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It seems like you should get paid (perhaps a slightly reduced hourly rate) if you're waiting for the truck to be loaded. That's completely outside of your contr
by eeeeeeeeeeeee 9y ago
It seems like you should get paid (perhaps a slightly reduced hourly rate) if you're waiting for the truck to be loaded. That's completely outside of your control and yet I assume you must be in control of the truck the entire time?
I do think the mileage incentive makes sense because it forces you to be clever about your route. But not getting paid while a truck is loaded seems like total bullshit and basically another example of companies building their business off the backs of workers.
- bluedino 9y agoHey, some truckers are lucky they don't have to load the truck!
- jonlucc 9y agoIf I'm not mistaken, the truckers are generally 1099 contractors (owner-operators), so it's not that they are just clocked out when they aren't moving, but they are paid by the mile to the destination. Of course, that results in the same effect as described above, but it hopefully adds some context.
- ams6110 9y agoSome are owner/operators, many are not. I don't know the breakdown, but many people who drive trucks for a living do not have the financial resources or credit score to be able to buy their own truck (generally a purchase between $150,000 - $200,000 or more, with that much again in annual operating costs).