{"id":1353,"date":"2016-07-22T12:21:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2021-06-23T10:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T14:46:25","slug":"detention-pay-new-laws-old-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/detention-pay-new-laws-old-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Detention Pay: New Laws, Same Old Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Last month on June 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation released an announcement of their intentions to move forward with an audit of the loading and unloading delays experienced by drivers nationwide in hopes of one day implementing a mandate for detention pay nationside. Similar to the goals of the Obama administration\u2019s Fixing America\u2019s Surface Transportation<\/a> (FAST) Act and the requirements outlined therein, the recent audit is poised to continue the DOT\u2019s efforts to gather data on loading and unloading practices.<\/p>\n

The Office of Inspector General\u2019s<\/a> (OIG) website reported that continued studies would take a look into \u201careas such as the economy and efficiency of the transportation system.\u201d Notable items of the announcement include the impact of delays on safety and driver income, both of which are main concerns for truck drivers in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Detention pay means drivers don’t have to rush to their next stop in order to meet their hourly limits.<\/p><\/div>\n

The announcement outlined that the DOT OIG\u2019s objectives will be aimed toward assessing \u201cavailable data on motor carrier loading and unloading delays\u201d as well as providing \u201cinformation on measuring the potential effects of loading and unloading delays.\u201d Placed within the context of drivers\u2019 almost constant concerns over complying with 14-hour daily on-duty limitations, this audit may be just what the industry needs to push for more reasonable detention pay.<\/p>\n