My honest, no BS, opinion of P.A.M.

I started in Jan 2010 and was supposed to drive teams but that did not happen went to C1 in Texas and have a TEXAS CDL I pull FedEx Doubles for PAM, I do know they are short on trucks and have team routes they are trying to fill, Last Jan we got $350 a week wile training

 

I just finished orientation yesterday, I head out with my trainer tomorrow morning. I still have not heard anything about mandatory teams, it was not brought up during orientation (too much other information flowing). So, I guess I'll find out for sure after training. At this point it does not matter to me, I need the job and I am just happy to be getting out and getting started.

 

Hey Chip. Good to see you on here man. Can you PM me Steve Duncan's #. I had to reset my phone and lost the majority of my new numbers.

There's rarely not been a shortage of trucks. If a student's dropped in Tontitown, they usually have a week wait, sometimes longer.

As far as the team thing goes, like Chip, I was informed that anyone being hired on that had someone within a 100 mile radius was going to be teamed up with someone for 6 months minimum. You didn't meet the circumstances, so you didn't have to do as such. My next trainee lives in Austin and I pick him up tomorrow, so I'll see what he's been told and go from there, but so far my last 2 guys from Texas were told they were going to be doing teams once they went first seat. Sadly, they both failed within 2 weeks of being on my truck and were both terminated. Third time's a charm, I hope.

 

So how much are they accually making then?

 

Wile I was with Phill Muse I got 350.00 per week untill I went back andupgraded I have the bank statement to prove it so before you claim I am lying better check your neck

 

Ya I also heard all new PAM drivers will be teams for the first 6 months if someone lives within 50 miles of you. If nobody lives that close they say you will be solo until they find someone. 50 miles is pretty tight so it might have increased to 100 as some others have said here. PAM claims to pay 17.5 cpm for new teams and I have heard conflicting info on if you get credit for the miles your partner drives while your off-duty. I hope life is better than the horror stories I've read here..... but like they say there are always 3 stories, yours, theirs, and the truth. While with a PAM trainer I am told $300 a week before everyone takes a piece of the pie Flippin burgers pays $14hr in some areas if you want to smell like soy & grease and develope cancer.

 

This guy has been told correct info, except for the conflicting info.

When you're running teams with someone, you get paid ALL of the miles. That's why they reduce the cpm. As a solo driver you'd start at like $.26 cpm.

Horror stories are everywhere. I've been with PAM my entire driving career, so I can't justify or confirm other company's stories and greener pastures. I've had the $7 paychecks and a week with $0 paychecks. It's just the way it is. Then I've had $1500 paychecks. But you never hear about those when it comes to someone's ##### fest.

Some people legitimately get screwed. That's when whoever screwed them should never be in the trucking industry. I can't find where a company actually screwed drivers as a whole, but I can find many stories where individuals in companies have screwed over many drivers. It really comes down to what you make of it.