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Word from the Grapevine about Covenant

Discussion in 'Covenant' started by OpenRoadGuy, Jul 12, 2010.

  1. Jul 12, 2010 #1
    OpenRoadGuy

    OpenRoadGuy Light Load Member

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    I'm currently going through Northampton College's driver training course, and two of their graduates dropped in to say hi to the instructor. They both took the course during the winter and graduated sometime in January of this year.

    I struck up a conversation with one of the graduates. He's a driver for Covenant. Get this. The guy is driving as part of a team and the *truck* gets 28 cents per mile. That means this guy only gets 14 cents per mile as a team driver!!! Considering that most companies give you *more* for being a team driver since it helps their bottom line, 14 cents per mile is incredibly low.

    That means this must be a company with relatively new equipment that they purchased with higher interest loans and they are using the drivers to pay it off. It also must mean they have to settle for drivers with poor driving records which means they have to pay much higher insurance premiums.

    I would have to wonder if this isn't a company that is headed to the good ole scrap heap in the sky. Not sure the company would make it to heaven though if that happens. :biggrin_2556:
     
    OpenRoadGuy, Jul 12, 2010
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  3. Jul 12, 2010 #2
    thelastamericanhippy

    thelastamericanhippy Road Train Member

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    That is 14 cents for every mile the truck turns I believe......
     
    thelastamericanhippy, Jul 12, 2010
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  4. Jul 12, 2010 #3
    Repo

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    He even makes $0.14 a mile when he is sleeping. $0.28 is really low, not bad for a rookie I guess.
     
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  5. Jul 13, 2010 #4
    big wheels

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    It is only .14 a mile after you are off the trainer truck. For every mile the truck runs. and .15 after 6 months and .16 for 1 year.

    If you can go some where else please do. If not. If you can live on 400 to 500 a week. Than it might work. for a rookie.

    You do not have a steady miles that goes from week to week. No budget.

    There is alot of nice people at covenant. But when it comes to dispatchers they seem to be new out what there doing. and leave you hanging from time to time.
     
    big wheels, Jul 13, 2010
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    HeckIGot2Go! Thanks this.
  7. Jul 13, 2010 #5
    OpenRoadGuy

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    Yeah that's .14 cents per every mile the truck is rolling. As I said, they get .28 cents per mile and split it. Um, that is an incredibly low amount of money. U.S. Express starts at .36 cents per mile and while that is only what *you* drive, that is still over 1.5 times the amount.

    Let's say they do 4,000 miles per week which is very doable with a team. They would be making about $560 per week before taxes as team drivers. That is patently ridiculous.
     
    OpenRoadGuy, Jul 13, 2010
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  8. Jul 21, 2010 #6
    Rocks

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    I hear some Cov. team drivers say they are making 6000 miles per week. Are they lying??
     
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  9. Aug 8, 2010 #7
    Unclehams

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    The only issue I take with team driving and whats going to suck while with a trainer at Swift is, I wanna be one of them truckers who gabs on the CB all the time. Seriously, I can't remember how many times My uncle got pissed on my ride alongs with him when I would spend litterly hours just gabbing nonsense on the cb.
     
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  10. Sep 29, 2010 #8
    DXJ702

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    I have been with Covenant for 7 months now. Pay is $0.14 per dispatched mile. Not counting breakdowns, I have been getting between 3,000 and 6,000 miles a week, typically 4,200. There is also a monthly $125 for school reimbursment. Quarterly they pay an additional $0.02 per dispatched mile safety bonus if you have NO accidents.
     
    DXJ702, Sep 29, 2010
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  11. Sep 29, 2010 #9
    Emulsified

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    Quit surmising about things you don't know. Actually, this is a higher than normal rate for new teams. i.e., CRST pays 0.22 per truck mile.
    No, I don't think they're using the drivers to pay off high interest loans. No they are not going broke.
    Yes, you are a snot nose, know nothing student that hasn't gotten his feet wet yet, so stick to what you know and not stupid rumors.
    This industry is tough enough without crap like this.
    (and no...I don't drive for and never have driven for Covenant)
     
    Emulsified, Sep 29, 2010
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