Whats the trick ???

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by deskdriver, Aug 14, 2013.

  1. cc tanker

    cc tanker Medium Load Member

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    a local company where I live needed a few top notch drivers with experience so they put a different spin on things and its working great for them . vacation time based on verifiable exp. lotta guys dont want leave a job cause tehy have alot of years in and have accumulated alot of vaca tion..this company hired 2 good freinds of mine one verified 14 years exp started with 3 weeks paid vacation the other guy verified 31 years he was hired with 5 weeks vacation to start..this company had been very successful getting good well seasoned veteran drivers to join with them..
     
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  3. chadastrophic

    chadastrophic Light Load Member

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    Where have you been advertising? I've been looking for a job around GR and haven't seen any ads for your company.

    In my search on Craigslist, Indeed, etc I bypass vague ads, and the ones with poor English ;). I want to see the companies name (so I can research them before I even call, mostly their CSA score), what they are paying, and home time.

    If the ad lacks basic information I figure it to be spam or them trying to hide something. Just my 2 cents.

    In my opinion 90 days is way too long to wait for medical. The last 2 driving companies I worked for had benefits day 1. One company had 550 trucks and the other one was a 15 truck company just down the road from you.
     
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  4. SLCTrucker

    SLCTrucker Medium Load Member

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    I can not stand to troll through all the b/s posts here to see if this was already suggested so here goes

    My suggestion would be offer APUs & Fridges in all the trucks.... maybe even let drivers have there own small microwaves in the trucks also...
     
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  5. deskdriver

    deskdriver Light Load Member

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    We advertise on both Craigslist and the local paper. I will refresh our Craigslist add with more info on it, I will also see if i can figure out a way to put a link to our csa score in the add to make things quicker. We have been doing 90 days on benifits but we may be able to change it to 30, Would that make a difference?
     
  6. deskdriver

    deskdriver Light Load Member

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    Good Idea's Thank you. currently only 1 of our trucks has a built in fridge. none have apu's but we have been looking into the night system but have not made any firm decisions yet, and some of the drivers do have microwaves and we had our shop wire the inverters for them.
     
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  7. deskdriver

    deskdriver Light Load Member

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    What are the stipulations for this? Do you have to work a set # of days before the paid vacation is available?
     
  8. deskdriver

    deskdriver Light Load Member

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    Well we are here and ready to be found. I am really hopeing to get teamed up with some quality drivers and avoid the "give me" generation of drivers
     
  9. deskdriver

    deskdriver Light Load Member

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    Well I would sure hope that we do not have a bad reputation, we have had a couple drivers leave under adverse terms but not every company is a good fit for every driver and vise versa, I am sure most people on here would understand what I mean. i can not advertise on this forum but if you are looking for a company to join in the near future I would welcome the chance to meet and talk to you about joining our team. Please send me a PM with your questions when you get a chance.
     
  10. chadastrophic

    chadastrophic Light Load Member

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    If it came down to 2 equal jobs I couldn't decide on, it would be the difference for me.
     
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  11. cc tanker

    cc tanker Medium Load Member

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    you have to work 1 year before vacation is allowed I think they give roughly half of vacation starting at beginning of year and rest after the next 6 months ..driver have to be able to verify previous experience more so than just saying yea I been driving 25 years...this is working real well for this company to get well seasoned drivers.
     
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