How many miles per year OTR to be considered “full time”

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  1. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

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    Thanks everyone for some insightful responses.

    the one major advantage I feel I have from my own perspective? Is I don’t adhere to their schedule. I realize I’m driving as many miles as a lighter full time driver would, HOWEVER, I can walk into dispatch anytime and be like, “see you in a week, see you in two weeks, even three if I wanted.
    I typically drive two weeks take 4-5 days off and then go out again. If I take a full week? I’ll stay out three weeks. If I take two weeks off? I’ll stay out a month.

    I feel like they’ll say “available for dispatch” but I do also feel like there’s some room for negotiations. Like at least letting me have health insurance, or a paid vacation once per year.

    For me the number ONE FACTOR, is that flexibility. I can travel and take a week, do something fun, etc anytime I want. I don’t have wait until my vacation comes.
     
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  3. diamondd817

    diamondd817 Light Load Member

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    I'm confused. 110,000mls/yr driving 10 days a month? That's about 900mls/day give it take.
     
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  4. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

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    Never said that, I said the company only requires that I drive a minimum of 10 days per month. I usually drive about 18-22 per month
     
  5. diamondd817

    diamondd817 Light Load Member

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    I would say you are working full time
     
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  6. skallagrime

    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    Ask your dispatcher first? See if they think full time status vs what youre doing now would *actually* change anything in their eyes (time off on your schedule etc) if they say no, then have the conversation with hr
     
  7. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    As long as you are getting a W-2, you sound like you are OK. Many driver's dont have medical insurance through their employer because their SO have a better plan or they can get a plan cheaper than what is offered by the employer. As to a 401K, unless they are offering a healthy match, you can save/invest yourself with better results.
    That nickel you are not getting probably has a lot to do with the companies backend program costs.
    As for disability, most states will require a company to have some type of Workman's Comp coverage, even for part time employee's.
     
  8. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    You should be getting the same cents per
    Mile as the full timers.
    Maybe more since they are not paying your health insurance and 401
     
  9. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    Wow......they saw you coming! I would say that you are getting totally hosed! How in the f*** did you think that was a good deal??? If anything you should be getting payed considerably more than the "full time drivers".
     
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  10. Ridgeline

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    It has zero to do with miles and everything to do with hours worked.
     
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  11. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    Nobody is going to turn those kind of miles working "part time".
     
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