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Tag: detention pay
Overdrive Extra
Detention study thorough, but meaningful change proves elusive
One in five small carriers donât even charge detention, using brokers that donât try to collect it, and believe not billing it gives them a competitive edge.
September 26, 2019
Channel 19
Time and cost, redux: Where the owner-op is the smartest guy â in a roomful of carrier execs
So, what is your time worth? Turns out, itâs likely a lot more owner-operators have a clear sense of that than fleet execs when it comes to the trucking business.
June 4, 2019
Channel 19
Owner-operators report mostly negative, if any, change in detention times since ELDs were mandated for most
Early detention-poll results show most readers feel that the load/unload locations they visit had either seen no change (44 percent) or actually gotten a little (18 percent) or a lot (20 percent) worse on detention since late December 2017 when the electronic logging device mandate first came into play.
March 6, 2019
Voices
POLL: Have detention times improved since the ELD mandate came into play?
Whatâs been your experience at shippers and receivers since the ELD mandate came into play in late 2017? Have detention times gotten shorter, longer, stayed the same? âŚ
February 27, 2019
Overdrive Extra
No time left for you: Bottlenecks and detention
Due to the recent findings in the ATRI study on the worst freight bottlenecks, it should be no surprise that infrastructure is a hot topic once again.
February 27, 2019
Channel 19
Round-up: Plea for common sense at the counter of knowledge, bucking the blockchain hype machine, more
Opposing blockchain views, the march of technology and one longtime owner-operator's plea for a return to common sense by drivers and more.
June 14, 2018
Business
App-based freight matching service Convoy intros auto-detention pay, new load features
Payable on the first minute of the third hour at a shipperâs facility, drivers can simply request detention pay through the press of a button within the Convoy app.
March 27, 2018
Channel 19
â100 percent OKâ to bring up detention before you get off the phone
âDonât leave money on the table,â redux â that sentiment could increasingly include examinations of revenue and income per hour in your businessâ accounting and analysis to help determine effective detention rates in broker/shipper negotiations.
February 13, 2018
Voices
âDonât work more for lessâ is reader Tom Hallâs message on hours, ELDs
âA specialty equipment hauler once asked me just why some steel haulers will âhaul 20,000 pounds overloaded for $1 a hundred when I make as much or more money hauling 40,000-pound legal loads at $2 a hundred?'â âTom Hall on the scrum over income, pay, ELDs, hours and more. Hall views forcing pay for all time worked as a solution to many issues.
January 16, 2018
Voices
POLL: Less-than-upstanding dealings with freight brokers: What have you experienced most?
From a meager truck-ordered-not-used payment after a conveniently âcancelledâ load to late payment, no payment and having to file on a bond for hopes of payment, name your most-often-experienced frustration when dealing with freight brokers.
January 15, 2018
Business
Blockchain: Better tools to fight detention abuse, with added utility for driver, carrier credentials
Using geofencing and other location data, a blockchain system might document detention time with a high degree of accuracy. If the system is part of a âsmart contract,â a driver would receive detention pay quickly. Drivers/carriers, meanwhile, might use private keys to take control of their business data.
January 9, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs put spotlight on the detention quagmire
The uncertainty around detention timing in live-load/-unload situations is perhaps the biggest potential problem for drivers and carriers using ELDs. Itâs also one in which ELDs may be the best tool for combatting the issue, to the benefit of drivers and fleets.
December 12, 2017
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