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horsecrazychic22 said: ↑

Patty J, they don't just advertise on craigslist. I actually first saw it on facebook and when we were out in the east we saw billboards. They are desperate, we just didn't realize how much so!
I took screen shots of everything they posted on facebook and hoping to collect enough evidence that they are scheisters. We'll see!
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Sad companies have to resort to trickery to get the drivers.Theres another driving job on cl only for a guy that has 5 units.First he only posted one ad now hes posting 3 separate ads but for the same position,I saw just this morning trying it make it sound like the ultimate driving job.Serves these employers right they can't find drivers.Im currently unemployed but afraid to apply anywhere because they actually might hire me,lol.

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The good drivers are getting smarter! We even tried to research SLT and only found 1 adverse thing said bad about them. Which we didn't feel was anything that would affect us. Plus the guy just sounded pissed off. And once you piss someone off they can make Disneyland sound like a horrible place to go. So we figured we'd give it a go. The pay was almost double what both of us were making. But it ended up being less and with them acting like they are paying the Per Diem out of their pocket really got my goat. I don't like being tricked or played like that. Before orientation our recruit fed us a bunch of bull. And then after we started driving and seeing that the pay wasn't adding up. He played it off like he NEVER said those things to us. Even the truck we were promised. The day we got our truck #s and taken over to the yard to get them we were like hold up! We were supposed to have a KW T680... How would I even know the type if he hadn't told us. It's little things that add up to make it a whole lot of no good.

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The good drivers are getting smarter! We even tried to research SLT and only found 1 adverse thing said bad about them. Which we didn't feel was anything that would affect us. Plus the guy just sounded pissed off. And once you piss someone off they can make Disneyland sound like a horrible place to go. So we figured we'd give it a go. The pay was almost double what both of us were making. But it ended up being less and with them acting like they are paying the Per Diem out of their pocket really got my goat. I don't like being tricked or played like that. Before orientation our recruit fed us a bunch of bull. And then after we started driving and seeing that the pay wasn't adding up. He played it off like he NEVER said those things to us. Even the truck we were promised. The day we got our truck #s and taken over to the yard to get them we were like hold up! We were supposed to have a KW T680... How would I even know the type if he hadn't told us. It's little things that add up to make it a whole lot of no good.
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I don't know why companies have to lie and/or leave the important stuff out in their ads,they'll still have the trouble of keeping drivers for very long.

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They lost at least 5 of the recruits in my orientation. Could be more by now. But I guess they'll find the suckers that are barely scraping by at whatever jobs they have and be okay with the way SLT runs things. Just not my cup of tea. I know what I'm worth and I know what I bring to the table.

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Never heard of them before this morning when I saw one of their trucks rollin through Phx 2 hrs ago.

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My co-driver and I were promised average of $1500 a week with a minimum of $1,200 per driver to drive as a team hauling D.O.D. loads and other hazmat. That was until my co-driver and I commit to going to orientation. The day we received flight and hotel confirmation, SLT sent out a revised email stating that my co-driver and I will earn $150 per day ($1050 per week each) until we had our 172 page, SF86 security clearance applications filled out and sent into their office (not a secured location). After committing to the said $150 per day guaranteed pay, we discovered that $55 of that amount was per diem which the company counted as untaxed wages. So basically we were earning $95 a day or $665 per week! We sat in our truck away from home every week while being back charged for idle time in 100 degree+ temperatures. My team driver and I were sent on solo driver loads or loads that were less than 1,000 miles and spent half our time at shippers and receivers without layover or detention pay all the while hauling toxic waste. We were issued our tractor/truck on July 14th with less than 25 miles on the odometer. We turned our truck in a month later with 9,500 miles. We expected 3,000 miles a week. We were originally lead to believe that bonuses would make up the initial pay discrepancy. However, we were later told that they would not be available until 90 consecutive days of employment and only after our security clearance was processed - that was also a lie. One team in our orientation class had been doing D.O.D. loads for years and already had their clearances. However, when they began with SLT, the company paid them $95 per day anyway and lied about getting them into a lease truck! On that account, there are too many discrepancies between what SLT advertises and what is really going on behind the lines to report in one message. To make a long story short, we were lied to and cheated out of money by working for this company even in the short time we were there. My co-driver and I cleaned out the truck right before our scheduled home time. We did not have the opportunity to give our official notice of intent to resign before receiving a phone call the very same day from an office manager. The office manager told us we were terminated and that our final paychecks would be used at their unaccountable discretion to cover travel expenses, etc. and to use however they sought fit which only added insult to injury. Experienced drivers, consider yourself warned.
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If you are into that kind of work you might want to check Boyle transportation, i think they have a way better reputation than slt.

