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YRC Freight Tries Pay Raises for Hard-to-Fill Teamsters Jobs

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=45700&page=1

“For the first time ever, freight Teamsters at the same company will make different wages at different terminals,” the TDU post stated.

"The agreement allows some newly hired workers to immediately make 100% of the pay scale for that job, though the existing agreement required them to start at a lower wage and progress toward the full rate. It said existing workers in those jobs who are still progressing toward 100% of scale would be moved up to the full wage, too.

YRC Freight, which is a national carrier, and regional carriers USF Holland and New Penn are covered by the agreement. It was unclear why YRC’s Reddaway regional carrier was not part of the agreement.

The agreement covers mostly dockworkers, though some of them have commercial driver licenses."
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So much for having a contract voted on by the members. Seems the brass can do what they want no matter what the majority want.
 
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Ohio bills aim to help fleets find drivers

http://www.ccjdigital.com/ohio-lawmakers-seek-to-increase-trucking-employment-with-package-of-bills/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=04-24-2017&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973

"He said fleets would be eligible for up to a 50 percent match of up to $50,000 in annual tax credits."

Expect to see an increase in driver training programs... at "someone's" expense.
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Looks like my taxes will be going up Thanks John
 
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Speed limiters, elephant races, and professional drivers

http://fleetowner.com/blog/speed-li...m=email&elq2=62ddedcbfc8d4b18a16485c3948dee29

"The small business trucking group has created a video demonstrating the dangers of speed-limited trucks."

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I can absolutely confirm all of this. I hate the limiter on my truck for exactly these reasons. I've had people in cars give me the middle finger just because I was passing a slower vehicle.

I could disable the limiter via other means. But the law in Ontario states that a commercial truck found to be going faster than 68mph is assumed to have a non-functional limiter and is fined accordingly. To say nothing of the fact that every carrier operating in Ontario expects you to abide by the limiter law.

It's a terrible law and now that we're stuck with it here it's going to be impossible to get rid of.
 
Swift Suffers in First Quarter as Profits Plunge 84%

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

“This challenging pricing environment, the impact of the more severe winter weather on maintenance and claims expense early in the quarter, the $11.7 million increase in legal reserves and the known headwinds of increased depreciation expense and lower gain on sale of equipment due to the soft used-truck market all served as headwinds to our quarterly results,” the company wrote. “We anticipate that the difficult operating environment will persist into the second quarter.”

CF predicted this "trend". 5 years may have been too optimistic. Stay tuned.
 
FMCSA Officials Get an Earful at Automated CMV Listening Session

Read more at: http://ttnews.com/articles/basetemp...-an-Earful-at-Automated-CMV-Listening-Session

"The questions from session commenters ranged from what effects an automated vehicle would have on driver hours of service to what technology could be developed to deal with such equipment emergencies as blown steering tires or brake failure.

Several of more than two dozen individuals asked how to hold a driver’s attention when a heavy vehicle is essentially driving itself, what a driver’s accountability is in a crash when the vehicle is in auto mode and what might be the return on a carrier’s investment in automated vehicles. Other questions asked on automated vehicles included:

• Will the requirements change for obtaining a commercial driver license?
• How difficult will it be for roadside inspectors to check out automated trucks and buses?
• Will maintenance of the high-tech vehicles be different?
• How will the use of automated vehicles affect the driver shortage?
• How will the government and manufacturers protect the technology from being hacked?"
 
SwampRatt said:
Swift Suffers in First Quarter as Profits Plunge 84%

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

“This challenging pricing environment, the impact of the more severe winter weather on maintenance and claims expense early in the quarter, the $11.7 million increase in legal reserves and the known headwinds of increased depreciation expense and lower gain on sale of equipment due to the soft used-truck market all served as headwinds to our quarterly results,” the company wrote. “We anticipate that the difficult operating environment will persist into the second quarter.”

CF predicted this "trend". 5 years may have been too optimistic. Stay tuned.
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I predicted 5 years as a relatively generous number based upon fleet renewal. For every outgoing Swift unit, the incoming replacement would be a Knight unit.

If Swift is truly damaged goods and they want the name gone, it could be gone in a year if they really want to bury it.
 
New York Judge Approves Settlement Requiring State to Refund $44.4 Million to OOIDA

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

"A New York state judge has approved a settlement reached last year requiring the state of New York to refund $44.4 million to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on behalf of drivers wrongly charged out-of-state highway use taxes and decal fees.

OOIDA’s attorneys will receive $11.6 million of the total settlement, according to the final court-approved judgment in the case filed on April 19"
 
UPS First-Quarter Profits, Revenue Rise

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=45790&page=1

"Domestic packages, the largest segment, posted a 5% gain in quarterly revenue to $9.54 billion, with a 2.4% decline in operating income to $1.08 billion.

Business-to-customer shipping, a key element of e-commerce, continued to grow, largely at the expense of traditional retailers with stores."


"UPS Freight, the company’s less-than-truckload carrier, reported growth in tonnage and pricing. Yield, measured as LTL revenue per hundredweight, inched up 1.5%, year-over-year, to $23.60 in the quarter just ended.

