Intermodal Companies

Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by JJKid, Mar 6, 2015.

  1. JJKid

    JJKid Medium Load Member

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    Just thought i'd start a thread like this... seem's like theres quite a few peeps here regularly in the intermodal section.

    What company do you work for and how do you like it? Any bad or good stuff about them? (i guess this can be our mini version of rate a carrier!! LOL).
     
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  3. Surfer Joe

    Surfer Joe Heavy Load Member

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    Here's the problem Kid;
    You see, the intermodal drivers make so much money working for companies that treat them so well that they are not gonna' respond to your questions.
    We don wan no stinkin competition...
     
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  4. mmatias

    mmatias Bobtail Member

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    that's some f up $#it... lol
     
  5. Winbot

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    I'll spill the beans about Heir Schneider if some one will return the favor with DeBoer.

    What to say about pumpkin...Well The pay is decent, not great but a lot depends on what times of day you are gonna be driving. The pay structure for company drivers to start is like this

    Regional .42 CPM, extra 35 bucks on a short haul(100 miles or less), 20 dollars upfront on a live load/unload and 15 an hour after 2.

    Local: 35 Per load regardless of distance and an extra 5 bucks for 100 loaded miles and an extra 5 for every 50 loaded miles after. Live load pay is the same, and you get .33 CPM on top of that.

    Night shift earns more, billy big riggers on Xtowns will make 800-1200 a week pulling 4 nights, regular local 900-1000 a week nights 700-900 per week days. Regional 900-1100 a week depending on what team you end up on and weather or not the rails are boned. Chanel team is awesome if you want to run regional its the easiest #### job you will ever have.

    The bad is that the Chicago office is disorganized as hell, they are trying their ##### off to catch up to jb hunt but they don't have the infrastructure in place to really compete with them. They will stick you in the biggest pile of #### day cab you ever ever seen when you start on local, regional trucks are a toss up. On top of that all of Schneider's new trucks are running DT12at transmissions so if you prefer to grind gears you're #### out of luck. That being said the DT12AT is actually pretty good as far as auto's go and you can shift it manually if you prefer.

    I'm seeing Job ads for Deboer IM saying hourly pay, and 40-50 hours per week. Any one got any info about this?
     
  6. RERM

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    Anyone pay detention at the rail??? ...I know CN pays it to their Owner/Ops...and they all seem to drive newer shiny trucks....
     
  7. Winbot

    Winbot Light Load Member

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    Well I know at Schneider you can some times get some extra money if something messed up happens to you that is out of your control, Jb is supposed to pay like 13 an hour rail detention but im not really sure how it works.
     
  8. Kindle

    Kindle Medium Load Member

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    Company driver or O/O? I like it where I am. $40/container+ 34 cents/mile at my level of experience as company driver.
     
  9. Surfer Joe

    Surfer Joe Heavy Load Member

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    I always thought that the Schneider intermodal guys were doing pretty well; at least that's what I assumed.
    Spoke to a buddy of mine a while back, he said up in the Worcester, Massachusetts yard he's getting .35 CPM plus 20 bucks a load. Averages about $1100.00 bucks a week. After taxes and bennies, he takes home about $850.00 a week.
    Man, that's not much to live on for such an expensive area. I figure he has to work 2 weeks just to make his rent. Add a car payment and utilities and food (for a wife and kid) and things look downright bleak.
     
  10. Winbot

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    Yeah it can be rough, if you are working for them in chicago you are really better off at night just because traffic is so brutal during the day. I know some of the cross town drivers make some really good money but those guys basically dont do pre-trips because they're only pulling them 10 miles or less. at 35 bucks a load and 33 cpm they are doing 10+ per day. To be honest I fully expect basically every company in chicago to be moving over to hourly pay in the coming years (for local any how) The job market isnt exactly flooded with drivers here and jb and Schneider are pretty much in a bidding war for them as it is. Once one of the big guys moves to hourly the rest will have to as well. I'm guessing it will be JB first since they seem to be miles ahead of Schneider as it is and drivers are really the commodity they need to control to continue growing. In any case the experienced guys will keep going to hourly companies until the rest follow suit pay wise. I know for a second year driver there are companies out there starting at 24-25 bucks an hour on a pretty normal schedule.
     
  11. Ebola Guy

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    JB used to be hourly then they found too many guys sleeping in the back corners of the rail ramps. I don't know what the local pay structure is for Local but they ain't hurting pay-wise.
     
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