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Accessory pay is about 15-20 percent of my income. This was my day yesterday
A drop and a hook pay 16.56 each. A tractor only and a fuel pay 8.28 each.
That was for a meet. A regular run with full drops and hooks would look like this
I didn't have to take the SYR, but I did because of the accessory pay. I can in and out of there in 30 minutes and I'd get paid an extra 33.12 for doing it, plus the mileage. It added 17 miles to my day, but I did it for the drop and hook.
Delay pay is my hourly rate of 33.12.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
Because it is that cut and dry for my reefer work as well as it’s all drop and hook. But I know a good portion of reefer work is appointment based with a live unload or load. Equaling more detention time. Whereas day van will be more drop and hook.
That is an excellent point! Also valuable info for new folks in the industry.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
He didn’t explain why though. Because it is that cut and dry for my reefer work as well as it’s all drop and hook. But I know a good portion of reefer work is appointment based with a live unload or load. Equaling more detention time. Whereas day van will be more drop and hook.
For us OTR drivers, it's not so cut and dry, especially those of us hauling reefer.
That is good info for people who have little or no experience driving OTR/Reefer. Not everyone here at TT has the experience to know that different driving jobs pay different types/amounts of accessory pay.
Some newer folks might appreciate Ryan for pointing that out.
I thought I had pointed out that I am a high percentage of live load/unload. Perhaps I was remembering that from another post. Nonetheless, it is a valid distinction that I recognize.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
As both Old School and Brett mentioned, I consider a lot of ramifications before I ask for any kind of ancillary pay. My first priority is being as productive as possible safely. That's where I will generate the most money and where the company will be happy with my performance.
I get a lot of freight, often when others are not, but sometimes, in fact often, the loads simply have too much time on them . My first course of action is to pick up and deliver early so that I can get another load in. My last course of action is to take layover pay and sit. I've jockeyed trailers at the yard, done local work for them, short runs. Spotted empties, etc. I usually get compensated nicely and it helps my relationship with my terminal.
This just came up on my next load, working with a brand new DM. 1100 mile load with 5 days on it. I said I'll take it, down to our terminal about 120 miles past the reciever, T call it, and set me up with a load in 2 days. She checked with the planner and my TM, both agreed and thanked me for the input. It keeps me moving and the company doesn't have to pay out layover.
I still end up with a fair amount of ancillary pay each check, but I always ask myself if it's reasonable to request each time.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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He didn’t explain why though. Because it is that cut and dry for my reefer work as well as it’s all drop and hook. But I know a good portion of reefer work is appointment based with a live unload or load. Equaling more detention time. Whereas day van will be more drop and hook.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.