Tired, not earning as much as they said you would?

Lmao no.

They offer me money because I can't work or drive, so therefore I should be compensated for it. I'm not conceding or turning anything around.

Waiting at a customer isn't work to me, that is what I said correct? On the other hand, waiting at a customer is keeping me from driving. Therefore I should be compensated for lost wages or lack thereof. Such as if someone gets hurt while working and can't work for a period of time, they get compensated for it, because its keeping them from working.


Ethan

 

what is the point of this thread anyway, any changes dot makes to hos you can be sure carriers, especially big ones who rely on sheer volume, will find a way to make it work to their advantage. not the drivers

 

So at a office job , that workers pay should start at his/her front doo and end at his/her front door . Or sent to a confrance , he/she should be paid every sec.

 

Who drives 78mph all day? That's exagerating a little. Even with a wide open truck, one isn't going to do much more than the speed limit. We aren't talking more than an hour extra time a day. When I got cut back, I made up the time staying behind the wheel more and out of the truck stops. I still made the trips on time.

That's another point is most times you can't do an early delivery. So it's a matter of if you sit two hours or three hours before delivery.

But I understand the OP's point. That's why short haul companies offer 42-45cpm. Some drivers get the big eyes and then find out they only drive 1700 miles a week. On the other end, long haul is going to pay less.

 

take it a lot of folks here have never been stuck with a job that paid salary.

Want to talk about getting screwed on the paycheck....

 

That must be worst case scenerio....

Last week, my first week ever on the road solo and I earned over $600 at .26cpm....AND I lost a whole day when it took a shipper 3x to load me legal. I did get paid $65 for the time lost at the shipper though.

I was on duty for 65 hrs and drove for 50hrs...2300 miles.

I roughly made $10/hr, straight time.
Now...surely that's no rag to riches story, but still, it's also no $3.48/hr either.

As a total rookie, straight out of school, I honestly don't expect much more than that. I'd take it!! mind ya, but I wouldn't expect it.

Don't be so dramatic, it's NOT that bad.

And to top it off...the job is freakin easy. Once one learns how to back and shift....the biggest chores are staying awake and missing my kids!

 

Truck drivers get no respect. They are considered "a dime a dozen", easily replacible.

They are expected to do a lot of free, unpaid work.

If they complain, they are called whiners, and not cut out for this type of work.

 

I hate to burst your bubble...but that's pretty much how it goes in any industry that doesn't require a fancy college degree....and even in some of those fields as well.

You can drive a truck with a 4 week school, if that even. Let's keep it real here, it's not rocket science.

If you want respect, go to school for 4-8 YEARS and then work as slave for a few years in said chosen field...and THEN, maybe....you will get a little recognition...MAYBE, if you are lucky.