[Oakdancer]

From the January, 2009 company newsletter:

"In order to eliminate all unnecessary idle time Star Transportation has implemented an Idle Chargeback policy effective January 1, 2009.
All tractors without an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) will have a standard of 30% idles or less. Any idle time over 30% will be charged back to the driver at $3.00 per hour.
Tractors with an APU will have a standard of 5% idle time or less. Any idle time over 5% will be charged back to the driver at $3.00 per hour."

link: http://www.startransportation.com/images/newsletter.pdf

This cheesy policy might not be so bad if you didn't spend half your time sitting around waiting for a load, but I've only averaged 1850 miles per week over the past 2 years. This is the last straw; I mailed my application in to Crete today.

[belpre122]

Originally Posted by Oakdancer

From the January, 2009 company newsletter:

"In order to eliminate all unnecessary idle time Star Transportation has implemented an Idle Chargeback policy effective January 1, 2009.
All tractors without an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) will have a standard of 30% idles or less. Any idle time over 30% will be charged back to the driver at $3.00 per hour.
Tractors with an APU will have a standard of 5% idle time or less. Any idle time over 5% will be charged back to the driver at $3.00 per hour."

link: http://www.startransportation.com/images/newsletter.pdf

This cheesy policy might not be so bad if you didn't spend half your time sitting around waiting for a load, but I've only averaged 1850 miles per week over the past 2 years. This is the last straw; I mailed my application in to Crete today.

No surprises here. What else could be expected from a Covenant sister company? Gets better all the time, huh?

I wonder if that is actually legal? No matter, they'll get away with it.

BOL on getting out.

[Windwalker]

Oh, yeah... Now that fuel prices have come down...:moon:

[belpre122]

I took the bait and skimmed over that newsletter. It really is worse than I originally thought that it might be. I couldn't resist cutting and pasting a couple of dandies from this so-called newsletter. Maybe they should have included a prayer regarding freezing your ass off, or experiencing a heat related injury.

The nerve of these animals..........................

"New Year Resolution
First, I would like to personally thank each of you for your loyalty during these difficult economic conditions and your efforts to keep safety a culture in our company. (blah blah blah blah)
Even better news is we serve a God that is bigger than any of our problems and His promises come with an eternal guarantee."

"Word of Life
“for I know the plans I have for you, “ declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11"

[Oakdancer]

Oh, yeah.. Ronnie does like to preach. We also regularly get those little inspirational messages at meetings and over the qualcom. Don't get me wrong, I don't care what, if anything one holds as a personal belief; Just don't try to cram it down my throat. But do you think they could have come up with a more hypocritical verse to include along with the news that they've found yet another way to give their drivers the shaft?

[Jumbo]

We are owned by a born again and his brothers but at least they let us idle and dont cram the lord and his plan down our throat. Except for my Birthday card. Which read: Dear Tim, Happy Birthday. Jesus loves you. But we think you are an A**hole.

[Pack_Rat]

Originally Posted by belpre122

No surprises here. What else could be expected from a Covenant sister company? Gets better all the time, huh?

I wonder if that is actually legal? No matter, they'll get away with it.

BOL on getting out.

Actually NO it is not legal. They CANNOT withhold anything from your check except tax's and other things that you have given them WRITTEN PERMISSION to withhold. The only thing they can do without permission is things like child support and IRS for back tax's. But that takes a court order. So unless you sign something giving them permission to do this they CANNOT do it legally.

[belpre122]

Originally Posted by Pack_Rat

Actually NO it is not legal. They CANNOT withhold anything from your check except tax's and other things that you have given them WRITTEN PERMISSION to withhold.

Well, we have to remember that we are dealing with some cagey Christians here PackRat.............

They'll have all of those poor folks signing off on agreements/authorizations to rob them of their pay in no time at all. Else not signing will mean.................... You got it.

Bakker, Swaggert.............apparently that ilk has found a new flock.........

[cdswans]

Pack_Rat is correct. They can discipline, suspend or fire you but they can't play with your money.

What really frosts my glass is the reasoning: "Any idiot can see that we're too stinkin' tight to equip all our trucks with APUs but God has blessed us and brought you to our flock to pay for 'em."

[Malaki86]

Just how much fuel are they using to idle now? I mean, is the truck using almost 2 gallons per hour?

That'd be reason enough for me to park the stupid thing and get a new job.