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Originally Posted by Bogoa2000
Question: where did this concept paying by the mile come from?
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Mileage pay only makes sense in a dedicated linehaul operation where the driver receives accessory money when the wheels stop turning (delay, traffic, breakdown, etc). Otherwise, it's a complete hose job.
You see guys sitting around waiting to get loaded/unloaded, waiting on loads, waiting on maintenance/PM's , etc. Like Tom Petty sang, "The waiting is the hardest part." There's a grocery warehouse a few exits down from where I live and in the morning, there's sleeper trucks lined end-to-end along the street and highway off-ramps.
Why are they doing this for nothing? I never could, nor do I still understand why OTR drivers willingly donate their time/labor away for $0.