Knight Transportation, Inc. - Phoenix, Az.

Yep he must have been a "newbie" because I don't even work for the company but I know if the truck is operating correctly it has a 5 min idle limit which is overridden by tapping the accel. His must not have been working right or he did not wait for the idle shutdown warning before overriding it.

 

the previous truck i had wouldn't idle no matter what. i was up north in the frigid temps for about 2 weeks. the lows were dropping into the near single digits and it straight up wouldn't idle unless i did it at high idle. yeah, i know it would have annoyed the #### outta drivers if i had parked NEAR them. instead, i chose the parts of the lots where it was far, and out of the way. the first truck i was in, also wouldn't idle. i nearly passed out in my truck after the third week in it during the summer time. i got up, got out, walked to the building with no real knowledge as to why i was, but i was, and i couldn't figure out where i was until i downed enough water, and regained composure.

 

If you know how the truck is supposed to operate and it does not operate the way it is supposed to, then you have it fixed

The truck should have a 5min idle time and a idle shutdown override when the outside temp warrants idling. If it does not, then you get it fixed. If they won't fix it then you take a couple extra days off which I hear at knight will guarantee a change of trucks.

 

I worked for knight out of atlanta terminal your right there pay isn't that good but they let me get away with alot plus i had brand new volvo 660 with isx cumming most of there trailers were brand new.i had fun but had to move on to make more money

 

They have the trucks set up to idle if it's above a certain temp (I believe 73) or below 35 degrees. They won't change it.

Onto the pay subject. I've been looking over my husband's payroll and I'm totally confused by it. According to Knights pay scale it's a sliding scale of .31 - .40 cents/mile yet on the payroll I'm seeing him being paid .18 - .27 cents/mile. I'm very confused by this. Am I missing something? My husband asked his safety manager who said that they only tax a portion of it....if that's so where's the rest of his pay? Can someone explain this to me?

 

YTD InformationGross:$9,096.74Taxes:$1,203.53Net Pay:$9,682.59

He's been working for them since June 1, 2009. Based on this his average monthly net pay is $1613.76 He's almost never home, yet it seems like he's just about working for free. He was out from October 19 to the day before Thanksgiving, day after Tahnksgiving his dispatch called and asked if he was ready to go back out. 5 and a half weeks gone and they were only going to give him 2 days at home!

 

Thats crazy..

 

Is he on the 'per diem" plan? I think they charge 2.5 cents a mile for that scam...

 

Knights per diem is more like 8 cpm. I cant remember exactly, but when I was with them, I signed out of it...

 

WHAT? B-B-B-B-BUT, YOU MAKE MORE MONEY ON PER DIEM!