I've noticed that a lot of carriers offering jobs right out of school are forcing Teams. I get the idea that you have to prove yourself and I know I'll appreciate having someone by my side if something goes wrong but doesn't that mean my paycheck will suffer? I heard that Teams are loved because they get the shipment delivered in half the time as the truck is moving virtually twenty-four hours. I'm not sure how this works but I can't see someone paying double the money to get the product in half the time. I know my pay will be on the lower end during Training but my understanding is that it's not much better afterwards. Doesn't that also mean that I'm forced to stay with them twenty-four hours a day? I have no issues teaming with someone but I'm thinking maybe Local. I'm not too sure about OTR for an undisclosed amount of time. The way things are portrayed I could be in Team for a month to six months to a year, depending and they're saying that I'd actually prefer to be with them longer. I get that it would be nice to have someone by my side as I said but I can't see myself making something like $6-700/wk which would be $500/wk once taxes and benefits are taken out for a year. I could do that for a short period of time but I was hoping to make more than that within a few months. I'm sure I'm not the only one who left my previous job because I was unhappy with the pay and way I was treated by my employer. Being forced to be with someone for twenty-four hours and getting paid that little for so long doesn't sound so good. Have I been misinformed?
What Is It With These Forced Teams?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Merilin, Sep 27, 2019.
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Teams can be ok. You're paid mileage for all miles you drive and all mileage your team mate drivers.
Sometimes Leonard's Express hires new cdl grads to run teams to California and back.
They hire Delaware drivers.
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Lily Transportation runs teams out of your area. Some of those runs are to California.
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