Logging on duty while waiting for a load?

Technically, he’s right if my understanding of Cali law is correct. That said, I can tell you this with absolute certainty. The employee may win a few battles here and there, but the company will ALWAYS win the war.

Bottom line, they’ll figure out a way to get rid of him should they choose to do so.

 

Yes might as well stay on duty if you already have your 14 hr clock running,unless you will be waiting at least 2 hours,then you could go to split break and stop the 14 hour clock.
Just stay on duty and in the eld remark click or type in waiting for load.

 

Yup. You can bet that that time saver guy is on a list somewhere handy for when they get a replacement for him..

 

If you stay on duty when you're waiting for dispatch, and sitting at the dock, that's a huge chunk of time out of your 70 and a huge pay cut. I suppose nobody cares.

 

I’m on salary rather than mileage or hourly, so I get paid the same to wait or drive and the same for 200 miles as 700. I still conserve every minute I can because I do sometimes have to drive 700 miles. In my experience, it’s always better to have available clock time.

 

only way i’d stay on duty is like a company i used to work, they paid us by the hour M-F
That’s how they paid, hours off your book.

 

I don't know CA laws, but if it does say that all on duty time has to be paid at minimum wage it would make sense to stay on duty while loading and unloading.
Unless you are getting enough miles to more than break even in the process.

And of course the company would frown on anything that made them pay you any more than they absolutely had to.
They could not fire you for staying on duty, but they might find some other reason.