Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

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  1. knyucklehead

    knyucklehead Bobtail Member

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    I've posted in the "questions from new drivers" forum. I'm hoping to gain more insight here, looking for information specific to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. I will be a new graduate (school has emphasis on port training) with doubles/triples, tanker, and hazmat endorsements. I will also have my TWIC card, but no previous experience. I get that my biggest setback will be my experience, so a main concern for me is to just get my foot in the door. However, I am still curious to know what range of pay should I expect to get. I've heard everything from $12 to $20 an hour. $12 seems low, but what do I know. There's also pay per load/trip, per mile, something about a per diem. Is there a preferred type of pay among port drivers? Hourly if you're slow or just learning and perhaps per trip when you're experienced and able to make more loads? Are there any companies that you guys may know that will hire new graduates with no previous experience to work these ports? Thanks
     
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  3. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    How good do you speak mexican spanish??
     
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  4. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    I have to assume they pay by the load, bc you never know what your gonna get with LA traffic.
    I do multiple pics in the LA area every week, and I see these guys sitting for quite a while at these stops-most of them are taking naps or reading.
     
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    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    or Chinese
     
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  6. knyucklehead

    knyucklehead Bobtail Member

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    Does it pay more? I can learn.
     
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    striker Road Train Member

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    couple of guys that run cans from Denver to L.A. and Long Beach say that either you speak Spanish, or pool cue, your choice.
     
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  8. knyucklehead

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    Thanks for the heads up about the different forms of communication and languages that I may encounter, yet I'm more worried about finding a company willing to hire new graduates. Is getting a container gig difficult for new graduates? (LA/Long Beach)
    Cool, now is a per diem amount better than paid wait time after the 2nd hour? Maybe, I could also circumvent some of that wait time if I were to find a company with their own chassis?
     
  9. jerezxp7

    jerezxp7 Medium Load Member

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    They drive the most beat up pieces of #### on public roads they must be saving alot.
     
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    I've heard that sometimes what you have to choose from the chassis pools is pretty bad and looking for a half decent one takes up a lot of time. I figured offsite companies may have better setups, but that's just a guess.
     
  11. jerezxp7

    jerezxp7 Medium Load Member

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    I don't know enough about port trucking to say I assumed they made around 12 to 14 an hour but worked lots of hours so its a decent check .
     
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