Paid By The Hour

No law says ot must be paid. Some companies do it anyway to keep driver turnover down. But it is not required by law. Same goes for extra pay for working on a holiday.

 

Nope.Company is not required by law to pay overtime.Some companies do but not required to.

 

I was getting paid hourly and instead of over time like time and a half, I was paid my regular hourly wage, for all hours worked.

Then I worked for a union shop. We all got paid time and a half, after 8 hours. Then later in a new contract, instead of the 8 hours limit, we got paid time and a half after 40 hours.

But there isn't any law that I am aware of that a company (especially non-union) can pay over time.

 

Time-and-a-half overtime is not required if it is an interstate company.

But the law has defined an interstate company to include those companies which pick up freight originating from one state and destined to another, even if their own trucks never leave the state. For example there are companies handling air freight which comes out of JFK, their drivers pick up at the airport and deliver to the final destination, and they don't have to be paid overtime even if they only travel 5 miles.

 

Most states exempt driver from over time pay,,Federal laws exempts truck drivers

 

No. But it depends on the type of work and company if you will be paid overtime for an hourly position.

I have delivered soda locally. Paid overtime, while another company didn't. Just a salary and expectation to work 50 hours per week to its drivers.

I have worked in the oilfields. Paid overtime, while other companies paid by the load or percentage.

There is actually a job advertising in Dallas and San Antonio for an hourly regional (out 2-3 nights per week) that pays overtime over 40. It's with a company called high country transportation. Claim their drivers average 50 hours a week. This is pretty rare though as most regional jobs pay per mile.

Other than that, unless an hourly trucking job says it pays overtime after 40 (or 50 in some ltl companies) you can expect straight time or a daily/weekly salary with an expectation of a minimum of hours worked.

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Not required but some do.
I know a company that pays time and a half after 8, double after 12.
6th day is time and a half, 7th day is double. Holidays are double time and a half.

 

I worked four 10 hour days and got overtime after 10 hours.

 

Im time and a half after 8 but im local and a union barn