Ok, I was wrong on the Federal OT law, trucking is exempt from compliance with that law.

Rosty that does sound odd on the whole OT after 8 hours or 40 hours. Say they work 10 hours today but then only work 6 hours tomorrow and end up at 40 hours for the week. They want that 1 day of having 2 extra hours as being paid at the time and a half rate even though the average shows them with no OT worked.

We get OT after 8/40. Dont really know why, never thought about it. But I'm a road driver so most of my pay is mileage and and there is no OT for mileage pay. But we dont get paid lunches. I agree that's a stupid request. Matter of fact our hourly guys get a half hour lunch deducted from their pay automatcally so they might as well take one.

I want 1.5x my normal cpm rate when I drive over 400 miles in a day!!!! Where do I sign up?

I agree, even when I was union I took and hour lunch, never got paid for it. breaks are a different story, all jobs with the exception of one, I got paid for. Of course we aren't talking about my OTR time. If you aren't rolling, you aren't making money.

Your paid CPM so you get the shaft.

Mackman, I threw that in there at the end hoping to provoke you to come charging out the front door like a madman.

I think you're on to me. :lol:

LOL I was going to. But i get too lazy and dont feel like typeing up long azz hobo posts. :lol:

OMG unions are t3h suxx0rz! :rofl:

Yea, and how long before the next head line reads " Kenan Advantage Goes Belly Up"??? The more likely story will be "Kenan Goes All O/O".

Now I have to agree that cutting a drivers pay by almost $2:00/hr. is....well...it sucks! Poor move on the companies part IMHO. That kind of move only breeds ill will if not done with complete open and honest talk with the employees that it will effect. Been there/done that.( didn't even get a shirt ).:lol:

Now ask yourself, what factors came into play to cause all of this?? Could it be just the economy being slow? Maybe new Government Regs., maybe Obamacare mandates? If the company was so bad to their drivers, why did they continue to work there?

I have come to learn over the years no matter what the average employee has as far as pay and benefits they ALWAYS want more. Not a week goes by that I don't hear from some driver that they are unhappy about something. My usual response is ..." why don't you go somewhere else that has what you want ". The response is ALWAYS the same: " Nobody pays as much, they don't have as good of insurance, they don't have 401k (company match BTW) .....ect....:roll: You guys are at the top of the chain and your bitching??? In these economic times??? Give me a break!

For over 15 years I worked for/ran a small company (30 -48 employees). I had to make payroll every week. Even in '91 (the first gulf war ). We couldn't even buy a job. My wife and I went without. ( No kids back then ). We made sure EVERYONE got paid and the checks would cash. The owner took NO money for over 1-1/2 years. We cut him a check but he only put it in a file cabinet. Left it in the bank so the others could be paid. It paid off. In '95 we did over 4 million in sales. A huge jump from our regular 1.5 million per year.

In short, I'm trying to say that not all owners of companies are out to get the "little man". Some things have to be done to ensure the survival of the company.

You forgot Or moves to Mexico.