New Pay Scale for Students

The mentor should have control of the situation, as long as he is fair there shouldn't be a problem. Communication between the mentor and the student is key here.

Squeak you are absolutely right, when the student realizes that by using max hours of work daily he will be using max hours unpaid weekly, the student should set his schedule to keep the truck rolling and profitable.

A few hours logged off duty or sleeper doesn't mean that the learning has to stop. One can still observe and ask questions without being in the right hand seat. Save some of those hours for driving where the trainee gets to make minimum wage plus 1 dollar.

Gives plus 1 a whole new meaning now!

 

I will so remember this after I finish orientation. Money is important to me yes but I think learning a lot is going to help me out the most that way I can make the most money. You have to be smart. All the little things will make a big difference. I just hope I get a good mentor.

I do really really want to be a team. I don't want to go solo so if anyone's in Fontana on the 2nd and might want to team after the 240 or whatever it is I am really willing to.

 

What's this about students now getting paid hourly? Hell no one told me anything about this.. They no longer getting $60 a day flat out?

 

I don't think most people realize the reason swift implemented the new program was because two many students would only drive their 6 hours a day and then not want to do any thing for the rest of their 24,
The hourly policy is supposed to encourage them to work (& learn) more faster........
Not to say that it's better our worse, but i try to get as much drive time in as possable

 

Really? Strange, I wanted solo ASAP because I could make more $$/week...

 

True, I feel I'm lazy, I turn loads down, spend as much time at home that I can getaway with, my truck is mostly solar powered, but my DM keeps telling me I'm averaging 110,000/ year, which makes me the higher platinum rank...

 

Ain't that the truth ... I'll go 3-4 months or longer between visits to any one terminal and I swear to god you always see the same people hanging out in the lounge or on the smoking patio.