Swift's pay

[boneebone]

Um, well, he says so in his first post. Perhaps you don't know that Fl is the abbreviation for Florida?
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I thought Fl was short for Freight Liner. LOL

[Skywalker]

Yeah. I run approx 2500-300 miles a week. 12 hrs a day 6 days a week. But I'm home everyday and I have sunday off.


Definitly a hard worker - but if you went over the road you'd be gone weeks at a time, even harder of a worker! And swift doesn't even wanna pay you for it! I'm just shocked at how low their pay is!

I see that you have no problems breaking DOT rules since you can only work 70 HOURS before you have to take Reset.

6x12=72 hours

Florida has different rules regarding HOS for "intrastate drivers":

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_ne.../081406-06.htm

Currently he can drive 12 hours per day within a 16 hour day. Many states have rules for intrastate drivers that are different than interstate drivers.

[Skywalker]

Actually, Swift's pays and benefits are better than the "hoser" payscale that USX uses.... :x

[Jackrabbit379]

Ya know Skywalker, I was reading on Swift's website a while back. They do have pretty good pay, and they do offer swell benefits. Too bad that they are...Swift. :P

[Skywalker]

Just when did state law over-rule fedreal law? If your driving a CMV you run under federal HOS rules.

An Intrastate CMV driver does NOT operate under Federal HOS, UNLESS that state has adopted the Federal HOS as their own. A state may set any guidelines they choose, and the Fed cannot disapprove or modify those rules. This is true in the case of all laws, and was proven and put into force by the Supreme Court years ago with cases that fell under the nomenclature of: State's Rights.

If an "intrastate" driver crosses out of his/her home state....they instantly become an "interstate" driver and MUST then abide by Federal HOS.

I am a resident of FL, and here is another little difference: If you are an Intrastate Driver and you go to renew your CDL....you do NOT have to show a current medical card. But if you are an Interstate Driver you MUST produce the current medical card or no renewal.

[oldcodger]

12 hours per day, 6 days per week, with one day off? $45,000.00
BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Clearly, I'm missing something here.

Codger

12 hours per day, 6 days per week, with one day off? $45,000.00
BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Clearly, I'm missing something here.

What's that like 6 bucks an hour?

[Skywalker]

Ya know Skywalker, I was reading on Swift's website a while back. They do have pretty good pay, and they do offer swell benefits. Too bad that they are...Swift. :P

True, so true....

[Skywalker]

12 hours per day, 6 days per week, with one day off? $45,000.00
BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Clearly, I'm missing something here.

What's that like 6 bucks an hour?

It probably works out to about that. But being from FL...I can tell you that its about par for the course. Wages down there suck. I think even Teamsters make less in FL than in other states. Couldn't swear to it, but I believe I was told it had something to do with a different contract, region or something.