Lawsuit for detention ??

truck driver is an exempt catagory from the fair labor standards so they have always gotten away with not paying detention. times are changing though

 

You already have a choice. As do I. I don't go to Menards to load anything. Definitely not enough pay for all the bs.

 

Neither one of those have to be. It's just done that way as the shipper/receiver don't care about the drivers time. Both of those cases they could either use a steel rack that can be loaded with the specialized product like carpet or tires. They can then be staged before the dock time, and loaded in no time once the truck gets there. They refuse to have the extra expense of the racks, and shipping back said racks back. But it is still the fault of the dock 100% of the time.
Heck, they could simply do 100% drop and hook, but again they would have to pay trailer rental on both ends, yard dogs, land, etc...

 

I don't think the new mandate is going to change anything. I have not been on paper logs for over 7 years and the vast majority of the other companies that I routinely run into are the same. I have worked off e-logs for 3 companies, Schneider Bulk, Trimac and Superior. Meaning, I never touched a paper log. E-logs have been the norm for years now, paper the distinct outlier.

While you will never hear me defending shippers or receivers that waste time, I don't see anything changing.

 

You guys are funny.

Here is the thing those crying about elds don't seem to know.

A group of drivers taking customers to court over dentition time, they will find themselves out of business or fired, this is a customer driven industry and the customer dictates the market.

 

That is true, customers have the power. There will always be someone who will run the freight and deal with the delay.

 

FedEx Ground in a few terminals like Atlanta GA., Portland OR., and Olive Branch MS. have a VERY BAD HABIT & have dozens of trucks WAITING to be loaded for 10-12 hrs before finally dispatching' Atlanta GA. routinely has dozens of trucks SIT n WAIT for 10+ hrs, only to dispatch them empty to Olive Branch MS to SIT n WAIT another 10+ hrs before they dispatch. Also they do NOT dispatch when the loads are actually ready but instead wait UNTIL a certain time then dispatch everyone at once, creating the cluster mess effect where everyone's waiting on another to hook before they can etc.. With ELD's, this free waiting time will eventually come to light when drivers (even teams) don't make the schedule. When a driver isn't being paid for his time, then he/she goes elsewhere PERIOD. Too many sit and complain but take no action. Until 20 trucks that usually sit n WAIT for 10-12 hrs refuse loads and say PAY ME MY TIME, then free time will continue. Now we're not crying about legitimate wait times of an hour or two now and then when it's BUSY, but a CONSTANT WAIT of 10-12 hrs. @ certain terminals where the driver sits & isn't paid won't cut it too much longer when ELD's are recording all this down time. This is from 35 yrs. experience. We got into this business to MAKE $$$, NOT to SIT for hours n hours on end, and not be paid for OUR TIME.

 

If you encounter this on more than one occasion, WHY are you still there pulling FEDEX Ground freight???
Take your truck somewhere else and make your money.