Layover money?

Tobster317 · Sep 30, 2015

Does your company take a percentage? What is the reason they give you?

geo · Oct 1, 2015

lay over money what's that
you are a o/o that's your problem
so you should always plan for that
just part of doing business

OntarioVanMan · Oct 1, 2015

Geo...things have changed over the years.....

Example #1 : you get to your receiver on Saturday morning as scheduled....NO one home/closed....no one will be in till Monday so you are stuck with load on...hence layover pay

Example #2 : they want you to take a 500 mile load on Friday BUT the consignee isn't open till Monday...some drivers expect to little something extra...

Turtle · Oct 1, 2015

Tobster317 said:
Does your company take a percentage? What is the reason they give you?

Layover pay is an accessorial, just like hand unload and detention. Most accessorials pay out at a given percentage, such as 62%. The reason is they have to negotiate and collect the accessorial charges, and deftly do so without losing a customer.

OntarioVanMan said:
Example #1 : you get to your shipper on Saturday morning as scheduled....NO one home/closed....no one will be in till Monday so you are stuck with load on...hence layover pay

Just out of curiosity, if the shipper is closed and no one is home, how'd you get loaded?

Juuuuuust askin'

Tobster317 · Oct 1, 2015

Thank you Turtle. What happened to me was the wrong schedule date. Got their Sunday as per dispatch. That division was closed. So had to hold it to Monday late afternoon

Ragman · Oct 1, 2015

OntarioVanMan said:
Example #1 : you get to your shipper on Saturday morning as scheduled....NO one home/closed....no one will be in till Monday so you are stuck with load on...hence layover pay

Turtle said:

Just out of curiosity, if the shipper is closed and no one is home, how'd you get loaded?

Juuuuuust askin'

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OntarioVanMan · Oct 1, 2015

Turtle said:
Layover pay is an accessorial, just like hand unload and detention. Most accessorials pay out at a given percentage, such as 62%. The reason is they have to negotiate and collect the accessorial charges, and deftly do so without losing a customer.

Just out of curiosity, if the shipper is closed and no one is home, how'd you get loaded?

Juuuuuust askin'

Smarty-pants !! The answer is in the edit !!