R&L | Engaged to Wait law about to be Violated in Denver

[truckerdude98]

YOU ARE CORRECT. IF YOU ARE TOLD TO REPORT TO WORK (FOR EXAMPLE) AT 8 P.M. AND ARE NOT DISPATCHED TILL 9-9:30 YOU ARE DUE THAT PAY. IN A BREAK BULK OPERATION, WHERE DRIVERS CONTINUE TO WAIT ON DISPATCH, LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE PAID FOR THOSE HOURS. MANAGEMENT HAS ASSIGNED YOU A START TIME AND THAT IS THE TIME YOU SHOULD LOG. :smilie_132:

lets see first you might want to dig a little deeper into tyhis before you pull labor boad regulations because one every state is different and because it is a trucking company the laws and rules that convern them are different then regular work places and lets see here

clock in at the called in time thats fine get paid for the hour or so sitting there but remember once on the clock you must be done in 14

now burn your hours up because your going to show them you want that hour pay

now your short on hours later in the week hmmmmm cant run or have to run short lose money now who is the smart one the paid you an hour and then saved more money when you had to run short or not at all

come on guys waiting in trucking is part of the job if you dont like it go somewhere else or find a new career

 

[driver9]

in my opinion TruckerDude - you are the one who needs to call your state's wage and labor board to find out what the rules are in your state..... giving hours up to a company that will happily replace you and who do not give out cost of living increases, while raising the insurance - you best bet, people should watch how long they sit.... time is money. i am not suggesting calling after 10 minutes, but hours.....

 

[driver9]

As drivers of R&L which is engaged in interstate commerce , the company does not have to pay you for standby time. You must log all time but they dont have to pay you. We are exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay. no matter what your state laws says, we still fall under federal guidelines. Now you know what it feels like for us line drivers who give them 10 plus hours a week of free time.

That is not true. If you are given a start time of 8PM and you set in the drivers room waiting on dispatch without pay any states labor board will step in.
If we fall under federal guidlines why does R&L pay the drivers overtime in the state of Washington? State Law.:Rulz:

Time for a :gathering:

 

[truckerdude98]

That is not true. If you are given a start time of 8PM and you set in the drivers room waiting on dispatch without pay any states labor board will step in.
If we fall under federal guidlines why does R&L pay the drivers overtime in the state of Washington? State Law.:Rulz:

Time for a :gathering:

it is true the wage and labor board does not govern the trucking companies the icc does and they say the companies do not have to pay you for waiting

you must remember that trucking companies are a different breed and run by different rules than normal places

and if any company pays overtime it is from them as a good gesture to do so because as long as the trucks cross state lines it is under different rules

 

[driver9]

it is true the wage and labor board does not govern the trucking companies the icc does and they say the companies do not have to pay you for waiting

you must remember that trucking companies are a different breed and run by different rules than normal places

and if any company pays overtime it is from them as a good gesture to do so because as long as the trucks cross state lines it is under different rules

You need to go to the Library and research the law... before Library funding is cut by 50%....

There is Federal Wage and Labor Boards and State Wage and Labor Boards. In the State of Illinois if you run just INTRA freight by the State of Illinois's Law the Trucking Company MUST pay overtime. In the State of Washington it is law that Truckdrivers get OVERTIME - not out of the goodness of the Trucking Company's heart. If what you say is true, why does Washington's drivers get OT whiles others do not???