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Voices
Not âengaged to waitâ while in the sleeper? Readers respond to federal labor opinion on driver compensation
More readers than not agreed with commenter Jason McCarter that, âif you are in your truck at any time, you should be paid,â even if off-duty in the sleeper. Find other views, including those contrary, in this round-up of voices with poll results about sleeper time and pay for employee drivers.
August 8, 2019
Voices
POLL: Whatâs your preferred method of compensation, whether per-mile, percentage, guaranteed or other?
As a leased owner-operator or company driver, what has been your preferred primary compensation method through your years in the trucking industry? Let us know.
May 21, 2018
Business
Truckers land $855k payout from carrier for non-driving tasks
XPO Logistics is appealing a Californiaâs agencyâs award totaling $855,286 to four truckers for wage law violations, including under a 2016 state law mandating compensating ânonproductive time.â
May 4, 2017
Business
Penske settles with drivers in case over unpaid meal and rest breaks
Penske will pay 344 current and former drivers $15,000 each to settle the now 8-year-old case. The case produced a landmark ruling in 2014 regarding state-level laws regarding driversâ pay and breaks, prompting concern from carriers about the potential for similar lawsuits.
February 21, 2017
Channel 19
An hourly future for driver pay?
Thereâs evidence that legal and other pressures could lead to more prevalence for a time-based pay model, particularly for company drivers. Should a state-to-state patchwork of enforceable labor laws be the way forward?
February 9, 2016
Voices
POLL: What is your detention time worth?
How much is your time spent waiting at docks worth per hour? This poll looks at the range of what owner-operators and drivers expect from detention rates, such as they may be.
March 9, 2015
Voices
POLL: Percentage, mileage, hourly â whatâs the ideal pay package?
Assuming an hourly rate for detention, what pay scheme do you view as most preferable: pay-per-mile, percentage or hourly packages?
February 9, 2015
Business
Driver pay: Survey shows truck operators prefer percentage pay over mileage, hourly packages
Survey says: Truck operators who receive pay based on a percentage split are generally more satisfied with their jobs than those who are paid based on hourly or mileage pay, according to survey results released this week.
January 28, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate could pave way for time-based pay prevalence
At least, watchers say, carriers may have better tools to support negotiation of hourly detention-pay schemes with shippers and receivers â others, however, see potential downsides in the future, such as FMCSA further limiting hoursâŚ
April 25, 2014
Voices
Division over minimum hourly pay
With President Obama advocating for a $10.10/hour federal minimum wage and some states having raised the minimum wage as high as $15, readers showed fairly even division on the issue.
February 26, 2014
Parking
FLSA reform, parking, detention: MCSAC prioritizes reauthorization recommendations
Reforming employee-driver compensation by removing the FLSA overtime exemption was among top recommendations, likewise expanding truck-parking availability, sleep apnea, further New Entrant attention and more.
February 11, 2014
Channel 19
Another voice on the hours of service: Owner-operator Tom Quinton
As Quintonâs and recent other commentary makes clear, the new hours of service rule is foregrounding the problem of, simply, time. Time enough to get the work done in the day allotted to do it.
November 30, 2013
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