Pay and deductions question

I have an application into TWT *since I haven't heard from my instructor about the harvest job yet" and was told they pay $500 weekly and training is 6-8 weeks with a trainer driving 4ish hours each time I drive.

What I want to know is how much of that $500 will I actually see each week. I know there are the regular taxes that have to be taken out but what else might they also take out? I'm sending in the email with my information and a request for more info on their training program in a few minutes when I have all the pictures ready to email out.

Also is .31 cpm after the 6-8 weeks good? They said it will be a few months before I see an increase to .33 cpm.

Is that a good starting point? I've heard Watkins/Shepard is 10 days training then out on the road but where I'm located they want my passport also which I do not have. I'm not interested in Swift, Central Refrigerated, and those types of companies. I want to work and get paid not sit waiting or work for free.

Gordon has a 4-5 week waiting list and 28 days of training once accepted.

It's also been suggested that I check out Gardner Trucking in Maytown WA. The person I spoke with said they are ok to work for but she has no idea what kind of experience they require. Her husband works there.

I have decided that I want to stay West Coast and eventually I want to work tankers once I know how to handle the tractor then I can learn how to drive with the "wave".

Thank you.

 

Thank you. I'm located in Western Washington. I understand that there will be a certain amount of waiting around but I've heard that Swift, CR England and others hire more than they can put on the road. I don't want to sit and wait for weeks to get a load. I get bored way to easily.

Hmm that really doesn't seem like a lot when you look at how much is going out compared to how much is coming in.

I had thought about CR England because they have an ad through my local worksource that says the first year new drivers will make between $35,000 and $40,000 but then I heard that they hire more than they can get out on the road and lots of people don't get far with them. I don't want to get on with a company to learn and have them dump me making me look bad.

I think I will have to do some more comparisons before I commit.

 

I know it's an exaggeration but I have heard of people sitting for a week or more waiting for loads. I tried finding the post I read where a guy waited for over a week then was let go because the company didn't have enough trailers. I think it was a big company like Swift or CR England but it's been a while since I read it.

As long as I make enough money to make it worth it and am kept busy I'm pretty happy. Does anyone know about Central Refrigerated? I've heard they were taken over by CR England then I heard it was taken over by Swift but after looking at the ads again it was them that offered the $35,000-$40,000 for the first year. At this point getting some experience is my top priority along with paying the bills.