Knight Orientation Pay:$150.00 for Three Long Days!

Okay, finally a firm number!

For all you perspective truck drivers and drivers switching companies, according to Dave in AZ, do not apply to or work for any trucking company unless they offer to pay you $200 a day per 3 day orientation

I would add, why $200 a day? Why not $300 a day and a guaranteed roundtrip first class airline ticket to and from your town of residence. While I'm at it, the trucking company must send a limo to the airport to transport the perspective driver to and from the airport

 

JB Hunt paid me $100 day x 3 days, motel, all meals, and flew me, yes flew, to orientation 9 years ago.

 

Like I said, almost 8 years ago now (as a new driver) May Trucking paid me $50 a day, paid for my hotel & food. I drove my own pickup to the terminal 2 hours away. Should I feel ripped off or jealous?

 

I don't care how you feel. Your the one with the issue. I just said what happened, and what I thought was fair to be paid for a company orientation. I think Schneider paid like $80 a day for the one I went to here in town last summer when I took a local gig.

 

Oh no! You hurt my self esteem LOL. In turn, I don't care about what you were paid or what this original thread was started for, namely to smear Knight Transportation for only $150 for 3 long days. If someone wants to go to work for Knight knowing they will be paid $50 a day for a 3 day orientation, more power to them

 

I'm out.

 

That's how most companies are.That's a sample of What lies ahead?Why didnt you ask recruiter how much you get paid for orientation?or did you?

 

Three days of watching movies, sitting on your ### and the ever present danger of getting a paper cut. Hmmm no actual income generating work, what is that worth?

 

Again, pay what a new driver (best case scenario) makes for three days. It's only right.