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Why is it that truck drivers are bound and determined to defend their right to work 14 hours for 8 or 10 hours pay? Reducing the hours we can work to 13 won't take an hour's pay out of our wallets, we'll just have to work 1 less hour for the same money.
You assume that carriers will pay more for working less. I don't think that will happen. Taking an hour away from a driver's workday will not result in him getting a bigger paycheck. Drivers are mostly paid for the miles they drive. Taking an hour away from his workday means that he will drive fewer miles that day. Fewer miles equals a smaller paycheck. If a driver can average 60 miles per day and his pay is only $0.30/mile then he will lose $18/day. For 5 days that is $90/week or over $4,500 less that he will potentially earn in a year. If he can drive faster then he might make up the loss of income. He would need to average more than 65 mph to earn the same money before the loss of time. He won't be able to do that. Driving for a major carrier, he will likely not have a truck that is capable of driving faster than 62-65 mph. Just because something sounds good on paper doesn't make it better.Originally Posted by MichiganDriver
The part apart Qualcomm backing you up several times... That sounds like working smarter, not harder to me. :thumbsup:Why is it that truck drivers are bound and determined to defend their right to work 14 hours for 8 or 10 hours pay? Reducing the hours we can work to 13 won't take an hour's pay out of our wallets, we'll just have to work 1 less hour for the same money.