So a driver making $1600+ a week on as little as 2,400 total driven miles "cheap". Then by all means, pay more.
     
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  7. Jan 28, 2018 #115
    nightgunner

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    Probably need to learn how to run a calculator before running your mouth.
     
    nightgunner, Jan 28, 2018
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  8. Jan 28, 2018 #116
    DUNE-T

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    I am planning to hire a driver in a month after finishing truck's overhaul. Will be paying $1500 for 5 days, hope to get a good guy with that money,
    because sometimes truck runs only 1500 miles per week and mileage pay does not have sense and I don't wanna do percentage, worker should not know how much company makes. Also, it seems like drivers who work for percentage, eventually buy own trucks.
    I think with ELD's more and more people will get away from mileage pay
     
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  9. Jan 28, 2018 #117
    nightgunner

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    I specialize in short haul with an average length under 400 miles. I just booked a load for my van paying the driver $212 for 249 miles. Obviously worse than the mega carriers.
     
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  10. Jan 28, 2018 #118
    nightgunner

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    Deadhead on it is 14 miles from his current location... I am Soo mean to my guys...I am forcing him to drive for 20 minutes with no pay!!!!
     
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  11. Jan 28, 2018 #119
    DUNE-T

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    Well, if that's all he makes per day, that's not much for living in the metal box 24/7...
     
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  12. Jan 28, 2018 #120
    nightgunner

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    I typically like to run 2 of those per day. If I do my part right, he should gross no less than $1,600/wk. I can't control Uncle Sam and the state of New York taxes..
     
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