Rates Increase For Heavy Equipment Operators

Monday, July 14, 2008 02:37 PM

Prince George, B.C. - Heavy equipment operators working on Provincial road projects will now receive compensation for higher fuel costs.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon announced heavy equipment operators will receive an additional $6.76 an hour above their standard rate during July "We recognize the impact that the world price of fuel is having on owner/operators of equipment the ministry hires on an hourly basis." Each month, the ministry will adjust the pay rate for

self-propelled heavy equipment based on a nationally recognized fuel indexing system to help compensate equipment operators for the escalation in the world price of fuel."

The monthly fuel index, adjusted either up or down, will be posted on the ministry's website (www.th.gov.bc.ca/hired-equipment/hiredequip.htm) by the end of the fifth working day of each month. The month-to-month fuel adjustment is in addition to the 2008/09 basic increase of 2.06 per cent for all equipment.

The Ministry's Hired Equipment Program provides lists of equipment available for hire for day-labour projects and/or emergency response situations. Rental rates are established based on the Equipment RentalGuide, also referred to as the Blue Book. The ministry determines annual rates for the guide based on input from the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy

Construction Association and other stakeholders. The monthly interim rate will continue until the completion of the Blue Book rate review, due in January 2009.

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Comments

Posted by: Eagleone on July 15 2008 5:00 AM

Great base standard in which the individual owner operators can point to and say 'see thats what they say is fair' (for an increase in rates, not for decrease... special people). I wonder how many will use it.

Posted by: acrider54 on July 15 2008 5:57 AM

I don't see my wages going up to compensate for high fuel prices.

Posted by: owl on July 15 2008 9:26 AM

This is for supplying operating equipment, not for to and from work travel. So, if you fit into that category of supplying work equipment running on gasoline in your wage contract, you should have an escalating clause in your contract which is triggered by incremental fuel increases as well as decreases.