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The reason yours is being changed is because it looks like you have an Qmnitracs, which QualCom is turning off the use of those QC units 3/1/15. The Omnitracs also cost more to use than the newer one your getting which will be the MCP50 unit if your a van or Sprinter.
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tenntrucker
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I still don't understand why we the o/o's have to pay for this device in our trucks. It's great for our carriers, but not DOT required (yet). The carrier should pay for it.
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When your an independent contractor companies in general may not provide tools for you to do your job with. In most cases doing so opens them up to being charged with misclassification of io's. There are exceptions but providing the device at no charge could place them on thin ice.
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tenntrucker
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I don't need a QC to do my job, it's beneficial to the carrier and shipper.
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I find it beneficial also, but maybe not a benefit that costs $35/week. I don't feel the carriers should be making a profit off QC leasing. $20/week would seem more equitable.
The QC certainly is more convenient and time saving compared to phoning in load information and location updates. My QC quit on me sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. I got a call Sunday morning for a load. I accepted it and said send it over. It never came over the QC. I had to call back to get all of the load info. After I was loaded I called in both my arrival time and the B.O.L. info. I wasn't required to call in my location every 2 hours, but they do require that of outside carriers.
I called again Monday morning after delivering with my P.O.D. info. I was told I couldn't go back into service until I got the QC fixed. I talked to the QC guy who said he could get a new unit delivered the next day. I was about 130 miles from my house which would put me about 10 miles from an authorized QC installer. I set up an appointment for Tuesday afternoon and drove home. So at least I am at home and getting a paid mini vacation.
tenntrucker
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I talked to a o/o last week that told me he had bought his own unit for $800 and monthly cost was only $49.
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Several years ago I looked into getting units for my 'fleet'. At that time the purchase price was upwards of a couple thousand dollars for brand new systems. The usage fee was just under $15 per week not $35 per week. I don't know but I suspect if you have 1000 units there might be some extra discounts.
Now, the carrier is fronting the purchase and repairs so that has to factor in. The carrier is also getting many many years of payments from the trucks using the units. The carrier is also getting some sort of write off, if they have decent accountants.
So, $35 a week is definitely a rip off. Landstar charged $25 a week. Still too high but less usurious. If a carrier wanted to treat their "partners" fairly they'd set up a sliding scale starting at $20 a week for a year followed by $15 a week in year two, $10 a week in year three, $5 a week in year four, and no charge from year five onward as long as that truck stayed in the fleet. They'd recover over half the cost of each unit in the first year a truck was signed on. By the end of the second year the unit would be paid for. In years 3 and 4 they'd put $780 away toward any potential repairs or other expenses. They wouldn't get rich from qc's like they are now but combined with their write offs they make a little money.
And just how far would it go toward morale and positive impressions of the carrier compared to all the $35 rip offs?
Now, the carrier is fronting the purchase and repairs so that has to factor in. The carrier is also getting many many years of payments from the trucks using the units. The carrier is also getting some sort of write off, if they have decent accountants.
So, $35 a week is definitely a rip off. Landstar charged $25 a week. Still too high but less usurious. If a carrier wanted to treat their "partners" fairly they'd set up a sliding scale starting at $20 a week for a year followed by $15 a week in year two, $10 a week in year three, $5 a week in year four, and no charge from year five onward as long as that truck stayed in the fleet. They'd recover over half the cost of each unit in the first year a truck was signed on. By the end of the second year the unit would be paid for. In years 3 and 4 they'd put $780 away toward any potential repairs or other expenses. They wouldn't get rich from qc's like they are now but combined with their write offs they make a little money.
And just how far would it go toward morale and positive impressions of the carrier compared to all the $35 rip offs?
They do, to schmucks like me.
outside carriers can just enter in all the info right on the website as long as you keep it updated they don't bother you with calls. why don't they do the same with the company drivers? everything is on there accept load, in and out times, POD all you really need is a smart phone or laptop to access the website.