why arent we ALL commenting on detention pay policies

I've never had any problems with detention pay.

 

ive got unloaded on all 6 of my stops this week in under 10 minutes each time.

 

If you are getting screwed with your pay, quit
I, personally, get paid for every minute I work.

 

Find a job that pays you enough to cover
All the daily headaches.
That's what we do.
A minor delay here and there is not even
Worth complaining about.

 

We do or did complain. Trouble is, that's as far as it went. Detention pay has always been kind of a gray area. Receivers don't want to pay, as they feel it's part of the delivery, the truck owners feel the same way, no skin off their rear if the truck sits, it's the drivers that get the shaft. It's part of the job, always has been, and I've found it all works out, some deliveries you breeze through, others you won't.

 

Because I was wise enough to stop doing #### for free for these trucking companies, get paid hourly and a guaranteed number of hours whether I work them or not (I’ve yet to work what I get paid for).

 

If I was working for a place that only paid $10 per hour detention, I wouldn't be complaining. I would be looking for a better job. If you put up with it, it's on you.