The fear of no pay...

Chinatown · Aug 13, 2017

Robert Bearden Inc. (RBI)
Truck Driver Pay and Perks :
Hiring States: AL / GA / FL / LA / MS / NC / SC / TN / TX

» Guaranteed Pay Increase after 90 days

» Drivers are Home Weekly Guaranteed

» Drivers earn Excellent Pay

» Company Stock (No cost to you)

» Late model equipment (4 year trade cycle)

» Detention & layover pay

» 98% No Touch Freight / 90% Drop & Hook

» Consistent Lanes Year-Round in GA/FL/AL/NC/SC/TN/MS/LA/TX & some Midwest

» Regional Truck Drivers get a Minimum of 2,300 Miles per Week

UsualSuspect · Aug 13, 2017

BORNAGAIN said: ↑

Then, there is other guy who also joined Prime Inc with some experience but he went for the company driver. Although he had experience, he was forced to go thought their whole training, which in the end the student ends up having to pay for. Once running on his own, this guy shows his pay check for 70hr 3300 miles week, he got paid a gross $1100.
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Something is wrong with the math on the Prime company driver. Let's say the company driver chose a condo truck, received no fuel or safety bonus, 3,300 x .41 = $1,353 gross. I never believe recruiters, and asked at the local PFJ what they average cpm with only the fuel bonus, and it was .44 cpm. Doing the math using the .44 cpm adds a few dollars, 3,300 x .44 = $1,452 gross per week. I don't work at Prime, looking right at the moment, but I was doing truck repo's and yes, I will be treated as no experience.
I am a bit leery of the 3,300 miles he claimed, most of the drivers I spoke with said they averaged 2,800 per week, and while they do see 3,000 plus weeks, they are not the norm.

Scooter Jones · Aug 13, 2017

The fear of no pay...

Sorta reminds me of an old proverb:

The lazy person claims, "There's a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!"

BigBob410 · Aug 13, 2017

Wait...you said you have car hauler experience and you're in the south east and your having trouble finding a job making good money??? Something is not adding up. Maybe I misread something. But I don't think I did. Awful lot of doom and gloom here. Am I missing something???

Florida Playboy · Aug 13, 2017

BORNAGAIN said: ↑

Yes, I appreciate the list, and I applied to all of them, still waiting to hear from them.

Also yes, I will never working for anything 1099, I am still having tax issues from that Isuzu O/O ordeal, any recommendation for a good tax accountant ?

I am trying to land a job with a good dedicated company, with 99% drop and hook, that drives on the south east south west, nothing north, and to be out 12 days with 2 days at home.

But what I am finding is, the above description hardly exist, very hard to find.

Well established mega trucking company actually are having more issues then smaller company providing stable loads. So many complaints of error in dispatching poor driver showing up to pick up a phantom load that no longer exist, was canceled or given to another driver in error, all of which seems to be a very common occurrence in companies like Schneider or Prime Inc.

Actually from what I been seeing, less known, Mid side local companies apparently seem to be doing better in maintaining a constant flow of dedicated loads for their fixed customers that keep the drivers moving, and that is what I am looking for.

For example I am 50 miles away from Davis Express, it seemed to be perfect and they want me as a driver, but I spent the morning researching them, night time only driving, live loads at publix their bread and butter, drivers showing up at 5pm to a publix and not being unloaded until mid night, or sitting at a chicken plant for 10 hours waiting to be unloaded. When they were running paper logs, drivers were getting 3000 miles per week, but they got DOT audit, now they run elogs and drivers are lucky to get 2000 miles per week at 65mph with cabin cameras facing the driver sleeping area, no privacy even when you sleeping...

JH also approved me, running all 49 states, 10K miles monthly demanded, paper logs, a formula to be constantly breaking the law, out 4 weeks at a time, with complaints of dispatcher finding every possible way to cheat drivers in their pay... And if you refuse to run over the clock, retaliation, you get to sit for a whole day in the middle of no where with no load.

So, where do I turn to? This whole CDL is turning out to be a scam...

My trainer at the car hauling company once said, Driving used to be a respectable job, now CDL-A drivers have become nothing more than an ### on the seat.
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It sounded like you were working for a courier service with the Isuzu. If you would not mind working for a company out of Tampa let me know as I might have a lead for you. Can't promise 99% drop and hook though.

