Raise Driver Pay

JBS Carriers gives 40cpm if you have 5+yrs exp.Now they are also giving a 3k sign on bonus. The good Jobs are out there.

 

If a driver has 5+ years experience I notice...

 

CCTAnker, You are correct, I have seen several companies that pay VERY WELL and that state they have a difficult time getting drivers. I wish they were local to me; and did not require 2-5 years experience.

 

I drove with big fleet companies for a long time, but best pay with all the bonus's and perk's came from a four truck company two miles from my house. I think it is pretty bad out there though when someone with a years experience makes almost as much as i did in fleet, and i had over eleven years behind the wheel before I found a good one. That actually paid for the experience.

 

Unless you're rolling for a private fleet, government contract or specialized I raise the BS flag on any OTR driver claiming making over 35,000/year. What's the average pay for OTR $350-400/week average? $20-21,000 a year is a more realistic/believable figure......

 

I'd commit suicide if that's all I could make working OTR for a carrier.

ps Smooth Bore: I think your numbers are off quite a bit.

 

Math was never my strong point, this is why I drive a truck.....Maps are in picture format.....

 

So are comic books! That's why I prefer them to newspapers...

 

By my 10th year in trucking I should be making .66 cpm, all it takes is some motivation folks. Go work for Sysco (which I did for a year) and you can and will make a good living, most drivers just dont want to work they want to sit and whine.