from WAL-MART PRIVATE FLEET to SUPERIOR CARRIERS LTD

Thank you sir ..

I am just trying to state the facts about the 2 mentioned and added a third company in the mix which really is the third wheel compared to the other 2 but you know

I went through some bad times and some disgruntal times (at walmart) but I understand I honestly think I have found a good new home at Superior Carriers and am very pleased at what I have saw so far. It reminds me of home (walmart)

Never forget where you came from is my advise to anyone who is thinking of jumping ship admist an economic storm in which we are in right now. But I did and it all worked out ...

DEDUCATION and faliure to give up is the key and never settle for less if you know you are getting the short end of the stick .
(not my case at walmart pay wise or treatment)

thanks for reading

ky24

 

entry # 3 PAY COMPARISION

Both companies pay well infact when you add up both compensation packages they truly wash out if you include benefits etc.

WALMART PRIVATE FLEET PAY PACKAGE

MILEAGE PAY = UP TO 0.4375 (new drivers start at 0.39)
(takes 3 years to top out ) paid off hub miles

DROP PAY = $6.75
HOOK PAY = $8.50
BERTH PAY = $ 42.00 PER NITE (IF YOU SLEEP IN THE TRUCK)
HOURLY PAY = $14.00
LOGS = COMPUTER BASED IN THE TRUCK
PROFIT SHARING = CHANGES
DISCOUNT 10% IN STORE ON GM MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE ONLY
BREAKDOWN PAY = HOURLY
RESET PAY = HOURLY
UNLOAD PAY = AFTER 45 MIN ON HOURLY PAY
FUELING = IF NOT AT A D.C. AND HAVE TO FUEL AT A TRUCK STOP 15 MIN PAID BY HOURLY PAY.
SCELD TIME = MEETINGS ETC SHELD COMPANY MANATORY STUFF PAID AT 1/10 AVERAGE DAY PER HOUR

WAIT TIME / DISPATCH DELAY = IF NOT AT YOUR HOME D.C. ONLY PAID BY HOUR ON HOURLY PAY 45 MINS AFTER YOUR GO TIME WAS SET INTO DISPATCH

TRUCKS = 65 MPH

UNIFORMS = YES

SUPERIOR CARRIERS PAY PLAN

MILEAGE 41.5 loaded 34 .0 mt
DROP $10.00
HOOK $10.00
LOAD $20.00
UNLOAD $20.00
WAIT TIME $13.30 AFTER 2 HOURS NO CAP
BERTH PAY = $10.00 PER NIGHT
PROFIT SHARING = CHANGES
UNIFORMS = YES
HOURLY PAY = 13.30
RESET PAY = YES BY HOUR NO CAP for 34 hr reset
LAYOVER = YES AFTER 15 HRS BY HR NO CAP
CANADA BORDER PAY = $15.00 IN $15.00 OUT anything over 1 hr paid hourly from time truck stops in line

early appointment pay = yes hourly
dispatch delay = hourly
uniforms = yes

breakdown pay = hourly


COMPANY PAID BENEFITS .....

WALMART PRIVATE FLEET

PAID SHORT TERM 90 DAYS (ONE TIME USE DURING EMPLOYMENT NEW RULE BY CORPORATE THIS SHORT TERM IS CALLED SALARY CONTINUATION.

Vacation = 1 AFTER 1 YR 2 AFTER 2 3 AFTER 5
paid 1/52

persnal days = 2 can be banked up to 10

benefits cost family plan = roughly 215.00 every 2 weeks

stock purchase plan

optional life insurance at low rates

SUPERIOR CARRIERS

paid short term
paid long term
paid 50k life insurance
2 weeks vacation after 1 year
personal days = 2

benefits for family = roughly 37.00 per week or 74.00 every 2 wks

401 k with match

I know this is a sloppy comparison but by doing the numbers and factoring in benefits costs and coverage for apples to apples comparison it is virtually a wash . Make more at WALMART but.. if you have to use the insurance you spend more at the doctor etc .. and premiums are almost tripple because Superior picks up more of the tab and leaves less for the employee to pay. So with the factor of all this I call it a tie pay wise etc .. all considered..

Not to mention if you take long term out with walmart there is a cost of an additional 7% of your gross dollars bi weekly taken out if you elect this coverage. so basically bank on an additional 150-200 depending on gross wage coming out so if you take their insurance family plan and elect long term it will cost you right at $400 bi weekly or more (slightly give or take $50.00) when the average Superior driver will only pay $74.00 bi weekly for better coverage.

In my opinion benefits are worth just as much if not more in some cases as wage. The average superior driver will pay on average about 150.00 less per week in benefits with the example shown and a driver should take the long term out for you never know I have seen folks stuck because they did not elect coverage..

Hope this helps

ky 24

 

forgot a piece of information ...

Both log 100% legal ...

Both have a policy if you DO NOT feel safe in conditions (weather) pull it over and go on the clock no time given up (paid hourly)

both pay traffic delay wait time due to accidents or road closures. hourly

sorry for missing info


ky24

 

Q/A
from ( SIMPLE INTREST)
Q1 Do they still have the training program? at Superior Carriers..? Wysrob likes it and was a student there ...
A1 =Yes the do still have the training program meaning they will train you on TANKS and TANK PROCEDURES this is done in 2 ways
1. You go to Kingsport TN and attend a week long inclass session to learn the basics and some limited hands on .
2. Then you return to your home terminal (MY CASE MEMPHIS) and ride with a driver trainer to learn the real world of tanks loaded and mt. and you get to meet MR SURGEIO (the tank surge) this is usually 1 to 2 weeks but if you need more you can get it. (Train on TANK till you feel comfortable) during training you stay in a HOTEL each night and are paid by the hourly wage for this training period. so 10hr day = roughly 130.00 for your time and a FREE HOTEL. So not gonna get rich while training.

Also when you go to KINGSPORT you can get a company paid rental car or they will pay you 41.5 cpm to drive your POV each way.

For the STUDENT QUESTION ... Superior Carriers has done away with taking STUDENTS out of school. (nothing against them) just that the thought behind it was to take students and train TANK so they could not let BAD DRIVING HABITS develop . They found out that this did not work in there system well and discontinued this program. (being fased out terminal by terminal) should be complete now...

Again nothing against STUDENT DRIVERS just stating what I was told by the Superior Driver Trainer when I took my ROAD TEST ...

I have chatted with WYSROB and he seems like a REALLY COOL dude I have followed him in the CYBER WORLD and on some other foreums he is VERY positive about SUPERIOR ... The SYSTEM FREIGHT is a little down but if they aint got nothing they will pay you to sit.. My terminal MEMPHIS is UNIQUE
1 We do regular chemical tanks (local, regional, system)
2 We do chemical containers ( on chasis'es ) local, regional,
3 Tank and Container SANI WASH
4 Rail tanks (limited)
5 Port/ barge freight (tank) port of MEMPHIS

So in Memphis if I want to work it is there ... may be some local from time to time but the work is there. I have never seen over 3 drivers at one time sitting at Memphis and they arent there long a few hours and sometimes it is by choice to take a break..

I am like a CAT a KENTUCKY WILDCAT the biggest UK fan you will ever meet my sign name KENTUCKY24 stands for
1. Kentucky = UK
2. Jamal Mashburn =#24 My favortie player in my ERA to wear the UK jersey

Hence KENTUCKY24

BE SAFE

ky24

 

Light bulb :

Whom do you drive for . ??