Gordon or Knight Transportation?

National Carriers out of Liberal, KS. Give them a look. The recruiters don't lie.

 

I have talked to quite a few May drivers lately and that's how I know they charge you to idle. So unless they changed their policy in the last week or so they will charge you to idle regardless of how hot it is. I asked the May driver if they charge you if you are out in the southwest and the Midwest when its 100 degrees plus and he said they absolutely do.

The recruiter will lie to no end to get you to orientation!!!

 

Gordon pays $12/hr detention after 1 hour up to $75/day. I know, I work for them. National Carries is also a great company, or at least was when my brother hauled for them for 15 years.

 

I'm continually impressed with National.

This morning I got stranded in a dock. Appt time was 1000, bumped the dock at 1011. Sat until 1250. Sent a macro to my DM informing him of the situation and not a min later get a reply telling me that he's checking into it. Not 5 minutes after that the lumper hands me my bills and apologizes.

I send in my empty call and immediately get an auto message in return reminding me that I am eligible for detention and to submit the correct macro. In what world does this happen lol? I have worked every day I've been out here and if I need something it gets done and gets done fast.

 

I don't get why guys are satisfied while cpm pay... let alone .30cent per mile area. Lets say you drive 660 miles a day (your 11 hoursx60mph) for 5 days a week = 3,300mi x .35cpm = $1,115 before tax...

You're definitely going to be pushing 14hr each day. So $1,155 ÷ 5 =$231 a day ÷ 14hrs per day = $16.5/hr....

That's running hard every single day and getting the miles which... will not happen every day, let alone week for a crappy paycheck. Again, that's IF you get the miles and .35cpm... which you're probably going to get like .33cpm.

If you worked 14hrs a day, 5 days a week at $16.50/h, that's 40/h at $16.50 = $660, then 30/h in OT at $24.75 = $742.50. You have a total amount of $1402.50.......

You're getting robbed.

 

When you get to Pensacola; there's 2 companies in that area that pay over $60K per year:

SVTN
Trimac Transportation
CTL Transportation isn't too shabby either.

 

You should plan on a year. Why are you looking to spend a short time there? You need to learn discipline.