Hourly over mileage. Maybe some day?

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  1. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    The same reason no other industry does. Truck drivers are not some special case, many industries have employees that travel for days at a time while performing their job duties.
     
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  3. ChaoSS

    ChaoSS Road Train Member

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    Those heavy equipment operators might end up sitting in the hotel room without getting paid for it though.
     
  4. TheyCallMeDave

    TheyCallMeDave Heavy Load Member

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    When it comes to local work, it's a no brainer that hourly pay is typically the best way to pay. However, regardless of what I personally believe, when it comes to regional and otr, there's just too much grey area when it comes to loading, unloading, detention times etc, where I can see companies making quite a strong case for NOT paying by the hour.
     
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    KANSAS TRANSIT Road Train Member

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    Yes, we have already had to make so "adjustments" as to what is on duty and what is off duty.
     
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  6. Mike_77

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    Years ago I drove for a quasi private carrier (grocery), my job description had me hauling brokered refrigerated head hauls to get the truck to the suppliers grocery and produce warehouses, and then back hauling the private load to my employers warehouses and stores. We were payed hourly from when we logged on duty ( log book doubled as time card). If something came up that took longer than normal we would just report it to mangament. After a driver became established and trusted this reporting requirement faded away. Once again this was 12 years ago, I was at the time making $45,000 FOR ALL HOURS WORKED with good benefits. My work week was around 55 hours , and I was home four nights a week. This company had almost no turnover and they still operate this way today. I feel the job described above would be comparable to a regional for-hire refrigerated truck load job.

    I believe the for-hire trucking companies have made the business decision that paying the minimum mileage rate to staff trucks (and dealing with turnover ) is more advantageous to their bottom line when compared to the pay structure I described above. It's my belief if there truly was a driver shortage you would see most truckload carriers changing their pay structure, but their not. The supposed driver shortage crisis is manufactured by the ATA and related organizations to gain political favors in DC and state capitals, nothing more.
     
  7. Zeviander

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    I made about $300 a day this past week, and while some might consider driving "work" I honestly don't, not unless it's Chicago/Toronto rush hour traffic. Now, if I worked regionally, I'd be driving less, spending half or three-quarters of the day throwing straps and tarps, sweating like a pig and getting paid hourly for $220-250 a day.

    I'll take more money for less work, thanks.
     
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  8. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I asked you not to share that interview.
     
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    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    All I know is teamsters are bad. Yep bad teamsters.
    The owners of the mega's are good though, always looking out for the driver.
     
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    When you pull into a companies parking lot note what type of vehicles the management drive. Then look at the employees cars.
     
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  11. Dave_in_AZ

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    You mean the new CTS vs the '89 Ranger?
     
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