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Knight Orientation Pay:$150.00 for Three Long Days!

Discussion in 'Knight' started by Surfer Joe, Jan 26, 2017.

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  1. Jan 26, 2017 #1
    Surfer Joe

    Surfer Joe Heavy Load Member

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    The title of this thread says it all;
    That's a whopping fifty bucks a day that you are worth to Knight for your 'service' to them. And the days are long ones as well.
    Let's see... a typical 10 hour day in orientation at fifty bucks a day comes to...
    Five bucks an hour.
    This substandard pay should be an indicator as to your actual worth as a future driver to them...
    As in....not much.
    Stay away and move on to another company.
     
    Last edited: Jan 27, 2017
    Surfer Joe, Jan 26, 2017
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  3. Jan 26, 2017 #2
    Scooter Jones

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    So, how much do you think they should pay for a 3 day orientation?
     
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  4. Jan 26, 2017 #3
    Surfer Joe

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    I don't think that they should pay anything for orientation.

    In fact, I think that they should charge the potential drivers for the privilege of attending.
     
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  5. Jan 26, 2017 #4
    Broke Down 69

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    1.3 million, a brand new w900l specced to order and a date with the Playboy Bunny of his choosing...

    That about right fella?

    Sheesh.
     
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  7. Jan 26, 2017 #5
    Scooter Jones

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    Exactly! LOL
     
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  8. Jan 26, 2017 #6
    Scooter Jones

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    When I went through orientation at May Trucking 7 years ago, they paid me $50 a day, paid for my hotel room and fed me well. I didn't even think once about what they paid me for orientation, I was just glad to have a job!
     
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  9. Jan 26, 2017 #7
    carramrod32

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    Not like they have a stellar reputation to begin with. They are known to be on the cheap side.
     
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  10. Jan 26, 2017 #8
    VA CDL Holder

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    They want airline pilot standards and minimum wage type pay, as do most of the megas. Lots of ways to get fired by Knight once you start rolling with them.
     
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  11. Jan 26, 2017 #9
    Atlanta trucker

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    Knight is a ####ty company. Drove for them. Treat you like #### pay you like ####. Everything is your fault. Stay away. I drove for Transport America and Interstate out of Tacoma WA and they were fantastic companies.
     
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  12. Jan 27, 2017 #10
    Boriqua

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    Average wage of a new trucker for starters. It's crap like this that save me alot of frustration.
     
    Boriqua, Jan 27, 2017
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