May trucking idle policy

boyd Bros pays .40cpm right out of school as well.



American Trucker

 

so let say i go thru chicago, rush hour i could be sitting there for 2 hours or more during baseball season, so in effect there telling me too shut the engine off while i set on the expressway or i pay thru my own nose for idleing, i see if i shut my truck off to save idle time, then i created a hazard too everyboby

 

All you have to do is log your idle time and submit it with the reason why you idled. It's not rocket science. Why is everyone making such a big deal over it?

 

I look at it this way, the policy doesn't bother me for several reasons; I like to breathe clean air, and idiots that idle just because they can, well... Not to mention the noise while I'm trying to sleep. Another thing, I know company drivers don't pay for it, but that fuel ain't cheap!!! By training myself now to be frugal with fuel, I'll be that much more profitable when it is my truck, and I am paying for it. So far, I've never used more than 5% idle time (though I expect that will rise come summer time), even with a few "Parked Regen" sessions. I would rather have top-notch, newer equipment and watch my idle time, than deal with some of the company crap I see other drivers having to work with... If I need to, I'll idle without question; but really, it's needed a lot less than what I see out there. Just sayin'...

And no, I don't expect I'll be with May forever; but so far it's been a great place to start. I'd rather have a strict idle policy than drive for Swift...

 

Actually, jokes on you. Your problem is you cant think outside the box. You've been a slave for so long, you couldn't tell green grass from ###.

I could point you to a company that you can make $70K your first year with them. Thats real money, not money based on fantasy mileage lol. $100 a day per diem, on their credit card, not out of your own pocket. Hotel room paid every night. Out for 10 to 12 days at a time, and home for 3 or 4 days. Half your wages come as a set salary, so you're not killed while you take a few days off. 6% raise every 6 months, and thats a #### nice raise. You're never rushed, and never asked to do anything that's not legal. The guy in charge of the truckers Hates it when you call him everyday, he dont want to hear from you unless you're dead. In other words, youre a big boy and they want you to act like it. Not a slave like most are used to.

And these guys are BEGGING for decent drivers LOL.

I doubt they'd take a newb, but i'd bet they'll take a guy closing in on a years experience.

 

WHO!!! LOL

I have quite a ways until a year, but doesn't mean I haven't been looking around ^.^ But we all know how this works... do you marry the first girl you've ever slept with? if ya did then you're missing out lol. Just saying, ya have to start out somewhere, will I stay with may for the rest of my career, however long that may be, most likely not. And I know im still new so I still have a lot to learn, but I don't have any major 'pains' yet. Yeah they have an Idle policy, something I have to live with, which since its how I started, isn't very hard to do.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for everyone. They have their policy and no matter who says what on here, it isnt going to change... but every company has their rules and just because they have this one doesn't necessarily make it a 'bad' company to work for. I'm sure if I went through every company out there and said well ya know this place sucks cause of a certain rule/policy they had and I took them off my list, I would run out of employment options real quick....