New law amemdment companies don't pay detention?

^^^^^This

Do not work for carriers that do not respect your time.

 

ATA’s Bill Sullivan says his group also will push the issue in the new Congress. ATA has applauded Congressional work in recent years to try to clear Denham Amendment-like language, saying the “patchwork of regulations” that could arise by state-to-state pay reforms “needlessly complicates the lives of millions of professional drivers.”

By paying them for what they do? Once again, the ATA screws the working man in favor of the large corporations

 

Should be called the American window licking mega fleet association.. American trucking association my ###..

 

ATA represents the companies.

Clearly, Congress doesn't know ATA doesn't represent drivers in spite of the ATA rhetoric of what's harmful to drivers.

Where is the drivers' "ATA"?

 

I've asked that same question. Apparently there isn't one. Hundred of thousands of drivers out here and we don't have our own organization to lobby on our behalf. Why isn't there an American Truck Drivers Association (ATDA)?

 

Maybe because we've not started one.

Maybe because the spirit of trucking is independence--solo dolo.

Maybe because we each think we have a different agenda than the next driver when in actuality... no we don't.

Maybe because we can't agree on a common agenda.

Look at all of the things we argue about on this forum...

Positive drug tests means you're a drug addict vs. No it doesn't

Marijuana should be treated like alcohol vs. Never in my lifetime, you dope head

We can't make money with ELD vs YOU don't want to use them because you're a paper log cheater

Ugh...!

It's exhausting.

ATA has their stuff together with one common goal...

Squeeze the most out of truckers for the least amount of expense.

They're WINNING!

 

There's also much that drivers are generally in agreement on. Things like detention pay, mentioned in this thread. Are there many drivers that think we shouldn't be paid for unreasonable waiting times to get loaded or unloaded. Is there much disagreement about the need for more safe parking available for trucks. It's late but I could make a long list of issues that most drivers would agree need to be addressed.

 

Only thing...

We don't allow ourselves to get together on what we agree on because we get so pissed about what we don't agree on.

Won't respect differences of opinion and agree to disagree.

SMH