Lease Drivers

o/b lead · #1 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 04:51 AM

Heard today that all drivers hired from this point on are going to be lease drivers. They will be hired through Paramount Logistics. Something like Class A will start at 16-16:20 per hour. That's not even decent money to work the dock. What's the word around other terminals if any???
Later...

braceface · #2 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by o/b lead

Heard today that all drivers hired from this point on are going to be lease drivers. They will be hired through Paramount Logistics. Something like Class A will start at 16-16:20 per hour. That's not even decent money to work the dock. What's the word around other terminals if any???
Later...

o/b lead, by saying lease drivers, does this mean they will be hired from a temporary service? I haven't heard anything about this....

wideglide · #3 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 09:47 AM

man anyone else worried please let us now asap

TruckDiver · #4 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 10:55 AM

I haven't heard a word about any of this down here in Texas. I've seen a Paramount O/O bring a set in a few times, but none of our teams or L/H guys have been affected at all.

shadowr434 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 10:48 PM

All future drivers will be hired under the Paramount leasing name.Pay rate is lower,they will pay more for the same benefits and will have to wait till the end of the probation period to get them.The only plus for them over us is they will get more personal days.

baby huey · #6 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 11:17 PM

sounds to me like the r&l drivers are being phased out, for some one that knows how to do the dock work and p/d and line hual for lower pay from what are tm told us , although he did say that doing this was protecting us how I don,t know. I still feel like a big target for all the paramont drivers.