Lots of guys won't admit it but they don't stay gone only because they're hen pecked and scared of Jody slipping in the back door while they are gone.
For every breakdown, you lose money.. For every time you have to wait on your bills passed your gate time, you lose money.. For every time you wait at a meet spot beyond 30 minutes, you lose money.. If they don't compensate you for those times, the "I'm just glad to have a job" is bullshit.. Yeah you have a job, a job paying them... It happens at every trucking job in America. If you are getting paid for every minute you are on the job, you're paying them... City drivers get paid for every minute they are on the clock, why not road drivers? But, as long as the companies get away with it, they will keep doing it.. Inflation is going to increase no matter what, why should a company's OR dictate how much a driver makes? The drivers pay will always be behind the 8 ball.. No matter how much more you make than the other trucking company.. Not just Estes, all of them do it.. I'm not trying to start a war either, but your pay is not consistent with inflation either.. I could sit here and make examples of different entities that affect your pay, just think about this.. If a loaf of bread increases by just 30 cents, you would have to make an extra $1.50 per hour to offset the the money you lose on one breakdown, waiting time or the time you have give them before you DO go on the clock.. Taxes, benefits, SS,Medicare and such have to be taken into account as to how much you make.. So things that look greener, isn't always greener.. It's a figment of your brain reacting...
I hope y'all get the 4 cents you deserve.. Time for Rob to quit hoarding the profits and stop blaming the economy for his lavished lifestyle.. I sure hope Mr. Robey is looking down on how his company has turned... OD is the same size as Estes.. Make almost the same money as Estes, but print an 85 OR,come on man..Smoke can be blown my way a lot, but this is ridiculous... OD has brighter people running their company..LOL
You seem to have all the answers "in your own mind". Why should a line haul driver get paid for every minute? They are compensated very well for their jobs, and for anyone who has been a P&D driver will tell you that line haul is much easier to make your money. Go back to your union hall and slap hands with them on how you told them LTL drivers.
