Countainer Hauling ports of LB/LA

Hello,

I'm going through a CDL program at a city college that focuses on container drayage. By the end of the program, I will have my class A with doubles/triples, tanker, hazmat endorsements, twic card, and working knowledge of the local ports. What is the least I should expect to make as a recent graduate? Is one way of pay better than others for port drivers (per hour / per round trip / per mile)? Any known companies that will hire graduates without the year or two of OTR experience to work out of these ports? Thank you, any help is appreciated.

 

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Thanks for the insight. I suppose that if pay will be by the load then that should be my motivation to learn my way around the terminals as soon as possible.

 

Lol, well that's most traffic around LA isn't it? I think most newbs like me will get the night shift so traffic outside the ports shouldn't be as bad as during the day. Meh maybe you're right, no traffic and still in the #2 at 50 mph at night haha.

 

Thanks for the insight. What's better, getting a per diem amount or paid wait time after the 2nd hour to supplement what could be lost while waiting?

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