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  1. aramil248

    aramil248 Road Train Member

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    Technically I can get a .10 cpm raise if I say I'm willing to enter NYC. But with my experience with NJ loads. NYC is a nope from me
     
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    I would ask for that raised regardless, AND tell them NYC is still out of the question.
     
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    My dispatcher already knows I hate those types of loads. That's why I'm sent to Wisconsin and back. Because our regional loads are usually bottled water to places like Costco. The stores not warehouse
     
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    I did this at my previous company. I went upstairs and sat with the president of the company and asked for what would have been my first raise after 4.5 years, no accidents 100% OTD delivery constant NYC and northeast. Was told no. By the time I got back down the stairs my wife emailed me a resignation letter. I filled it out and faxed it the next day on my way to California. Never heard squat from them, got back and left. I had a job waiting for me. Been here the last 10 years. Now I find out that drivers below me are making more than me. Same record as before, 100% OTD and no accidents or tickets. I’m now headed for the door for another job right after the holidays.
     
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    Its always good to ask, us employers hate losing a good person.
     
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    What’s unfortunate is some company mgt teams just don’t understand the value of driver retention. If they have a good driver integrated into their system and they’re doing a good job, it’s far cheaper to pay the 10¢/mile to keep them. On 120K miles per year, it’s $12K. Having an empty truck not making money, vetting “X” potential candidates, new driver’s orientation/transportation costs, new driver’s sluggishness getting integrated into the company system, and new driver’s potential equipment damages exceeds what retaining a good driver would cost them. Then, if one considers the risk of the new driver not fitting in and quitting, that event exponentially increases the costs of losing the veteran driver. Now, the $12K annual salary increase looks like a bargain.
     
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    are you willing to run flatbed? 64CPM and plenty of miles
     
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