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FEEDBACK
Drivers need to be paid by the hour
W
ith all the proposed changes in the
hours of service, I don’t care what
happens, as it will change or stay the
same whether I like it or not. But maybe
some changes should be made — which
are long overdue — such as doing away
with pay by the mile and start paying by
the hour, such as $20-$25 per hour for a
14- to 15-hour day.
And also, maybe your dispatchers and
load planners need to pay [hours-of-service
violation] fines when you and I [go over]
hours of service. After all, they are the ones
pushing to make deliveries and pickups.
Also, the shippers and receivers need to be
able to ship or receive their freight 24 hours
and not from 9-noon and 1-4 p.m.
As for detentions and layovers [we
should be paid] after two hours at the
dock. Layover [should] start at 5 p.m. even
if a load is found for you, at the same rate
of $20-$25 per hour.
I know these sound like dreams to all
of us, but they will not change till all of us
work together and stop letting these companies push us around.
Consider this, most of you are making
what you did 10 years ago and are working harder than ever for the same pay.
Wake up, drivers.
Jonathan Moe
Lenoir City, Tenn.
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