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diem was 9 cents per mile for single drivers.3 Continental’s
management believed drivers typically received a per diem
allowance in the low $30 range for 1 day of driving.
Continental’s per diem allowance plan was similar to the
majority of per diem allowance plans used by other companies in
the trucking industry.
Continental’s Trucks
Continental drivers operated International tractors. Each
tractor had a cab with a sleeper berth behind the driver’s and
passenger’s seats. The engine in a Continental tractor was
located beneath the driver’s and passenger’s seats. The size of
the cab, including the sleeper berth, was 96 inches across by 110
inches deep by 60 inches high.
The sleeper berth had no powered air vents. Ventilation,
heating, and air conditioning were available only through vents
in the dash of the cab and powered by the engine. The berth had
no running water, no toilet, and very little storage. One driver
described the sleeper berth as a “rolling jail cell”.
The sleeper berth contained a twin size mattress covered in
plastic, but no box spring. Newer models of Continental’s
3 Single drivers constituted 99 percent of Continental’s
drivers. One percent of the drivers drove in two-person teams.
Each team driver received a per diem allowance of 4.5 cents per
mile.
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