Coming back.. Maybe...

there is a record .. In order to hire you May had to approve you (i was owner with co driver that worked for me with May). So there is a record of you, plus the dispatches, signed BOLs and logs ..

 

I spoke with a recruiter from there earlier today, once again they get to the point of 'what questions do you have' and my mind went blank. She did tell me about perdiem, which I don't think is optional so that was a downside for me. No apu's, idle around like 35% i think she said. can take the truck home, out 10-14 days... cant remember what else but I'll probably be talking to her again soon and get some more questions.

 

do companies usually care if its your actual home or a local truck stop?

 

Yes they do. They claim it's a security issue or a safety one. May told me that a small kid could climb on or around the truck and get hurt leaving them liable.

 

You might as well just go back to May if those are your two choices.

 

Try jb hunt get on a dedicated account

 

May just conditionally offered me (1 yr otr) a job starting at 35cpm plus 3cpm for every mile over 10,000 in a month. 0.5cpm raises every 6 months topping out at 42cpm. Experienced drivers get a $3000 bonus paid in $1000 increments at 25,000 50,000 & 75,000 mile milestones. 11-western (dry van) average 2500 miles/week (3 weeks out) & lower 48 (reefer) average 2800 miles/week (4 weeks out) -- same cpm either way.

Orientation pay is $150 (paid only upon completion), with travel, hotel, and breakfast/lunch covered.


The bad: Cannot take truck home (closest terminal >100 miles, though 4-wheeler parking available). No additional pay for hazmat loads & company only has 1 hazmat account. No additional fuel economy or safety bonuses. Trucks have bunkheaters but no APUs. Idle time is 35% with 45% in the summer months. Recruiter was speechless when I asked how I was supposed to sleep comfortably in 110 degree heat in Bakersfield with the anti-idling law. Can only use company provided/installed 2000W inverters at a cost of $200 (can be deducted from payroll at $25/week). If you were to be assigned a new truck after 2 months, you'd have to pay all over again. Currently there are no trucks available for experienced drivers -- supposed to take delivery of new trucks "sometime in February"

 

Once you pay for that inverter, its yours. You can move it from truck to truck as long as the shop installs it.

With experience, I would not recommend May. You will get micro managed to death.