DRIVER MESSAGE 8/19/2026: CHECK YOUR FUEL TANKS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE YARD

We are having issues with drivers leaving the yard without checking their fuel tanks and then either running out of fuel or realizing they’re low on fuel when they’re at a job site. Please make looking in your fuel tank part of your pre trip inspection. Many of the trucks are working day and night so its possible it has ran since the truck was fueled by the second shift fueler the afternoon evening before. Please also do not rely on the fuel gauge in the cab either as they may not be accurate. We buy fuel in bulk to having to stop at a retail site to buy fuel is not only inconvenient but costly. Or if there are no fuel stations that sell heavy truck diesel taxed at the higher rate in the area you are working a road call to bring fuel to a truck will be very expensive.

GRAND AVE / US60 MILLING & PAVING IN PHOENIX

MILLING AND PAVING AT NIGHT 

• AUGUST 2ND THROUGH MID DECEMBER MAINLINE PAVING SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WEEKLY.  900 PLUS TONS OF ASPHALT EACH NIGHT. CERTIFIED WAGES OF $26.71 PER HOUR PLUS $7.09 PER HOUR IN FRINGES ($33.80 PER HOUR). 

BORDER FENCE HAULING 

• 6,600 LOADS GOING FROM CHANDLER TO THE ARIZONA / MEXICO BORDER IN DOUGLAS, AZ
• STARTING AUGUST 2026
• MORE INFO TO COME

SILVER SPRINGS I-40. 

• 30,000 TONS OF ASPHALT
• DAY SHIFT STARTING 7/6/2026
• 10-15 TRUCKS
• DRIVERS WILL STAY IN KINGMAN DURING THE WEEK
• CERTIFIED WAGES ARE $25.78 PER HOUR BASE RATE PLUS $0.69 PER HOUR IN FRINGES. (IF YOUR NORMAL RATE IS HIGHER YOU GET PAID YOUR REGULARLY HOURLY RATE).

SANCTUARY PROJECT – HWY 93 ASPHALT PAVING. 

• 145,000 TONS OF ASPHALT PAVING 22 MILES OF HWY93 NORTH OF I-40 TOWARDS VEGAS
• 10-15 BELLY DUMPS PER NIGHT STARTING FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2026.
• 37 WEEKS OF WORK
• DRIVERS WILL STAY IN KINGMAN DURING THE WEEK AND COME HOME ON WEEKENDS.

   

I-10 GASLINE PROJECT – INTERSTATE WIDENING .

•  PAVING SCHEDULE NOT ANNOUNCED YET BUT THEY MAY NEED SUPERS TO HAUL DIRT AT NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
• 255,000 TONS OF ASPHALT
• 45,000 TONS OF AGGREGATE
• 2 YEAR PROJECT BETWEEN ALL THE DIRT HAULING, ABC, AND ASPHALT.
• ON I-10 FROM AZ-587 TO CASA GRANDE.

MILLING & PAVING IN WILCOX,AZ 

• • 128,000 TONS OF ASPHALT
  • 4 MONTH JOB STARTED MARCH 23, 2026
  • DAY SHIFT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
  • STARTING 8/17/2026 ONLY 8 TRUCKS WILL BE NEEDED FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS TO FINISH.

If you would like to volunteer for any of these jobs, request time off, stay in town, or stay on day shift please email ottodispatch@ottotrucking.com weekly and one week in advance. 

Time Off & PTO Requests

If you would like to request time off please email ottodispatch@ottotrucking.com one week in advance. Time-off requests must include the info listed below. 

• Your Name
• First day off:
• First day available for work:
• PTO hours to be used:  (8 hour per day minimum, 40 hours max per week)
• Reason for time off:

Dispatch can allow up to six drivers off per day. Time-off requests are  on a first come, first serve basis and must be turned in at least one week in advance. Dispatch does not know how many PTO hours you have available so if you request PTO and dispatch approves the time off it does not mean you will get that time off paid. For questions about your PTO balance please log into i-solved.com or contact payroll.

Non-Paid Days Off

All drivers & operators are allowed up to five non-paid days off per year. Any additional days including sick days will require you to use PTO. If you call out of work and have already exhausted the five non-paid days off allowed that year you may become ineligible for paid time off.

