Owner Operators/Drivers Wanted

Grace Transport Inc · Apr 23, 2010

lovesthedrive said: ↑

Bottom feeder miles. Pass. Its too ripe for me.

You want my attention. You pay the miles of fuel 100% especially at $1 a mile. red flag

You have deductions after 45 days? Pfft red flag. The deductions would include any fuel you purchased with the card and didn't pay for. Remaining shop balance, etc. We do full service work on your truck if you choose. We allow our drivers to have their shop bills payroll deducted. We will spread the cost out instead of expecting a check that day. Who is gonna do that for you? Not only that. If you get a flat out on the road, it's your truck, you have to pay the guy right? We will cover it with a fleetone check and take it thru payroll deduction. if it's a large amount, we will break it up and take it over several weeks, No fees added.

"For more info --------" nother red flag, pushy recruiting department. red flag ---I don't think it's pushy to ask you to call for more info. I am the office manager, Im not in recruiting or safety. Those departments know much more about it than I do. and as I said earlier, they can answer all the questions you could possibly have.

alot of fees in there to the o/o. red flag Whats fees are you talking about? an OWNER/OPERATOR has to provide his bobtail insurance, an OWNER/OPERATOR pays the occ/acc insurance, As for the permits, If a OWNER/OPERATOR chose not to have that extra state on his tag and he decides to take a load going into that state, he must purchase the permits. We are talking about OWNER/OPERATORS, Arent they supposed to OWN and take responsibility for their business. They are small business owners with cost just like we are.

You have a nice dream. But if I had 2 years (class 8..) experience I can do alot better.
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I'm pleased that you are able to do so with just two years sir. I can tell you that we have 38 drivers, 36 O/O and most of them have been on the road for 15+ years. They are very pleased with our policies and they are able to make pretty good money considering the times we are facing.

BigSam · Apr 23, 2010

$1 a mile is 1960's rate. My truck doesn't move for less than $2 a mile..... EVER

blanco · Apr 23, 2010

BigSam said: ↑

$1 a mile is 1960's rate. My truck doesn't move for less than $2 a mile..... EVER
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what wagon? flat/reefer/dry?

lovesthedrive · Apr 23, 2010

Grace Transport Inc said: ↑

I'm pleased that you are able to do so with just two years sir. I can tell you that we have 38 drivers, 36 O/O and most of them have been on the road for 15+ years. They are very pleased with our policies and they are able to make pretty good money considering the times we are facing.
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My Class 8 is 5 months. My business has been 25+ years. I could drive my pickup with a 5 ton gooseneck at those rates. Not a class 8. As some one else noted, 1960's rates. Pass, good luck on your recruiting tho.

BigSam · Apr 23, 2010

blanco said: ↑

what wagon? flat/reefer/dry?
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truckerdaddy24 · Apr 23, 2010

Hi where are your hiring areas? I'm out west... Probably a No Go. Thanks. TD.

old-six-pack · Apr 23, 2010

Grace Transport Inc said: ↑

What Im saying is a load may pay $.95/mile but the backhaul pays $1.35/mile. Average is better than 1.00/mile.

Who pays:
plates -- O/O
liability ins -- O/O pays Occupational accident policy
fuel taxes -- O/O
cargo ins -- Grace
permits -- additional permits are drivers resp.

TOLLS - are paid by Grace

Your trailer or ours? Our trailers, no fees

Fuel surcharge on top of rates you quoted, if so, how is it calculated?
Most rates are plus Fuel S/C

Any fuel or parts discounts? -- We use the NATSC network and fleetone fuel cards. Drivers recieve a discounted price on all in-network fuel stops. In network TAs will save you the most on fuel.

Pre pass ect? -- not required

Qualcomm required, if so, any cost? -- NO

How often paid, and how? -- Ex: For what a Driver hauls saturday thru friday, driver get paid next friday, printed check

Escrow required? How much, how witheld, how long before returned after quitting? -- Currently we build a $1,000 escrow, 5% of each load until it reaches $1,000. 45 days after quiting escrow pays out minus any deductions

Average miles deadheading per week? dispatch can answer this question better, but we try not to deadhead a truck at all. If we need you to deadhead over a reasonable amount of miles to get a load you will be paid for your deadhead miles.

PC miler or HHG, or what? -- PC Miler is used to figure mileage but drivers arent paid by mileage. 70% of linehaul and all of fuel surcharge goes to driver. for load paid by flat rate, driver gets 70% of flat rate.

Please if you want more information you will get all your answers by contacting us. Dispatch and our safety department can answer any questions you can throw at them.
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go for an examination somewhere. who do you think except a fool would even crank a truck for that chicken poop???????

HEAVY DUDE · Apr 24, 2010

treydavid said: ↑

Hi where are your hiring areas? I'm out west... Probably a No Go. Thanks. TD.
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You must need work BAD.

BigSam · Apr 24, 2010

HEAVY DUDE said: ↑

You must need work BAD.
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or just doesn't know how much it costs per mile to operate a truck !!!!!

Grace Transport Inc · Apr 27, 2010

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I did not post on here to recieve the kind of comments that you guys have to offer. I am giving information to those who want and need it. If you do not want any more information then why even post?

All 38 drivers we have leased on are hard working Americans and they do a great job for us and don't gripe anything like you guys have and you don't even pull for us. I am glad that you guys pull for no less than $2.00 and turn down everything else. That leaves plenty of still good paying freight for us to pick up. Almost all of our freight is no-touch dry van, drop and hook. Driver isn't tarping, strapping, unloading, etc. We do haul some flat bed but it obviously pays much better than the dry van. I bet your not home every weekend with your wife and children though. Our guys run anywhere from 2-8 loads a week and are still home at least one day with their families. They run as much as they want. Thats their choice. They can stay out if they want but most choose to come home.

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