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Which of the following options do you feel would be the better solution to the problem of uncompensated detention at load/unload locations? (Poll Closed)

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Total Votes: 846
5 Comments

  • CMV TECH - 9 years ago

    Pay drivers by the hour, not by distance travelled, as is done by law in Europe. The inefficiencies will work themselves out.

  • Narvis - 9 years ago

    Waiting for shippers and receivers to be responsible would be like waiting for Santa to come down the chimney. Transportation companies, drivers and brokers all have regulations that must be followed. Why not shippers and receivers? If they are participating in interstate commerce then they should be held to a set of rules that coincides with the already regulated shipping world.

    As far as drivers are concerned regarding pay for detention it should never be an issue. Drivers work for companies. Companies pay drivers for that work. To tell a driver that they will get detention pay IF the shipper/receiver pays it is wrong. A driver should be paid for their time. If a shipper/receiver does not pay a transportation company for the delay the driver should not be penalized.

  • Rich - 9 years ago

    We do not need the government to fix this, we just need for the shippers and their customers to step up to the plate and take the responsibility for the lack of action on their part for the loading or unloading of the freight. The driver is caught in the middle and has been since the first load of passengers on the first stage coach and the first freight wagon. By allowing the government in, you will give up some more of your rights, they will see to that, history proves it. Detention time should all be compensated, do not give them 2-4hrs grace. Time is all you have to market for earning a living, when you run out, your time is up. Make the most of your time and get paid for it. If you are offered, for instance, $10/hr for detention from the start (check in/on their property and on time for delivery/pick up) of it through getting your bills regardless whether loading or unloading, that is a good start. To learn more order and read; So Ya Wanna Drive A Truck, by Rich Powell. Subtitle; The Truths About Trucking That Have Never Been Told. This is a worthy read.

  • Jim McGraw - 9 years ago

    This is an on going problem that has been around since the horse and buggy. Carriers deserve to be paid for the use of the equipment and drivers deserve to be paid for there time. The problem is that neither shipper or receiver see it this way then normally the story from the carrier to the driver is " if the customer pays detention then you will get this amount of money for your time". The carrier expects you to wait for approval from the customer to be compensated for your time because the carrier doesn't want to "upset" the customer and lose the business.
    If the carrier does pay detention and lets just say the charge was $50.00 an hr,(which the driver will never know), the driver is lucky to get $15.00 of that and the carrier pockets the rest for "cost". In the carriers eyes it is better to lose "detention pay" rather than lose the contract or business entirely.
    My opinion, the gov't needs to mandate to shippers and receivers that if the carriers equipment is on time at either facility, after 2 hours of waiting, all attempts have been made to contact shipper or receiver within an hour of the 2 hour waiting period to give time or reason for the delay, then the carrier reserves the right to charge detention pay at a reasonable rate. The drivers detention pay should be broken down by the average of what he/she makes per week then broken down by the hr on a set standard of hours.
    Obviously there are loop hools and variables in this opinion. For example : First come first serve facilities detention time pay should start 2 hours after the equipment is actually in the dock of either facilities.

  • Steve - 9 years ago

    Keep Government out of our Business there is too much Government in our LIVES NOW

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