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Layover Pay (Per Person)

Layover occurs and is paid to drivers during any 24-hour period the
driver is available for dispatch or assignment and is not dispatched on
a load due to lack of freight (at the direction of the Company) or other
circumstances beyond the driver’s control.
Layovers are costly to the driver and to the Company. We attempt to
minimize layovers as much as possible. For those times when layovers
are unavoidable, we have the following layover pay policy:

1. You must receive a layover number from your Driver Manager.
2. Layover Pay is paid on the next payroll check generated after the
layover occurred.
3. You must verify the amount of your layover with your Driver
Manager when you are dispatched on your next trip.
4. You will be paid $50 per diem for each 24-hour period from the
first 24 hours of layover from the time you reported that you
were available (your PTA) after your last trip.
5. Once a layover has been approved in the system, you may
receive a $20 advance for each day of approved layover.
6. Drivers in a Dispatch or Dispatch Empty status within 75 miles
of origin, in-transit stop or destination who are not able to
drop due to circumstances beyond their control are eligible for
layover.
7. Drivers delayed due to weather-related situations where
authorities close roads for a 24-hour period are eligible for
layover, provided Operations has been notified and alternative
routing it not available. The driver must be running en route
according to the fuel route to be paid.
8. Drivers must be in communication with Operations and remain
available for dispatch or assignment during any payable layover
periods.
Layovers are NOT paid...
1. Until D.O.T. mandated Hours of Service breaks have been
completed.
2. If you create a service failure at the shipper or consignee.
3. If you are at home or returning to duty from time off.
4. If you have no available hours to run.
5. If you are on layover status and refuse dispatch, including local
work.

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