20c/mile new driver. Worth it?

20 k a month redo your numbers .. both sound like they take advantage of new uninformed drivers

 

Contact more companies, someone will hire you since you have your Class 1
These companies offer training to fleece you, cheap labour!
No reason you should have to train, that’s the BS newbies deal with in the USA.

 

$.20 a mile??? Really?? I started at $.25 a mile....back in 1988!!! Gonna be tough to live off that!!

 

$18 an hour...for cooking?! Why would you want to drive a truck?? I need to move to Canada...ehh!!!

 

Sounds like you went to the trucking Expo, and talked to People Express, Versacold, and Lightspeed.

As someone who did the new driver thing 2 years ago, I did Bison. It was ####ing bad, but it wasn't 0.20/mile bad.

I don't know if Challenger is hiring in Calgary right now, but they would be my first suggestion. My second suggestion, would be to go with Versa Cold. Yes I know the pay package is abysmal, I actually know the recruiters (they're Ex Bison also) and we had words over the extremely low pay to start (for 6 months) BUT, at-least they are giving guys a shot. Their argument for the low pay, is their insurance for less than 1 year exp, is 10X that of someone with 2 years exp, so they have to Pro Rate accordingly. However, they have some good perks and benefits, they have freight, they have nice equipment and most importantly....THEY DO NOT SLIP SEAT! So if I had to do it again, would I work for low pay in an assigned truck for 6 months to prove myself, vs more pay, but slip seating and under the insane contract of Bison; Option 1 all day long.

 

I've had my Class 1 for over 6 years but never drove professionally. Just the odd road test here and there. If 20 cents is the going rate for a new driver then driving is one dream I'm going to axe off the bucket list lol.

 

That's only for the first month, after 6 months, you get full rate (0.44c + Event Pay) At VersaCold.

New Driver wages at:
0-2 Months = $0.20/Mile
3-4 Months = $0.22/Mile
5-6 Months = $0.24/Mile
$15 - Pick Up from 1st
$10 - Drop from 1st
$10/hr Waiting Time
$50 - Safety Training
4% - Vacation Pay

I don't like it either, but coming from a corporate background, I know what they're dealing with as far as insurance and operating costs go. I will give them props, as there is no stupid contract to deal with, they don't slip seat, and you will always get paid. I just look at it, as its the same as going to trade school or getting a certificate at a Polytechnic; only you're making money instead of spending it.

The options in Alberta VS BC/Ontario/Manitoba are very limited. So People Express and Lightspeed simply are not options. That leaves Bison, sometimes Challenger and Versacold. As I said above, I would do Versa Cold over Bison, if I had to do it over again. Best of the worst.

 

Is that in Canadian currency?