Why does LTL pay more?

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  1. Oct 20, 2015 #1
    zoekatya

    zoekatya Medium Load Member

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    Are there stricter time schedules? Do you unload yourself?

    I don't know much about it.
     
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    TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    At my Company you load with a forklift then go make your stops some LTL jobs are drop and hook and some are unloading yourself it just depends on which LTL job. They pay by the hour and are usually good hourly rates. But yes a time schedule. I am leaving out tomorrow on TL taking a LTL load to Atlanta (my second home) and it's time sensitive. What I love about running LTL as a TL driver is as long as I make it on time which isn't hard it's just easy drop and hooks.
     
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  4. Oct 20, 2015 #3
    Canned Spam

    Canned Spam Road Train Member

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    You can thank the Teamsters
     
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    RogerThat72

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    Teammmmmmmmsters
     
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    Straight Stacks

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    Stop Pay
     
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  8. Oct 20, 2015 #6
    HalpinUout

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    LTL Line-Haul for the most part is all night time driving... A lot of them do unload themselves or go to a service center and work on the dock with numerous other drivers.
     
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  9. Oct 20, 2015 #7
    Toomanybikes

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    Union - pay by the hour.
     
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  10. Oct 20, 2015 #8
    pattyj

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    I think LTL you unload.
     
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    TripleSix

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    You should be asking why the megas pay less than LTL.
     
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  12. Oct 20, 2015 #10
    Toomanybikes

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    Piece work - no union.
     
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