Cargo Transporters - I Start Monday

I got the call this morning. I have drug test and physical Monday morning, and a road test later in the day. I will try to post what I can here to contribute information to those that are looking into Cargo Transporters. I hope this is the start to a long, but mostly enjoyable journey.

 

Alright, no problem.
They train you for 8 weeks if you are a new driver. During those 8 weeks you are getting paid 17 CPM for all dispatched miles. After you get in your own truck you will get paid 38 CPM with a 1 cent raise every 6 months up to 41 CPM. The miles are practical miles.
The trucks are FL Cascadias with Smartshift, EPUs, and an array of things to make your job easier like air slide tandems and in cab document scanning.
The one thing that a lot of people don't seem to like is the event recorder. There is a camera watching the road and the drivers seat that records when you brake hard or make a sharp turn or swerve. The company doesn't see it unless you did something illegal or was not safe.
They hire both recent CDL graduates and experienced drivers.
They haul dry vans and the hiring area is as follows:
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia.

 

Dang. There are bound to be some local companies around there. If I were you I would google trucking companies near your zip code and see whats there, then call or find their websites.

 

They say its about 90% no touch and the same for drop and hook. They don't actually monitor the camera, its only records when something triggers it. But, when triggered, the camera's company reviews the footage(in a wreck it only keeps 8 seconds before impact and 4 seconds after, so I assume it only records 12 second bursts whether it was impact, hard brake, swerve, ect.) and if you did something that they believe your company should see(you did something illegal, or someone brake checked you, ect.) they send it to them. Just because it is triggered, it doesn't mean that your company will see it.

 

I was told by a driver yesterday that he gets 2800 -3100 consistently with them. I haven't actually heard a number from the recruiter.