What do you guys get for meal allowances on overnight runs?

Thats the way to do it!!

 

The one time I had to lay down away from my home terminal from running out of time, I was told to use the $70 allowance.

When I woke up in the afternoon, I bobtailed to Ruth's Chris and maxed out that $70 allowance, and had zero issue getting reimbursed. I would normally not go to such extreme, but having used my 16 once already that week, and the hub kicking me out at 0700, I really had zero f**** to give about the topic.

 

That’s awesome! I’ve traveled on their dime before for education related reasons and had a hard time spending a full $70 a day. The only day I came close was when I put gas in the rental car, and that doesn’t even count towards the limit. I’d spend maybe $6 at QuickTrip for breakfast, $10 tops on fast food for lunch, and maybe $15-$20 for dinner.

 

GFS Chain we get $39.50 for each night we are out. 2 nights gives me an extra $79.00 in my pay each week.

 

At Reddaway our layover pay was $30. Enough reimbursement to cover two, maybe three meals.

Many of us would double dip since several of the hotels we stayed at had a free hot breakfast buffet and the only contingency was getting to the hotel on time.

Curious how much of a daily allowance the OTR guys get since they are out for weeks and even months at a time. They must be ballin if they play their cards right and cook their own food in their trucks.

 

Our drivers run the same type of schedule as the OP. We got $40 per shutdown

 

You think otr guys get paid a daily allowance for meals?

The best they get is part of their pay might be shown as a per diem allowance on their paycheck for tax purposes. It's not an extra pay though, unless you work for a company like Walmart.

 

where i live who ever eats that cheaply will be dead within 10 years, there must be major sacrifices in order to eat that cheap.

 

Actually, the less you eat the longer you live. What kills truck drivers is that they eat to much!