[quote author=BIG R GUY link=topic=79388.msg823760#msg823760 date=1271940819]
When does OT start?After 8,or after 40?I actually might be applying for a job where I am at,and cannot seem to get any straight answer from the drivers up here.Some say they do not get any OT paid.Am on verge of layoff from YRC with over 20 yrs. ex. if I do not transfer.But also have Conway terminal here that is hiring.Thanks.
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Gentlemen,
I don't know who told you that OD is not subject to HOS rules.... Every common-carrier engaged in INTERSTATE commerce has to operate under HOS rules...
I know for a fact what OD work rules are. I have a friend who works for OD in New Castle, Delaware. One day, we were at the same customer and we were comparing working conditions. When he told me he could get all the OT he wanted, I questioned that....and when I asked him does he get paid... after 8 or after 40...he responded "after 60". To which I told him....you can only work 60, dude. You may work on the dock as long as you want, BUT ss soon as you get into that truck, you are bound by HOS.
Therefore if OD pays OT after 60 for a city man, OD DOES NOT PAY OT. Why is that? Because ONCE AGAIN, unless you're purely a dock man and don't drive on the street at all, you CAN"t WORK over 60 hours!!! Sooo.....no OT at OD.
Also, there is no law (federal or otherwise) that says companies MUST pay OT to drivers involved in INTERSTATE commerce. Trucking (interstate, at least) is one of only 8 job classifications that do NOT require the employer to pay OverTime. The reason some carriers are paid OVERTIME is a contractual thing, either with the company itself or with the union. Once again it is not a law that Interstate truckers have to be paid OT.