A Canadian trucking company has decided to change their pay structure in response to the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate set to become law later this year.
The company, Quebec-based C.H. Express Inc., will switch all of their drivers from a per-mile pay rate to an hourly rate, which will vary depending on driving status.
In a Facebook post, the company explained the reasoning behind their decision:
At C.H. Express Inc, we believe that being a responsible player in our industry also means providing better conditions for our drivers, and to help make changes for the better.
To do this, we have completely redesigned our wage conditions!
We are pleased to announce that as of October 2017, as soon as electronic logs (E-logs) are functional on board all our trucks, all our drivers will be paid based on time, even on long distances…! 👍😎😊
(Note: The pay rates listed below are in Canadian dollars.)
According to a company release, the drive time pay rate is based on experience. A brand new driver with less than a year experience will be paid $21 an hour, whereas a driver with at least 5 years of experience will be paid a drive time pay rate of $28 an hour.
All drivers, no matter what level of experience, will be paid $18 an hour for “in service, non-driving” time.
In addition, the company also laid out additional pay benefits:
• Hours worked after 60 hrs in the week will be paid in time and ½.
• Lay over: $ 200 / day
• Wide Load Premium: $ 75 / day
• Bonus for “inspection without violation”: $ 50 / inspection
• Premium for “pick-ups and deliveries”: $ 25 / CH (in addition to salary)
• and $ 51 / day not taxable for expenditure, included in salary
• Pay calculated and deposited weekly.
The company has seen significant praise from the trucking community for their decision to change the pay structure.
C.H. Express was established in 1999 and operates in Canada, USA and Mexico.
