Ever since I started working for this company we have been paid via an actual paper paycheck that had to be picked up at the office. That's all well and good but if you were still out on the road on payday you had to wait until you reached the yard to get your check. And then of course you had to hope the bank was open while you there so that you could actually cash it. It was a real pain in the arse.
The company has finally switched our payroll over so that we get our pay directly on our fuel card. That way we can pull into any truckstop, write a comcheck, and cash it. We can also use an ATM to draw cash. I like this much better. No more trying to get to the yard while the bank is open just to cash my paycheck.
I was paid this way back when I owned my own rig and really missed it when I came to work here. I'm really glad that they have finally gotten away from the paper checks. One option is to have all or part of it transferred to a personal bank account and some of the guys are doing this. As I don't have or want a bank account I just have it all put directly on my fuel card.
The company is finally catching up to the 21st century.