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PhilWilliams said:
You don’t know much about how self insurance works do you? Saia pays the first four million. That comes out of profits. Stockholder money. They have to be a responsible fiduciary of that money. It gives it more of a reason. If you do not want cameras go find you a mom and pops carrier paying 37 cents a mile in a ten year old truck. You want a lucrative job with a successful company, they either have it or it’s coming.
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I dispute your assertion. I work for a successful company paying industry average for ltl and they have no driver facing cameras with no plans to install them. Thats we’ve been told anyway.
 
LTLIndentured said:
How much OT does saia allow city drivers to get?
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I do around 50 hours a week. It could be higher if I accepted offers to go back out after my run is done to drop an empty or something. There’s terminals where drivers are complaining because they’re working 65 hours a week. From the people I’ve spoken to and stuff I’ve read on the employee fb group Saia doesn’t stop you from getting overtime.
 
Cre8tiveUsrName said:
I do around 50 hours a week. It could be higher if I accepted offers to go back out after my run is done to drop an empty or something. There’s terminals where drivers are complaining because they’re working 65 hours a week. From the people I’ve spoken to and stuff I’ve read on the employee fb group Saia doesn’t stop you from getting overtime.
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Thanks for your information
 
Cre8tiveUsrName said:
I do around 50 hours a week. It could be higher if I accepted offers to go back out after my run is done to drop an empty or something. There’s terminals where drivers are complaining because they’re working 65 hours a week. From the people I’ve spoken to and stuff I’ve read on the employee fb group Saia doesn’t stop you from getting overtime.
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I want to urge caution against making broad statements like this. As you probably know, each terminal is different and everything depends on freight volumes. While a terminal may have enough freight and work to allow 65 hours/week, there are other terminals where the City personnel are getting a 4 day work week. It all comes down to what the computer says as far as inbound freight for City. There isn't a metric for pickups, only for deliveries. The deliveries is what drives personnel decisions.
 
bigbuck said:
I want to urge caution against making broad statements like this. As you probably know, each terminal is different and everything depends on freight volumes. While a terminal may have enough freight and work to allow 65 hours/week, there are other terminals where the City personnel are getting a 4 day work week. It all comes down to what the computer says as far as inbound freight for City. There isn't a metric for pickups, only for deliveries. The deliveries is what drives personnel decisions.
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Very true! I’ve seen them cut 3-4 runs in a day because they were over there “allotted hours “ per “The plan”. Once the freight is captured, it is all company discretion on delivery unless guaranteed. I call it hostage freight. :bananag:
 
Cre8tiveUsrName said:
Saia doesn’t stop you from getting overtime.
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why would they when they are taking advantage of an archaic law that doesn't require fair compensation to a particular career field. I guess they figured back in the day that driving big truck was fun and pleasurable and you're lucky that the employer isn't charging the driver to drive
 
Clandestine_ice said:
why would they when they are taking advantage of an archaic law that doesn't require fair compensation to a particular career field. I guess they figured back in the day that driving big truck was fun and pleasurable and you're lucky that the employer isn't charging the driver to drive
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Back in my days, it was fun, I'd have driven that sucker for nothing just to hear those air brakes release.
 
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