new trucking family & we are STARVING! It has to be better than this!??

Check into a flatbed company called TMC. I'm sure there's a thread or two on here about them. I have heard good things over the years. You can also get a truck from Quality Lease and lease it on with Mercer out of Ky. They also have a lot of threads on here

 

TMC and Decker both run Flatbed. They are both HQ in Iowa. TMC is stricktly Flatbed have great home time and are the largest privately owned flatbed company in the US. Decker runs reefer and Flatbed you can choose. Both have excellent equipment. Also with Decker you can start company and transition over to lease later TMC I am not sure but I believe it may only be company..Hope this helps.....

 

Decker trucking.com and TMC trucking.com

 

This is directly from TMCs website
FLATBED TRUCK DRIVER SALARY & PAY SCALE
At TMC we believe people should be paid based on how well they perform, rather than just how long they have been with the company. That does not mean we do not value longevity. We do and we reward that as well. Our performance percentage pay option was designed by TMC drivers. They wanted their paychecks to primarily reflect the quantity and quality of the work they did. That being said, we also recognized that some drivers are just more comfortable with the more standard mileage pay system; at least until they have a chance to compare the benefits of each pay option. Drivers have the opportunity to switch pay plans twice a year.

OPTION 1 (PERCENTAGE PAY)
This option pays you a percentage of what the company is paid by the shipper to haul their load. Percentage rates start at 26% for Recent Graduates and 27% for experienced drivers. This is the rate you will receive through the first full calendar month that you are with TMC. Your percentage rate for each month after that will be based on your performance. Percentage rates go as high as 32%. Drivers with 1 year of service with TMC are guaranteed a base percentage of 26%. Drivers with 2 or more years of service with TMC are guaranteed a base percentage of 27%.

This is our most popular pay option, favored by over 80% of our current fleet. New drivers love it because it gives them the opportunity to move rapidly up the pay scale unencumbered by a lack of seniority with the company. Experienced drivers love it because they get a share of the gain every time TMC gets a rate increase.

OPTION 2 (MILEAGE PAY)
For drivers who prefer to be paid based on the number of miles they run TMC offers the following:

Recent Graduates Experienced Drivers
$.40 per mile to start $.42 per mile to start
$.42 per mile at 6 months $.43 per mile at 12 months
$.43 per mile at 12 months $.44 per mile at 24 months
$.44 per mile at 24 months $.45 per mile at 36 months
$.45 per mile at 36 months $.46 per mile at 48 months
$.46 per mile at 48 months
- See more at: http://www.tmctrans.com/drive-for-tmc/why-tmc/pay.aspx#sthash.nW4eqtI4.dpuf

 

This is from Decker and they also have western flatbed and midwest flatbed..



Majority of loads are steel and building products hauled throughout the southern states, with average length of haul of 400 miles. Most drivers are home three out of four weekends a month

Regional Pay Rates for Flatbed Drivers:

■ Starting Pay Range $.43 – $.45 per mile – includes $.08 per mile per diem.

Basic Level – $.43 per mile

0-1 years of driving experience and must meet minimum hiring standards.

Select Level – $.44 per mile

1-3 years of driving experience and must meet minimum hiring standards.

Premium Level – $.45 per mile

4+ years or more of driving experience and must meet minimum hiring standards

■ Increase in Pay – 1¢ per mile paid annually on anniversary date with a cap at $.50 per mile

■ Stop Pay (excluding load origin and final delivery) – $25.00 for each additional pickup or delivery; loads out of USG in Cloquet, MN & Walworth, WI pay $40 for each additional stop

■ Over Dimensional Loads – when hauling over dimensional loads, drivers will be paid anadditional 5 cents per loaded mile

■ All loads including building material and steel tarp and securement pay – tarp pay forsystem flatbed drivers for all loads will be $20.00

■ Chicago Cross Town Loads – $40 plus mileage

■ Short haul pay for loads less than 75 miles – $20 if driver takes empty trailer to loadorigin, tarps and secures load; $20 if driver delivers load to final destination and removestarps and securement

■ Job Site Deliveries – $20 for each load that is delivered to a job site and the customer isbilled specifically for this service.

■ East Coast Pay

– loads delivering East of I-81, (origins W. of MS River) – $50.00

– loads delivering East of I-81, but North of Virginia (all other origins) – $25.00

■ Side Kit Pay – Central Steel & Wire Chicago-Altoona $70

■ HazMat Pay – An additional $85.00 per load will be paid on all placarded HazMat loads

■ Detention Pay – $15.00 an hour when billed – maximum of $150.00

■ Layover Pay – after 24 hours of layover, at no fault of the driver, driver qualifies for $60.00 layover pay. Subsequent 24-hour periods of layover, driver qualifies for an additional $100.00. Layover pay is subject to Operation’s discretion and can be adjusted under special circumstances.

BENEFITS AND PAID VACATION:
For Company Drivers we offer a complete benefit package. Benefits include:

After 90 Days of Employment:

• Disability Insurance (short term and long term)
• Life Insurance (basic coverage at no charge; supplemental available at cost)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Flex Benefits Plan

After One Year of Employment:

Vacation: one week after one year of service and annually thereafter; two weeks after three years of service and annually thereafter; three weeks after ten years of service and annually thereafter.

In Addition, We Offer:

• Transportation and lodging for orientation
• PrePass Plus for tolls and scales
• Rider program
• Weekly payroll and direct depositv

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