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Tag: detention pay: Page 3
Channel 19
âTakes a villageâ on detention
Driver hits the nail on the head at supply chain management conference, speaking in âdriver shortageâ context: âIf we can figure out how to keep that driver moving, the [shortage] numbers arenât that big of a deal.ââŠ
October 12, 2015
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: More voices in favor of swift action on the problem of uncompensated detention
Calls continue to come in from drivers around the nation in response to the Detention dĂ©tente series of reports â in this podcast, drivers weigh in on the regulatory apparatusâ potential role.
September 28, 2015
Channel 19
âDemand detentionâ pay: Strong voices on compensation for waits
âWaiting over 6 hours to get loaded and then only getting 5 hours drive time ⊠Then you lose another day to get your next load, and $50 is not going to cover the lost time" -- a variety of other voices offered ways to get to better compensation.
September 22, 2015
Business
Why you deserve $64/hour for (every hour of) detention
Calculating a fair detention rate: A majority of operators indicate either total revenue per mile (38 percent) or profit/net income per mile + fixed cost per mile (45 percent) as appropriate benchmarks for detention rates.
September 17, 2015
Business
Detention dĂ©tente: Tables turn in carriersâ, driversâ favor in pay/rate negotiations
The tables finally are turning, as examined in this multipart feature. Fleets and owner-operators, for years in a losing battle with brokers and shippers over compensation for wasted dock time, are exercising improved leverage in negotiations.
September 14, 2015
Voices
POLL: Best way to tackle detention?
Should government mandate, as the Obama administrationâs DOT has attempted, that carriers pay detention to drivers, or is continued industry standardization of detention pay the best tack? Something else?
August 14, 2015
Voices
POLL: Best method of calculating fair detention-pay rates?
How do you determine what to ask for detention rates per hour? Assuming allowing for reasonable load/unload times to be âfree,â which of the options here best describes how you do, or would, make the calculation?
August 4, 2015
Business
J.B. Hunt to shippers and receivers: Donât waste driversâ time
J.B. Hunt recently released a report on what shippers and receivers can do to increase driver uptime and, ultimately, income.
July 6, 2015
Overdrive Radio
Jeff Clark for FMCSA Administrator? And: Lookback Tony Justice podcast
Operator Jeff Clark fires up the campaign machine, and a lookback podcast performance from Tony Justice â Dave Dudleyâs âSix Days on the Roadâ and Justiceâs own âWho Needs Heaven.â
March 7, 2015
Business
How much is your time worth?
âI canât rightfully condone Burger King bag enemas, but I can tell you to ask for detention payâŠ. Your time is valuable, too.â
March 4, 2015
Business
2014âs top stories, Part 1: Truckersâ right to carry, engine lawsuits, detention pay and more
Overdrive delved through a web of analytics and a yearâs worth of news and features posted on OverdriveOnline.com to put together a list of the top 20 stories from 2014. Here are numbers 11-20.
December 29, 2014
Custom Rigs
Former drivers, raise hands high!
Former owner-operator Bryan Lundbergâs latest step on the path through the trucking world is as a broker. His last Kenworth, though, is no less special to him. Photos from back when here.
November 20, 2014
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