You get paid in Tim Horton bucks.What does this new position pay?
No More Toll Receipts
- Thread starter Moot
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It's not always about the $, sometimes, HOS makes the call. For example: running 20 from Detroit to Cleveland is free, but it takes a lot longer. [And you better not exceed the speed limit, because the people living in the many small Ohio towns don't like the trucks going through, so the cops watch very closely, always]. Also Chicago: avoiding the toll roads can mean a lot of traffic lights, sigh.
I take the toll road, every time - but when I'm going home, those tolls are deducted from the total.
Starting 11/1, you will no longer be required to submit receipts for shipments where toll reimbursement has been approved by dispatch. Our systems will automatically calculate the toll costs based on your truck size and the shipment’s loaded miles. The tolls cost will then be added to the shipment’s settlement allowing you more time to focus on making your business successful.
I missed the underlined part above in my excitement to have tolls automatically calculated and not having to deal with receipts and jumping through hoops. I ran the Indiana Tollway and the Ohio Pike Tuesday and didn't get paid for tolls. Wednesday morning I got a load and asked the dispatcher about this. He said the toll thing isn't totally automatic, a driver must still ask for tolls to be paid.
Latter I called driver relations and was told for tolls I must negotiate with dispatch for paid tolls on every load. I explained my ignorance of the new system and my problems with reading comprehension and the nice man said I would be paid.
Remember to ask or negotiate for tolls. I wonder if I can negotiate tolls on loads where no tollways are involved? I will certainly try. And no, I will not return toll money for tolls paid where I avoided a toll road. Same as when I shave off some miles from the total paid miles on a load.
I missed the underlined part above in my excitement to have tolls automatically calculated and not having to deal with receipts and jumping through hoops. I ran the Indiana Tollway and the Ohio Pike Tuesday and didn't get paid for tolls. Wednesday morning I got a load and asked the dispatcher about this. He said the toll thing isn't totally automatic, a driver must still ask for tolls to be paid.
Latter I called driver relations and was told for tolls I must negotiate with dispatch for paid tolls on every load. I explained my ignorance of the new system and my problems with reading comprehension and the nice man said I would be paid.
Remember to ask or negotiate for tolls. I wonder if I can negotiate tolls on loads where no tollways are involved? I will certainly try. And no, I will not return toll money for tolls paid where I avoided a toll road. Same as when I shave off some miles from the total paid miles on a load.
Thereby completely offsetting the time you have to waste in negotiating a toll that our systems have automatically calculated. We do this because we enjoy class action lawsuits, and because we have a really gnarly "KICK ME" sign taped to our back.
And whereby completely supporting "Embrace the Stupidity" mantra....
This is a great example of the petty attitude that saves a few bucks, but costs good people. Plenty of loads offered involve tolls that one doesn't know about upfront, as in Florida, Oklahoma, even Texas, so how can a driver negotiate for them? It's not like there's time to check the route before accepting or declining the offer, so the unknown tolls just come out of the driver's pocket.
This is a great example of the petty attitude that saves a few bucks, but costs good people. Plenty of loads offered involve tolls that one doesn't know about upfront, as in Florida, Oklahoma, even Texas, so how can a driver negotiate for them? It's not like there's time to check the route before accepting or declining the offer, so the unknown tolls just come out of the driver's pocket.
If unsure, just ask for tolls whether they are there or not. You have to embrace the stupidity not just acknowledge it. lol
I just can't - if I embraced stupidity, it would qualify as assault in legal terminology, lol.
Just an FYI incase you all were not aware. The ipass does not give you discounts on bridges and toll roads in the NY AND NJ AREA. if you compare the charged rates with the schedule of rates it is significantly higher. I caught this a few months ago and changed to prepasscombo