Drivers who miss more than 5 non-paid days off will not be eligible for safety bonuses and subject to pay decreases, being switched to a part-time status with no benefits and or termination. 

Weekends

Otto Trucking requires all drivers to be available for weekend work to meet our customer’s needs. However, we also understand drivers need time for themselves or to spend time with friends or family. If you need a weekend off please email a weekend-off request to dispatch one week in advance just like a time off request. Weekends off do not require you to use PTO and they do not count against the five non-paid days off allowed per year. If no weekend off request is sent in we expect that driver to be available for dispatch. Weekends off requests are still tracked in your attendance so please don’t abuse this policy and request every weekend off.  

Refusing to work Saturday or Sunday without a request in prior will be insubordination. Insubordinate drivers will not be eligible for safety bonuses and subject to pay decreases and or termination. 

Out of Town Work

Otto Trucking will send trucks wherever our customers need them and all drivers are hired with the expectation they can work out of town when needed.   If there is ever an occasion you cannot work out of town or even need a break from working out of town for please email dispatch a week in advance. In-town requests are WEEKLY. If you are not available certain days or have any type of commitments prior to being hired you must email dispatch  WEEKLY.  Dispatchers cannot remember every driver’s personal schedule and must be reminded weekly so they can make notes on their calendar. 

Refusing out of town work without a request in prior will be insubordination. Insubordinate drivers will not be eligible for safety bonuses and subject to pay decreases and or termination. 

Night Work

Otto Trucking will work nights when customers need trucks at night. Drivers are expected to be available to switch to night shift when needed. If you need to work day shift and can’t work nights for a week please email dispatch a week in advance.  Day shift requests need to be emailed WEEKLY. Dispatch does not have time to remember every driver’s personal schedule. 

Refusing night work without a request in prior will be insubordination. Insubordinate drivers will not be eligible for safety bonuses and subject to pay decreases and or termination. 

Rain Days

If is raining or it rained heavily at night please contact dispatch at 5:30AM before you leave your home or the yard in the morning regardless of your start time to make sure your job is still running. When it rains many jobs get shut down due to flooding or mud being tracked out onto the street. If your job is still running and you have to drive in the rain please be extremely careful and drive slow!

Schedule (click here)

IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME ON THE SCHEDULE PLEASE CALL THE AFTER HOURS NUMBER BY 8PM OR CALL DISPATCH IN THE MORNING AT 5:30AM

DISPATCH CONTACT INFO

DISPATCH RADIO:  THE PRIMARY METHOD TO REACH DISPATCH WHILE WORKING IN A TRUCK IS ON THE COMPANY RADIO, CHANNELS BELLY SM & SUPER SM. 

DISPATCH PHONE: 480-641-3500  . (BUSINESS HOURS 5:30AM-5PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)

DISPATCH EMAIL: ottodispatch@ottotrucking.com  . ( Typically only monitored during business hours ).

DISPATCH AFTER-HOURS 602-463-8005  . (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5PM-8PM, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 6:00AM-8PM). CALLS/TEXTS DURING BUSINESS HOURS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED, PLEASE CALL THE MAIN LINE OR REACH DISPATCH ON THE RADIO. YOU MAY GET TEXT MESSAGES OF ORDERS FROM THIS NUMBER OR OTHER CELLPHONES BUT THIS COMMUNICATION IS ONE-WAY DURING BUSINESS HOURS. DO NOT CALL/TEXT THE DISPATCH AFTER-HOURS NUMBER MON-FRI 5:30AM-5PM.

Alan Otto – President  602-571-8001 alan@ottotrucking.com

Andrew Otto – Operations Manager 602-501-4686 andrew.otto@ottotrucking.com

Austin Otto – Supervisor 602-501-4685

WEEKLY TIME CARDS

Occasionally time cards go missing, come in late, or mistakes on hours are made. Please fill out a weekly time card each week showing all of your hours for the previous week and turn it in by Tuesday so payroll can double-check your hours before payroll gets submitted. This helps payroll correct any issues before they go through payroll so you don’t have to panic on Friday if something is wrong. Weekly cards can be found in the drivers rooms at the yards or can even be hand-written with dates and hours listed. Please turn weekly cards in with other paperwork or email photos of them to payroll@ottotrucking.com  by Tuesday each week. 

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