Reduired to work longer to make the same $$$
 

Just got the news over the qualcomm. The Company announced that company drivers will need to work long this year if they wont to get the same mileage as the previous year as they are reducing the speed of our fleet. Looks like it time to move on.

Don't think moving on will do much good in the long term. Most of the majors and a lot of the smaller companies seem to be cutting back on the top end to save fuel. Back to the old double nickel days soon!

Work Longer
 

Who's the company? BOL

Tell me what company, or industry for that matter, where you're not going to have to work longer to make the same kind of money these days? It's a fact of life here in 2008 in the good ole USA.

The cost of living has gone into the stratasphere while the pay hasn't (except if your an oil baron). Unless your a doctor, but then your malpractice insurance has quadrupled. But, it's pretty much across the board in every line of work, from real estate investors and agents to business owners.

Either it's more hours for the same money, or, less money for the same hours.

Jumping companies for the reason you mentioned really wouldn't change anything IMO. You might find a company with faster trucks but less miles, you sit more, have to unload etc etc.

Would the pros outweigh the cons where your at now?

So your truck is turned down a couple of mph slower, no big deal. If you sit in the saddle for 10 hours a day averaging 60 mph, with everything being equal, it'll take you an additional 20 minutes longer to get there, doing my trucker math.

Maybe just more bugs to wash off your windshield next time you stop for fuel.

Re: Reduired to work longer to make the same $$$
 

Get A driving job paying by the hour then you dont have
to worry.

Re: Reduired to work longer to make the same $$$
 

Only a coolie carrier would have the nerve. Look at it as a blessing and move on.

i beleive we had a long hard argument about this topic a while back.
seems to be a trend turning down the speed on most of these carriers.
better get used to it
i know when i run in AZ, NM and other states that i can run 70+, my MPG dropps to about 4.75.
when i run line in CA, i get 5.75.
so just going from 70+ to 59mph, thats a 1MPG difference.
it can add up to millions for large fleets

Re: Reduired to work longer to make the same $$$
 

LOL, this is exactly why we get stuck behind a grocery store truck doing 53MPH.
when you make 22 bucks an hour, whats the rush?

a little more experience for me and i look foward to doing 53 in a grocery truck

It is a pay cut plain and simple. No reason the driver should have to pay for the higher fuel with his wages.

Widget maker tells person that works 8 hours a day making widgets. Gee the cost of the Widget material has really sky rocketed. I will need you to work 12 hours a day now for the same pay.

Driver getting the shaft and taking it.

Stay or quit , but dont cry about what it is. It is as plain as day a pay cut.

The question is, is management also being required to run harder to stand still. Judging by my prior experience is that "exalted" cadre, I should think not !!