New Bill Would Kill 85 Year Old Law That Prevents Truckers From Earning Overtime

It is an interesting statement isn't it? Honestly I've never thought about it until I read a post on here and I think it was @TripleSix that alluded to the idea.
Honestly, I think it has to do with one's attitude whether or not they are a trucker or a truck driver. Those that seem to think everyday is a vacation and are more concerned with making their social media videos, those that worry endlessly about their DAC report and PSP scores and what their mean dispatcher might do, they're a trucker.

But those that take the job somewhat seriously, the quiet professional that just goes and does his or her job, they're more of the 'truck driver' type. You won't see them on social media and they probably could care less about some third party report on their driving abilities that someone they've never met wrote about them.

Just my $.02

 

It was me.

The difference between a trucker and a driver is the difference between someone who throws hands vs a fighter.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qrJQBkbvX-I?si=iN6pw7XUIKkSVPK

In this video, at the very beginning of the sparring, the old guy is following the younger guy around the ring. Suddenly, he learns the young guy’s rhythm, gets on the same rhythm and starts to step with him (that’s why they call it dancing) and cuts off the ring. THEN he starts timing his punches and landing at will.

The reason for the video is to show how quickly the old guy made the mental adjustment. A trucker is the organic part of the machine. ANY machine. Any time. Any road. Any company. Instantly makes the mental adjustment and off he goes.

 

Easy to figure out what your hourly wage is as a CPM driver. [Gross pay] / ( 40 + [Hours worked over 40] *1.5 ) If you happen to actually work, meaning off duty but performing duties pursuant to the job then make sure that's in there to know what you get paid hourly. As an example, say you get $1700 for 60 hours of work. That would be 1700 / ( 40 + 20 * 1.5 ) = $24.28 / hour.

 

Some of those truck drivers that start those YouTube channels and such end up, making more money doing that than they do trucking. And then they keep doing trucking so they keep their loyal followers and fans up and keep that revenue coming in. I’m too private of a person to ever consider something like that myself. I don’t even like my picture taken. Lol a lot of these cute women truck drivers have had great success online. I know a young woman. Who’s currently making about $25,000 a month promoting herself online as a trucker. She even has sponsors. She’s a 5’3” 110 pound, 27 year old cutie, I’m none of those things. Lol
Personally, I’m not really sure what I think of these people that do that. I guess if you can make the money you might as well.

 

Just install a timeclock next to the ELD.

 

Suddenly, a bunch of coastal senators give a crap about people who keep the economy running.

Why? What's in it for them?

Watch where they put their hands, and DEFINITELY "pay attention to the man behind the curtain"........

 

It’ll equal out

 

It’s only a proposed bill, and if it ever makes it to the floor for a vote, it will never pass. The big money lobbyists that work for the ATA will never let that bill see the light of day. Unfortunately big money rules the laws that pass in our nation’s capital.