Good luck

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Joshua Gingerich said: ↑

My co-driver and I were promised average of $1500 a week with a minimum of $1,200 per driver to drive as a team hauling D.O.D. loads and other hazmat. That was until my co-driver and I commit to going to orientation. The day we received flight and hotel confirmation, SLT sent out a revised email stating that my co-driver and I will earn $150 per day ($1050 per week each) until we had our 172 page, SF86 security clearance applications filled out and sent into their office (not a secured location). After committing to the said $150 per day guaranteed pay, we discovered that $55 of that amount was per diem which the company counted as untaxed wages. So basically we were earning $95 a day or $665 per week! We sat in our truck away from home every week while being back charged for idle time in 100 degree+ temperatures. My team driver and I were sent on solo driver loads or loads that were less than 1,000 miles and spent half our time at shippers and receivers without layover or detention pay all the while hauling toxic waste. We were issued our tractor/truck on July 14th with less than 25 miles on the odometer. We turned our truck in a month later with 9,500 miles. We expected 3,000 miles a week. We were originally lead to believe that bonuses would make up the initial pay discrepancy. However, we were later told that they would not be available until 90 consecutive days of employment and only after our security clearance was processed - that was also a lie. One team in our orientation class had been doing D.O.D. loads for years and already had their clearances. However, when they began with SLT, the company paid them $95 per day anyway and lied about getting them into a lease truck! On that account, there are too many discrepancies between what SLT advertises and what is really going on behind the lines to report in one message. To make a long story short, we were lied to and cheated out of money by working for this company even in the short time we were there. My co-driver and I cleaned out the truck right before our scheduled home time. We did not have the opportunity to give our official notice of intent to resign before receiving a phone call the very same day from an office manager. The office manager told us we were terminated and that our final paychecks would be used at their unaccountable discretion to cover travel expenses, etc. and to use however they sought fit which only added insult to injury. Experienced drivers, consider yourself warned.
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I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:

· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses.
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:

· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit!

Joshua Gingerich said: ↑

My co-driver and I were promised average of $1500 a week with a minimum of $1,200 per driver to drive as a team hauling D.O.D. loads and other hazmat. That was until my co-driver and I commit to going to orientation. The day we received flight and hotel confirmation, SLT sent out a revised email stating that my co-driver and I will earn $150 per day ($1050 per week each) until we had our 172 page, SF86 security clearance applications filled out and sent into their office (not a secured location). After committing to the said $150 per day guaranteed pay, we discovered that $55 of that amount was per diem which the company counted as untaxed wages. So basically we were earning $95 a day or $665 per week! We sat in our truck away from home every week while being back charged for idle time in 100 degree+ temperatures. My team driver and I were sent on solo driver loads or loads that were less than 1,000 miles and spent half our time at shippers and receivers without layover or detention pay all the while hauling toxic waste. We were issued our tractor/truck on July 14th with less than 25 miles on the odometer. We turned our truck in a month later with 9,500 miles. We expected 3,000 miles a week. We were originally lead to believe that bonuses would make up the initial pay discrepancy. However, we were later told that they would not be available until 90 consecutive days of employment and only after our security clearance was processed - that was also a lie. One team in our orientation class had been doing D.O.D. loads for years and already had their clearances. However, when they began with SLT, the company paid them $95 per day anyway and lied about getting them into a lease truck! On that account, there are too many discrepancies between what SLT advertises and what is really going on behind the lines to report in one message. To make a long story short, we were lied to and cheated out of money by working for this company even in the short time we were there. My co-driver and I cleaned out the truck right before our scheduled home time. We did not have the opportunity to give our official notice of intent to resign before receiving a phone call the very same day from an office manager. The office manager told us we were terminated and that our final paychecks would be used at their unaccountable discretion to cover travel expenses, etc. and to use however they sought fit which only added insult to injury. Experienced drivers, consider yourself warned.
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I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:
· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:
· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit!