Shipments per day rose 4.2% to 39,300 and gross weight hauled jumped 8% to 2.62 billion pounds for the quarter.

The Supply Chain & Freight division, which includes the LTL carrier, had the strongest quarterly performance of the three major segments."
 
Human trafficking prevention training to be required for Arkansas truckers

http://www.ccjdigital.com/human-tra...raining-to-be-required-for-arkansas-truckers/

"Legislation was passed this month to require drivers wanting to obtain or renew a Class A CDL to take a course aimed at preventing human trafficking. Arkansas State Police Spokesman Bill Sadler said the state will not be administering a course, but drivers applying for a CDL will be required to have documentation that they have passed a course.

Truckers Against Trafficking offers a free online certification course for truckers and will provide evidence of completion to the state.

According to a report by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the course is designed to be a one-time course for CDL holders."

"...Ohio has already adopted this training requirement, and legislation is pending in Kansas and Texas, according to the report."
 
Why Taking Frequent Breaks Is the Key to Productivity

http://www.asianefficiency.com/prod...l&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer93011

"Time-tracking app Desktime found that the most productive people work for 52 minutes, and then take a break for 17 minutes.

They also note that employees with the highest productivity ratings for the most part don’t even work 8 hours a day. The secret to retaining the highest level of productivity over the span of a work day is NOT working longer, but working more efficiently and with frequent breaks.

They explain:..."

"...Turns out the best performers in each of these fields typically practice in uninterrupted sessions that last no more than 90 minutes. They begin in the morning, take a break between sessions, and rarely work for more than four and a half hours in any given day."

Great topic for an upcoming pre-shift... :smilie93c peelout:
 
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Why Taking Frequent Breaks Is the Key to Productivity

http://www.asianefficiency.com/prod...l&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer93011

"Time-tracking app Desktime found that the most productive people work for 52 minutes, and then take a break for 17 minutes.

They also note that employees with the highest productivity ratings for the most part don’t even work 8 hours a day. The secret to retaining the highest level of productivity over the span of a work day is NOT working longer, but working more efficiently and with frequent breaks.

They explain:..."

"...Turns out the best performers in each of these fields typically practice in uninterrupted sessions that last no more than 90 minutes. They begin in the morning, take a break between sessions, and rarely work for more than four and a half hours in any given day."

Great topic for an upcoming pre-shift... :smilie93c peelout:
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Hmmmm. Guess I'll hit the shade tree after every four stops...:6799:
 
SwampRatt said:
Why Taking Frequent Breaks Is the Key to Productivity

http://www.asianefficiency.com/prod...l&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer93011

"Time-tracking app Desktime found that the most productive people work for 52 minutes, and then take a break for 17 minutes.

They also note that employees with the highest productivity ratings for the most part don’t even work 8 hours a day. The secret to retaining the highest level of productivity over the span of a work day is NOT working longer, but working more efficiently and with frequent breaks.

They explain:..."

"...Turns out the best performers in each of these fields typically practice in uninterrupted sessions that last no more than 90 minutes. They begin in the morning, take a break between sessions, and rarely work for more than four and a half hours in any given day."

Great topic for an upcoming pre-shift... :smilie93c peelout:
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Let me know how that works out!!!!
 
SwampRatt said:
Why Taking Frequent Breaks Is the Key to Productivity

http://www.asianefficiency.com/prod...l&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer93011

"Time-tracking app Desktime found that the most productive people work for 52 minutes, and then take a break for 17 minutes.

They also note that employees with the highest productivity ratings for the most part don’t even work 8 hours a day. The secret to retaining the highest level of productivity over the span of a work day is NOT working longer, but working more efficiently and with frequent breaks.

They explain:..."

"...Turns out the best performers in each of these fields typically practice in uninterrupted sessions that last no more than 90 minutes. They begin in the morning, take a break between sessions, and rarely work for more than four and a half hours in any given day."

Great topic for an upcoming pre-shift... :smilie93c peelout:
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Man, if the trucking industry worked that way we'd make the railroad a viable option again. Our biggest advantage over them is being faster than they are.
 
California labor agency orders XPO to pay truckers $855k in backpay for non-driving time

http://www.ccjdigital.com/californi...urnal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973

"The April 14 award is to compensate the drivers, still working for the carrier, for what it called “nonproductive time,” such as time spent on inspections, scanning documents and talking to dispatch. The order also compensates the drivers for meal and rest breaks, liquidated damages and interest. “Substantial evidence supports the finding that plaintiffs were functioning as employees rather than as true independent contractors,” it stated."
 
SwampRatt said:
California labor agency orders XPO to pay truckers $855k in backpay for non-driving time

http://www.ccjdigital.com/california-labor-agency-orders-xpo-to-pay-truckers-855k-in-backpay-for-non-driving-time/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=05-03-2017&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973

"The April 14 award is to compensate the drivers, still working for the carrier, for what it called “nonproductive time,” such as time spent on inspections, scanning documents and talking to dispatch. The order also compensates the drivers for meal and rest breaks, liquidated damages and interest. “Substantial evidence supports the finding that plaintiffs were functioning as employees rather than as true independent contractors,” it stated."
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And people wonder why companies include a surcharge for doing business in Cali :idunno:
 
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