Pasadena,CA Based and starting CRST in Feb

Since you either don't understand what you are talking about, or don't know how to ask a recruiter a direct question that they can't wiggle their way out of the truth...you need to be told how the training and pay works in this industry. And I will be glad to fill you...and others...in....correctly.

When in "training"....understand this term, it is important...training is after the student receives their CDL and is assigned to a trainers truck. During training, the student (new driver) receives basically a salary, a weekly salary...each training company has different rates, generally it a base fore the first section, small increase for each "section" of that given companies criteria. It used to be accepted that 6 weeks was the "norm"...so the first two weeks at (just numbers now, not actual, as companies differ)...the first 2 weeks at $425.00, the second 2 weeks at $500.00, and the final 2 weeks at $550.00. That is student pay, the trainer (the more experienced driver on the truck) gets his/her regular cpm rate, for the complete miles the truck runs.

With CRST, the "new driver" gets $0.22 cpm...after they complete training, and most cases, the CRST new driver has made arrangements for a specific person to be their "team mate"...also being a "new driver" this "team mate" is also at the bottom of the ladder in pay so again...$0.22 cents per mile.

If the truck gets 5000 miles for the week, the drivers will each get 2500 miles @ $0.22 cents per mile. The "split" is of the total miles, not the cpm pay of each driver.

Only during those first training weeks, will the new student be receiving estimated $0.11 (or better) cpm. This is figured by the base salary, divided by the required minimum miles they expect their "trainer teams" to accomplish...and advertised as a "base compensation". It's a bookkeeping gimmick...for tax purposes, and profit expectations.

And finally MMM...the first thing we learn in trucking is....NEVER BELIEVE RECRUITERS!

 

anybody know anthing about crst fontana ca already have my cdl with all endorsments they want me right now they say i,ll start at 22cpm for the first 28 days then 28cpm till the 3 month mark then 31cpm at the 6 month mark is their any truth to that or are they just blowing smoke im a littel leary

 

im starting trucking school with crst in fontana ca next month,ive been studying for 2 months now.i know i wont make any money the first year but will i earn anything at all please let me know im giving up my apt,sold my car,to have money to last me through traing,im also 44 years old so im worried now cause i was just dianosed with high blood presure so im taking my meds and also starting a fitness and nutriyional diet can some please let me know if ill make any money at all thank you

 

dude at least you have your cdl im starting next month im nervous and scaeres heard so many bad thinga about them but im keeping my head up and thinking to my sellf just cause they had a bad experience i wont have the same experience

 

The 20/10 requires 3 drivers. two on and one off, switching out every 10 days. I, too, am in Sacramento and starting school in November. As things go along, we should keep in touch. I talked to the recruiter in detail about this and, as I understand it, drivers from the same area are more likely to get setup in a 2/10 trio.