I have Walmart friends that have them. They are constantly getting messages about accidents and road closures and being rerouted around them. Sounds pretty cool to me...
The other thing that is being studied along with the new hand held devices is finally giving us a little more speed. The fella that I spoke with the other day is one of the drivers testing them. He had stated that they were pushing for at least 65 mph. We are turning a lot of runs right now that are very tight, if not impossible to properly log. Eventually from what he was saying, they will replace the DVIR books and the login computers at each barn.
Still my choice to run the route I choose. If central starts detouring us around it eliminates delay pay. Another giveback we would be doing.
I can see them picking and choosing who gets turned up, like one million miles and a run in excess of five hundred and eighty miles or some bull like that. It sure is a shame we don't have a union that will stick up for the drivers, maybe some day when all the ones in charge reach room temperature.
They were talking about if you get within a reasonable distance from a terminal that someone would come get you. Other companies have dealt with it the same way.
-15% one way or another !!
Why would you want to sit when you could roll around it? You'll get paid the extra miles, but to sit unnecessarily is just milking the clock. We'll never get our 15% back like that.
Back up with paper logs.
They are already doing that. Have been for a long time. If you run a 600+ mile bid, they'll usually turn your truck up if you make enough noise. This is supposed to be fleet wide. But also, contractually, there is supposed to be equality. If our union was worth a damn, they would fight for that equality. I know of one case where a few guys are running a 625+ mile bid and all have had the company turn their trucks up. Another driver is running an open turn, but 98% of the time runs the same turn and they won't turn his up. Then, our open board guys are being asked to run 675 to 685 because there are not enough drivers to move the freight, but they won't turn those folks up at all! They are the ones that need it most.
I had heard that they will beep two or three times, then the voice of someone from central will tell you audibly
I rather wait it out and get paid for it. Central rerouted us around jelico mtn I-75 to 25w paid us 16 extra miles for detour for s curve two lane using both lane to make curve. Yeah I trust my judgment not theirs.
