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Originally Posted by Zombie Woof
OK, more on the backhaul thing. I do not get paid by the hour. Let me limit the conversation to the "free backhaul". Maybe I'm thinking like an NYC union thug, or something. I get regular pay to take an empty trailer back, and I get regular pay to take a huge, slow, and more dangerous load back. The huge slow load, which is third party freight, not our regular stuff, earns my company a certain amount of extra money, of which I get nothing. Hmmmm. Do I deserve anything? Hmmm. Should I just be happy to have a job? It reminds of my ex-mother-in-law, whose favorite phrase was "Where's my cut? "' The company is making $200 or $300 on the freight I'm taking back ( I estimate). When they hired me on, as a newbie, they mentioned that we would be "requested" to do the occasional backhaul, but weren't required to do backhauls. I don't think it is written in anything I signed that I would do backhauls, paid or unpaid.
As far as not being worth it : I just want to get my head on the pillow before sunrise, and get my regular pay. I have a thing with the long hours. This job is 70 hours a week, if you include my commute.
The paid $15 backhauls are a completely different subject. More on them later.
If your picking it up at the same place you just drop a trailer or delivered, then no extra pay.
If you are going out of your normal route to get it and you are paid hub mileage, then you get the extra miles.
If you are paid salary, TOO BAD, your are paid the same no matter.
The above is the office person in me.
NOW, the driver in me says:
You pick up after emptying, YOU SHOULD GET SOMETHING FOR THE STOP! If I deliver AND pick up at the same place(and we do that at a few customers), I am paid for the stop PLUS the pick up
. I am also paid for pick ups.
Now, everyone keep in mind that neither myself or the OP work for an irregular truck load carrier. This does not apply to them(but it should)