ShrugofAtlas, Oct 22, 2015

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Hmmm.... there seems to be a lot of inaccuracies about SLT
Maybe SLT better get to the bottom of this mess
This is the beginning of a nation wide public notice on SLT not only for drivers across this country but also SLT accociates, costumers & affiliations
.... Surely there is a reason for so many drivers to come forth with this kind of detailed information
about how SLT operates
....our government has trusted this organization ( SLT) with high level transfer of hazardous materials
.... This job only pays $150 a day to the driver?

superflow, Oct 22, 2015

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I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:

· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses.
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:

· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit!

I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:
· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:
· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit!
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I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:

· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses.
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:

· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit!

I recognize this is largely a place for drivers to share information . . . but hopefully it's accurate information being shared. Unfortunately this thread was started by someone who chose to use many inaccurate and inconsistent statements. SLT transports AA&E freight for our Military. . . which means that SLT drivers are expected/required to meet minimum thresholds higher than most companies. All of our team drivers are required to obtain SECRET level clearance via the Department of Defense. . . so if you don't disclose issues that would prevent you from getting a clearance, it's a problem.

Here's the truth of the issues expressed:
· Pay - SLT drivers are guaranteed either $150/day or $171.43/day depending on endorsements and DOD Clearance status + cpm bonuses
· Per diem - Per diem is simply a tax strategy that drivers can participate in . . . OR OPT OUT of! In this case, Driver is paid the full $150 - $95 taxed, $55 of its non-taxed
· Idle time - Not true, SLT drivers are not penalized for idle
· Layover/Detention - SLT team drivers are paid the guarantee day pay, which exceeds any layover/detention pay
· 90 day bonus - at the time Driver was hired, there was a 90 day delay before eligible for bonuses. We listened to Drivers and removed the 90 day eligibility requirement, Drivers are now eligible for bonuses immediately

We don't do everything perfect, but here's some other facts to consider:
· Current SLT turnover is less than 30%, most trucking companies are over 80%, some over 100%. So we must be doing somethings right
· All SLT trucks are 12 months or newer
· SLT is the #1 transporter of AA&E and we grew this company by 30% in 2015 by adding high quality teams

We're not a good fit for all Drivers . . .however, if you're an experienced professional, with ability to pass background checks, we're probably a great fit

I am an experienced professional. I currently hold all the credentials required for this type of work and have passed the background checks. Fortunately for me, I didn't need a post-secondary education or decades of experience in the workforce to determine early that SLT-Secured Land Transport was not a good fit.

I was born in the United States of America and as a son of a military man grew up on U.S. Armed Forces installations from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The information I provide in this thread is only as accurate as my personal experience as a driver for SLT in August of 2015. Any inconsistencies or inaccuracies may be due to terminology.

Like I said earlier in the thread, the security clearance didn't make any difference. My experienced co-workers in another truck as well as my team were already receiving pennies on the dollar for hauling the toxic waste Safeharbor freight we were assigned at SLT. It wasn't until we received our first settlement that there was evidently an even more serious problem. I reluctantly left a trusted carrier where my earnings were over 30% higher to come work for these jokers. I was lied to and nobody was being held accountable for it and something told me that contacting the CEO via satellite phone while he was on his yacht in the Bahamas wasn't going to help.

The bottom line is $95 per day, per driver regardless of experience. A $55 per diem does not count as earned income. In my travels, my per diem allowance is received at tax time regardless of who or what I work for while I am away from home.

If a company wants to front a portion of my per diem on a weekly paycheck, I'm good with that. However, I don't approve when a company posts per diem to my paycheck and calls it "untaxed wages" while advertising the credit as earned income.

Take it or leave it, but while on the phone with SLT trying to straighten this problem out, an office manager type person encouraged me to commit tax fraud when he told me that I should go ahead and file for my per diem at the beginning of the year (as I have for previous employers) only without mentioning the fact that SLT already posted most of it to my weekly settlement. Dishonesty is not an attribute of a professional driver and I expect better from a transport company and employer representative.

On another note, late model tractors can be comfortable for the driver and generally spend less time in the shop, but most trucking companies are doing this anyway so it doesn't compensate for a misleading advertising campaign, empty promises or misrepresentation of company driver earnings. I appreciate the paid company man's rebuttal to my comments along with his or her unreferenced data statistics. I can only hope to positively influence a prospective driver to make an informed decision based in part from my bad experience with SLT and the people behind the façade.
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