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HOS * USA - Driver pay takes spotlight in Senate subcommittee hearing
How truck drivers make money hasn’t typically been a big topic of conversation in Congressional hearings on safety in the industry
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -April 28, 2010: ... The Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security hearing on Oversight of the Motor Carrier Safety Efforts centered on many of the standard topics – hours of service, electronic on-board recorders, etc. – and their impact on safety... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Executive Vice President, Todd Spencer, explained how many drivers in the industry lose between 34 and 44 hours each week – uncompensated – while waiting at the docks. Then they are left with a limited number of on-duty miles to drive as many miles as possible to earn some money... Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO, dug in further looking at how with the industry paying by the mile only, there’s no real reflection of drivers actually being paid for the time they are actually working. And she recognized that within the current system, loading and unloading time on a logbook is going to be where a driver is going to fudge... McCaskill turned to Dave Osiecki, senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs with the American Trucking Associations, and asked if the ATA was opposed to paying by the hours as opposed to miles driven... Osiecki did not endorse either method of payment... Labels: HOS debates
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