Doing my Homework for Shaffer and Crete.

Hold on...

Did you mean pay stub gross for the year to date? (mid-August)

If so, that's probably par for low miles in a tough economy.

 

No, there is none of that..we try to look at the bright side and are thankful that they hired him right out of school.. He finally has some experience under his belt and we are now looking for another job...possibly closer to home, more home time, and more pay..Today is my first day on this site. I'm hoping that I will find something for him or least know what companies to stay away from.

 

Yes, that was his most recent gross pay for this year.

 

he was referred from the school to apply...I think crete/shaffer recruited him from the school he attended..he still had to fill out an application for them..but he got the application from the school

 

Info bit: Make sure a full one year of verifiable experience is on the books before switching companies. If your hubby quits Schaffer even a week or two short of that to report to a new job, and the new company doesn't follow through for any reason at all, every last one of the "new world of companies" you expected to be able to apply to with one year's experience will be closed to you.

It is because requirements like that are dictated by a company's agreement with their insurer, and can't be fudged even a day. It is written in stone. Doing so would be a material breach, and leave them open to massive liability if something should happen. They simply will not budge. Their hands are tied.

And though you didn't ask, be prepared to discover that as weak as you think his current situation with Schaffer is regarding pay, home time, and staying close to home, it's probably in the top 10% in these hard economic times.

A possibility for nightly home time with only a year's driving experience---if you are willing to relocate---is to move to some semi-outpost sort of town in Nevada, Wyoming, or similar where trucking outfits that service power plants, coal mines, and so forth are located.

Many young couples decide that a lot of time together in such places beats being apart for weeks at a stretch. You might even decide you like it. Many small western towns are quite interesting, and there is much to see and do on weekends.

 

My husband and I are thinking about driving for Shaffer as a team on a dedicated run for Walmart. Does anyone know how it is working as a team for them?

 

My friend and his wife team for crete, they did the Walmart dedicated but didn't stay on it for long. Always live loads and live unloads, plus Walmart wouldn't have room for product so they would refuse part of the load, that always added a few hours. They are back on the regular team board and like it.