Okay, a little background on me.I have been an o/o for the past 20 years. Most of my experience has been in the tanker, haz-mat field. In 2015 I decided to get out of yanking the tank and explore other fields of hauling. I decided to try rv and automobile transport. Sold the Pete and bought a 1 ton and 53 ft drop deck. Leased on to a pretty good company. Pay was pretty good but not as good as haz-mat and I knew this going in. No problems on my end. Plenty of work, go where I want, pay always correct and direct deposited every week.
Ok, now covid hits. Rv industry nose dives and the work dries up. Time for decisions. I decide to close up my S-Corp and look for a company driver job. Now, I've only had 2 jobs in the last 15 years, so basically I'm a noobie in the company driver world. I haven't attended an orientation in over 20 years. So onto the internet I go.
Now, I know the freedoms I enjoyed as an o/o are mostly gone.( I flat out refuse to touch any freight. Shipper loads and consignee unloads). Start talking to various company's to see whats out there. Man, what a wake up call.
Pay is all over the place. Now I do have some requests that some company's won't or can't give me and I understand that. I am fortunate not to need health insurance as the wife has a darn good health care thru her employer. I have somewhere around 2 million accident free miles and no tickets for the last 10 years or so. I feel that is a good driving record to splash around when looking for work.
Lots of 1099 company's with white Volvo's, some hit you with a decent sounding per mile rate and the you find out that rate depends on achieving some incentives that might be unachievable ie: hitting mileage goals,on time delivery's, idle time, etc. I might be old fashioned but basing pay on things that are basically out of my control is pretty crappy.
I have always taken care of my equipment whether I owned it or not, pretty much all on time drops, Have NEVER failed a dot inspection level I-II-III. And these company's are offering from .22 to .35 cpm. I find that is an insult to and experienced, safe and reliable driver. What are they looking for somebody that fogs up the mirror during the interview? I'm flabbergasted and pissed, but what Can I do about It? Nothing it seems. Sorry about the long post but having my bubble burst shook me up. Maybe I'll keep looking and a good company will come along that realizes hiring safe and reliable drivers is good for them
Take care and stay safe.
Do They really hire drivers at this pay rate?
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Check with Trillium. Sometimes can find a pretty decent job with staffing agencies.
I tried it years ago and it worked out well. Was given several companies to choose from and the one I picked paid me more than their direct hire drivers. The staffing agency told me not to discuss pay with any of that companies drivers because my pay would be higher. I thought it was a BS recruiting story, but it wasn't, so I kept my mouth shut. You're not locked in to any company; can change any time you want. It's not job hopping because your paychecks are from the staffing agency, not the trucking companies.
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