Stevens Transport Aviary . . cont'

Welp, i have something to say about that. Its incorrect. No pay during the 3 week training to pass your cdl, 350 a week after hire during the several weeks of training, .26 per mile (1200 is possible but not probable) omce you start grad fleet.
Most shippers and receivers will not allow you to load or unload due to liability issues.
The commitment tends to last as long as it takes to repay the loan for the school, and the loans (if you take them) for travel, hotel and food.
Stevens will never win awards for what they pay their fleet, and while most other drivers on the road may scoff at the stevens student driver, the quality of training provided is highly respected industrywide. Its a choice you and your family have to decide is right or wrong for you.

 

3000 miles/week is $780 @ .26/mile. To make $1200/week, you'd need to be making .40/mile. You're not gonna get 3000 miles/week consistently, especially right out of the gate. And I don't know why the recruiters keep telling people they will get paid for unloading. Never gonna happen. And even if it did, its not just unloading. You'd have to break down each pallet into other pallets. Try doing that with a meat load where each case weighs a good 50# or more.

 

Here's a thought... $1200 a week comes out to $62,000 a year, so ask the recruiter how many drivers are making over $60k a year.

 

One final thought: Let's say that you did get an opportunity to unload. You'd have to be on-duty while you did that, costing you 3 or 4 hours perhaps that you might need later on. If you're not unloading, you can put yourself off in the SB. Now, you could try to be sly and put yourself in the SB while you unload, but if you get hurt, you won't be entitled to Workers Comp. I can see Mother having a field day with you once you get back to the yard.

 

I think my last year on the road I schlepped three. One, I remember was so I could just get the 5 pallets off and get out of there. Turns out I wasn't paid since it was a meat load.
$900 per week? I nearly spit my coffee all over my computer! Your recruiter said that? I'm going back into training so I can get a raise!
Figure an average of 2200 miles per week your first three months solo, 2300 the second three months, 2400 the next and 2500 after that.
Do the math.
Now you will have weeks with more than that, but you'll have weeks with less. And don't forget, hometime is not paid.
You come to Stevens for the training. Not the pay.

 

That's the phase where you train to be a recruiter...

 

Yeah, but you paid me!

 

Which dreamworld did this recruiter come from???

 

Shifting gears here....I am almost a Texan citizen.
Passed my hazmat test today. It was coming due, so while changing my license over, I decided to keep the endorsement. May pay off in the future inside. Company had a hazmat incident last year and in the process of preparing for trial or settlement, found no one inside (at that time) had a current CDL with hazmat endorsement. Lawyers are gasping for air on this one.
So who knows...
Now I just need to do the fingerprint dance next week and I will receive my provisional Texas Citizenship. As soon as I get my conceal carry and three more guns I can apply for full citizen rights.
Funny thing tho. They didn't take my former state license. Thought you had to surrender your license when you moved to another state. My wife had to give up her Idaho license when she transferred her class C here in TX.
I'm beginning to feel like the old days...multiple licenses, multiple log books, ....hmmm.