Walmart trucks?

probably cause it's not the same as when mr. sam walton was alive. i have a friend who drives for wal mart & he told me they make very well but he's only doing it for the perks. he could care less about all the rewards/awards, etc. all he wants is his insurance & decent money. said it took him almost 2 yrs to get hired on by having to stupid stuff but he did it & got hired, now when he's out the truck he says F wal mart

 

Alot of people are so focused on the money but there is so much more. Many of these other little things are what drivers with 20+ yeras in the industry really appreciate. We have all paid our dues and then some to get here. As far as holding a candle to what you do how aout letting us in on what your job involves.

 

Out of curiosity what do they pay Walmart drivers? I mean what's the mileage pay and stop pay. I know you probably make at least 60k but whats the rates.

 

i'll haul cattle 1 week, reefer the next, hopper for 2 weeks or so, flatbed for a week, maybe haul cattle for another 2-3 weeks. not every driver can be that diverse & do it without asking for a break.

 

i've been in this industry since 18, driving @ 19 & went otr @ 21 & 40 yrs old now; i think i've paid my dues already if not a few times over. how many wal mart drivers could do an oil change, brake job, tires, basically regular preventive maintenance. not many i bet.

 

Here goes the pissing match

 

We have several different types of compensation based around mileage and activity,until you understand how the system works the numbers will only confuse you. Not providing our pay package is really not meant to be deceptive its just to avoid problems. Just like everyone else I had to wait until I recieved my offer to find out how the pay system works. Everyone knows our drivers are paid very well and that should be enough to get someone whos interested in working for us to apply.

Im sure someone could search and get the inormation their looking for but I caution people to not base their decision to work here on numbers they find on the web or hear on the CB. Unless you have heard it from a CURRENT Walmart driver theres a good chance your not getting all the numbers. Put it this way if your five years into it at one of the big three truckload carriers I would say there is the potential to almost double your pay in your first few years at Walmart. Please dont quote me,everyone is different and the ability to make big money here is dependant on how much effort your willing to put out. We have 50k gaps seperating drivers here and its becuse there are so many different schedules and so much freedom when it comes down to how hard you want to work.

 

Really freightrunner?

 

You know if guys want to come on here and make fools of themselves by showing their complete inability to a rational thought then we should inulge them. Snipers are the way they are because they lack the ability to educate themselves properly on a topic and resort to acting like five year olds. But as long as they walk away with the truth about working for the private fleet Im good.