How common is hourly pay?

Can not comment of what we do not know, You can compare one driver to another, and one experience to another. Because you had a bad trainer does not mean that all otr trainers are bad. Also don't pat yourself on the back so hard you'll injure your elbow, a fully loaded milk truck would still max out at 80K, not 100K.

 

I scale at 99k plus if I go to the plant. Truck is on overweight permits. The load I have right now is 65k, that is milk weight only....add tractor and trailer. I'm not making that up

 

The only time I ever touch a scale is if I make a plant delivery, but I know my approximate weight

 

Your fill of the stuff that comes out the other openings of the cow, and its not milk. If your boss is teaching you to run with loads that far over then hes an idiot. how many axles under your truck and trailer. cant do it on 5 axles.

 

the setup is the same typical arrangement that all of the milk hauling companies run. 48-50' stainless steel trailer, 2 axles on the trailer. there are a more then a dozen companies running exactly the same arrangement. the overweight permit is in the glove box of the truck, i believe its for 105K max gross weight. overweight permits are issued by the state of which the truck is to be operated, if you cross state lines over 80K, you have better have an overweight permit for that state.

there are also milk trucks with tag axles and they can carry almost 74K lbs, those require a different permit yet.

if you don't believe me, the next time i visit a plant i will take a photo of the weight. what my boss is doing is NOT illegal. i have been working in the dairy industry in some capacity for a long time now, i was formerly a milk receiver and i would scale trucks over 100K all day long. 80K is a small load for a milk truck.

 

If its over 34000 on the trailer tandems it will not be covered by a permit, that is max legal on two axles.

 

You'd be right about the 34 grand on a group...if he was in California.
He's in New York state. They can run any weight they can get a special over-weight permit for.
I wish we could do that here.

Every once in awhile ad356 is right. I know, it always surprises me too.

 

common my record is not bad i might be opinionated lol. no accidents, tickets, violations, trashed equipment, rejected loads, ect. i try my best to at least be a professional at my job, i try to avoid costly and stupid mistakes.