they day they put autopilot in my van is they day they can stop paying me for travel
other than that im a driver when im not swinging a wrench and expect to be paid for that service (map reading is a skill in itself apparently cause we have put new guys in vans that get lost 3 blocks from the shop)
i expect to get paid since my company is getting paid for it

Connecticut is a unionized state
right to work states take advantage of cheap unskilled labor which gets me nuts

prevailing wage in NY for a crane operator 55 and hour + the "stamp" which is pension, heath care, and other benefits that cost the company owner about another 35-40 an hour

prevailing wage in florida for the same job is about 20 and hour you do the math
and i bet the florida rate that the company gets paid isnt much diff than the ny company

you can top out as a forklift mechanic (non union) here at about 35 an hour + benefits and get travel paid
if i go on a prevailing job its 44 and change + the stamp (operating engineer class c "field tech")