warner tells drivers to pay for DEF FLUID

yeah that is just wrong

 

Just pee in the DEF tank.

 

A lot of companies have this. You pay for it and put the reciepts in your trip pack or scan them with trans flo. You write down your expenses on the paperwork you hand in or scan and they reimburse you on your next pay period

 

i can see that for unforseen expenses--or maybe tolls--but not for an everyday consumable like def fluid--
and what are they supposed to pay for it with?
they barely make enough to eat--now they have to outlay for that as well and wait to be reimbursed?

 

DEF fluid is not exactly cheap either. It should be put on the fuel card. Not the drivers personal expense.

 

Yeah, it should be paid for on our EFS card, but I don't think they've been able to negotiate a fee for that, since we can't even use the EFS cards for advances or consumables like oil or ATF.

It isn't horribly terribly wrong though. If the driver is 100% against waiting for a reimbursement, they can go in, get the purchase amount, go back out to the truck, submit the macro 41 for an advance, fill out an EFS check, take it in, and buy the DEF, just like some other big purchase, like a lumper or new set of load locks.

Otherwise, pay cash/credit/debit, get the recipt, fill out a macro 41, stuff the receipt in your trip pak with a nasty note written on the back, and add the total to the reimbursement amount, and get reimbursed on the same check as the rest of the trip.

I'm in a beat old 387 pete pulling 48,000+ in the box every day, so I usually end up with a $100-$150 reimbursement between oil, ATF, coolant, and scales, and I've never had a problem with it.

 

Werner is to busy spending probably millions to purchase the naming rights to a new ballpark in Omaha for a AAA Baseball team to pay for DEF Fluid.

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/11/12/WernerpurchasesnamingrightstonewOmahaballpark.aspx