90 for 90

Discussion in 'May Trucking' started by rpad139, Mar 20, 2014.

  1. rpad139

    rpad139 Heavy Load Member

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    Ok my recruiter brought up this program called 90 for 90. Basically they guarantee $90 a day for the first 90 days for the new drivers. So basically a week (7days) × $90= $630 a week guarantee? Also recruiter told me if you make more than the $630 a week, they will pay you the difference. So basically a guarantee of $630 or whatever is higher. Is all this true or the recruiter lying to me? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me if it is true.
     
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  3. MrEd

    MrEd Road Train Member

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    There are several companies with some form of a minimum pay guarantee. Some are so full of loopholes and stipulations as to be worthless. Some are straight up and above board. I can't speak directly for May, but some companies really do care if you are happy, and put min pay deals in place to protect a hardworking, available driver from getting shafted if he gets stuck on a few short runs or a layover.
     
  4. MrEd

    MrEd Road Train Member

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    I'd bet, though, on weeks you go home, you won't be eligible for the guarantee. You'll likely have to be available for dispatch, or dispatched all 7 days to get it.
     
  5. 8thnote

    8thnote Road Train Member

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    If you're not making $630 per week, there is a problem.
     
  6. mattbnr

    mattbnr Road Train Member

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    If your trucking and aren't grossing at least $1000 a week your with the wrong company. Period.
     
  7. Broccelli

    Broccelli Medium Load Member

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    True but you can't necessarily expect that much for training pay.
     
  8. mattbnr

    mattbnr Road Train Member

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    True. Normally those minimum pay have stipulations like was stated above. You have to be available for dispatch 7 days a week. Can't turn down any loads. And on weeks where you go home you only get paid for the days you ran. But I guess a guarantee on the days you do run is better then nothing.
     
  9. Richter

    Richter Road Train Member

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    630 a week is only 32760 a year. I wouldn't worry about that garentee since you should be making way more then that. I'd say 800/ week is the min a new driver should make and after 6 months when they get the hang of things they should make 1000 min per week.
     
  10. seamallowance

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    There are some pluses and minuses to the 90/90 program. Speaking only from my experience, I didn't have a firm grasp on, um, efficiency for the first month or so, and I would say that I benefited from the guarantee. It was well worth the peace of mind, in my opinion. (and yes, I got much better after awhile!)

    On the other hand, it would be impossible to get any bonus (for driving above and beyond the threshold) if you are driving the 11 western States. If you really wanna get that extra money, you will need to drive 48 states. I have met a few drivers who got an extra thousand dollars or more, but they were all driving 48, not 11. After my 90, I didn't receive diddly-squat.
     
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  11. Reroll

    Reroll Light Load Member

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    I worked for May as a new driver, and took advantage of the 90/90 program. The advantage is that you're guaranteed at least that much money, at least for days that you're available to work. The disadvantage is only that if you are driving enough miles to be worth more than that, you'll be waiting until the end of that time to see the difference in your paycheck. To be clear, if over that 90 days you would have made more with regular cpm pay, they will pay the difference.

    Keep in mind that as a new driver, you're not likely to be dispatched on the best trips right away - they'll be testing you for a while first. Also, you'll start off in an older, higher mileage truck, and may see some breakdown time right off the bat.

    The only time they're not going to pay is if you're unavailable for work - if you're on home time, or have run out of hours.
     
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