BORNAGAIN · Aug 13, 2017

Florida Playboy said: ↑

It sounded like you were working for a courier service with the Isuzu. If you would not mind working for a company out of Tampa let me know as I might have a lead for you. Can't promise 99% drop and hook though.
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If it is a good job, if it pays good, I am on it.
I am all about the green right now.
I just don't want to go over the road for minimum wage.
Would they let me park at home since I am 2.5 hrs away from Tampa?

BORNAGAIN · Aug 13, 2017

Funny, I went out to do laundry, and I saw a Prime Inc. truck parked inside our residential community right in front of the club house. It must be someone who lives here who brought the truck home for the reset. I doubt that a random guy would just choose to park here for his reset. I was wondering, is that a sign I should sign up with them Something else I have noticed, most companies these days are not offering sign on bonuses.

BigBob410 · Aug 13, 2017

Florida Playboy said: ↑

It sounded like you were working for a courier service with the Isuzu. If you would not mind working for a company out of Tampa let me know as I might have a lead for you. Can't promise 99% drop and hook though.
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Again if you have car haul experience there are plenty that run out of the South and have sign on bonuses...am I missing something? There is Moore, H&A and SEC. And Virginia Transportation has a road board. 1500 to 2200 a week is not enough green?? ***Apparently I quoted the wrong post. Sorry not sure how to fix that.***

INRUT · Aug 14, 2017

BORNAGAIN said: ↑

Yes, I appreciate the list, and I applied to all of them, still waiting to hear from them.

Also yes, I will never working for anything 1099, I am still having tax issues from that Isuzu O/O ordeal, any recommendation for a good tax accountant ?

I am trying to land a job with a good dedicated company, with 99% drop and hook, that drives on the south east south west, nothing north, and to be out 12 days with 2 days at home.

But what I am finding is, the above description hardly exist, very hard to find.

Well established mega trucking company actually are having more issues then smaller company providing stable loads. So many complaints of error in dispatching poor driver showing up to pick up a phantom load that no longer exist, was canceled or given to another driver in error, all of which seems to be a very common occurrence in companies like Schneider or Prime Inc.

Actually from what I been seeing, less known, Mid side local companies apparently seem to be doing better in maintaining a constant flow of dedicated loads for their fixed customers that keep the drivers moving, and that is what I am looking for.

For example I am 50 miles away from Davis Express, it seemed to be perfect and they want me as a driver, but I spent the morning researching them, night time only driving, live loads at publix their bread and butter, drivers showing up at 5pm to a publix and not being unloaded until mid night, or sitting at a chicken plant for 10 hours waiting to be unloaded. When they were running paper logs, drivers were getting 3000 miles per week, but they got DOT audit, now they run elogs and drivers are lucky to get 2000 miles per week at 65mph with cabin cameras facing the driver sleeping area, no privacy even when you sleeping...

JH also approved me, running all 49 states, 10K miles monthly demanded, paper logs, a formula to be constantly breaking the law, out 4 weeks at a time, with complaints of dispatcher finding every possible way to cheat drivers in their pay... And if you refuse to run over the clock, retaliation, you get to sit for a whole day in the middle of no where with no load.

So, where do I turn to? This whole CDL is turning out to be a scam...

My trainer at the car hauling company once said, Driving used to be a respectable job, now CDL-A drivers have become nothing more than an ### on the seat.
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If you have experience, how is running 10k miles a month a formula for breaking the law ?

RedRover · Aug 14, 2017

Seems like you're calculating all of the hours away from home as work and figuring your salary based on that. You'll lose your mind if you do that. Here's how it actually works out.

Say you drive dry van for Swift. 62mph at .36cpm... $22.32 per hour. About 1,450.80 with 65 hours spent driving. It won't ever work out that way, or very rarely. There were definitely weeks where I was close to that, but they were few. I think my highest gross as a non team company driver was 1300. That also wasn't dedicated. Dedicated accounts with 5 or so drops per load, paid loaded miles both ways, I have made 1600 plus many times.

Swift isn't the best paying company either. It depends on how you manage time and learn to work the system at whatever company you're with. Definitely will be weeks where you go hungry. Definitely will be weeks where you do amazing mileage if you aren't lazy.

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