Originally Posted by roguecowboy

how many days do you have to work to get a day off, do you pay practicle miles, do you get drivers home when they want (after the min days out), and what are the trucks governed at?

I am pretty sure we covered this on the phone but it is good to put the info out for all to see.

We pay on practical miles. You are going to be out 14-21 days home 2-3 days. You can stay out as long as you would like but max home time is three days, unless of course you have vacation time or want to take a leave of absence.

Our trucks are governed at 65mph.

Originally Posted by ButlerKC

I am going to try and answer all the questions with on post.

K-Tag

We do not have the k tad in the truck, but do reimburse for all tolls that do not use the pre pass and ez pass,

Per Diem

The .32 is broke down as .23 regular pay, and .09 is per diem. In speaking with a lot of different drivers, they are not 100% sure on how it works, and think that we are taking money away from them. Most of it comes from the daily per diem that a driver is allowed to claim which i think is $36 the last i checked. This is not true. At the end of the year, if the .09 per mile per diem does not ad up to what you get to claim, you can claim the difference and get that back. There are also other benefits to the per diem structure that if you would like you can call me and i will explain.

Be very careful with per diem.You can not claim the difference ask any accountant. and the daily allowance went up this year did your per diem go up? I ahve worked in this per diem trap, thank god I don't have to fool with it anymore,and .32 cpm good god I was driving for that 15 years ago. Good luck on your recruiting efforts.

I just got my CDL's for the second time. I drove in 89,90 and did not have an accident or any tickets. I can stay out 2-3 mos. at a time as long as I can put a moped or small motoercycle on my rig. I will not go to school for something I know already. Baton Rouge, LA.

You should really only have 1 cdl !!!!

Originally Posted by thebossoutdoors

I just got my CDL's for the second time. I drove in 89,90 and did not have an accident or any tickets. I can stay out 2-3 mos. at a time as long as I can put a moped or small motoercycle on my rig. I will not go to school for something I know already. Baton Rouge, LA.

Sounds like you have been told that you need to back to school. The thing is yes, most companies will not hire you since its been 20 years since you last drove, including Butler. The reason is not that you cannot drive a truck, but the DOT laws and regulations have changed so much since you were last on the road.

Originally Posted by rookietrucker

We allow companies to post employment opportunities for FREE in this seek employment section for our members. The last thing we want, is to allow squabble/debate because of their per diem pay or anything else for that matter, to hinder a employment chance for a member. We have a whole forum with sections dedicated just for that. If you don't like the thread, move on to another one.

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Thanks,
RT

could you mention where to go to this forum . i am berely new here . i think repo is doing smart questions . with no ofence .