Hazardous Material endorsements are preferred however we will work with you to obtain it. We do not require Drivers to service New York City. If you have a valid HazMat endorsement now and you haul HazMat you will be paid an additional ¼ of a cent per mile to retain it and an additional $50.00 for accepting any HazMat load. We will also reimburse the TSA finger printing and background check fees when you go for your renewal. If you CHOOSE to service New York City, you will be paid a $100.00 bonus per shipment.
Our Truckload pay plans compensation stands above most in the industry. Average driver pay for 2007 exceeded $55,000.00 with the highest earnings above $75,000.00 per year. Most importantly all drivers enjoy being home most weekends and depending on load assignment you may be home during the week. HIGH EARNINGS & HOME WEEKLY!
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How much
money can I make with your company the first
year of employment? |
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An experienced driver that
is familiar with our lanes can earn above
our average of $55,000. A typical experienced
driver living in our active lanes and running
the Eastern US can make $65,000 or more
and still be home weekly.
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| Q: |
What are my pay plan
options? |
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We offer a choice of pay plans
depending on personal needs including regional
plan - full benefits, shorthaul full benefits,
per-diem options, hazardous material options,
New York city options, and each with limited
benefits plans available which pay more per
mile. All pay plans allow weekly home time. |
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| Q: |
What other benefits
do you offer? |
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We have a wide variety
of benefits available to full time coworkers
after 90-days of employment. We offer a
choice of healthcare benefits through Anthem
BC/BS including our Basic Plan which is
also a Health Savings Account (HSA) qualified,
a Plus Plan, Premium Plan and a Cash-Out
option if you have other healthcare coverage.
Each plan has different deductibles, co-pays,
out-of-pocket and contribution levels. All
full time employees are provided at no cost
a $15,000 life insurance policy and Short
Term disability. Included in our offering
is a wide variety of voluntary insurance
benefits – Dental, Vision, Long Term
Disability, Life, AD&D and Critical
Care. |
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| Q: |
Is there a 401k with
a company match? |
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Yes there is a 401K plan. We will match 25% of the first 4% contributed in the plan. We offer a full complement of low cost funds from the Fidelity Investments. Eligibility is at 90-days of service and you can make deferral changes quarterly thereafter. |
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| Q: |
What is a typical
work schedule and how often will I be home? |
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The work schedules generally
are where you leave out Sunday, Sunday night
or Monday depending on your assigned load
and the location of your delivery. Naturally
if you have a long trip you would have to
leave early Sunday. Those trucks with their
first delivery within a short distance from
their home could leave early Monday. The average
radius for the fleet would be just over 500
miles. Drivers living in an active lane may
find themselves home during the week. Most
drivers are home on or before Saturday morning,
some earlier. If they get in late Saturday
or early Sunday, the drivers can ask to run
short for Monday to get your full 34 hours
off to restart on your 70 hours. |
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| Q: |
What speed are the
trucks set to run? |
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The company truck speed is
set at 68 mph. |
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| Q: |
What types of trucks? |
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International ProStar, 226 inch wheelbase, 435 - 460 HP engines, Autoshift transmissions, walk-in sleepers, electric APU and power converters AND Mack Vision CX with 222 inch wheelbase with 10 speed transmissions walk-in sleepers and power converters. |
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| Q: |
What types of trailers? |
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The majority of loads are
on 48’ and 53’ dry vans. |
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| Q: |
Can I take my assigned
truck home? |
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Assigned trucks, no slip seating.
Drivers are permitted to take trucks home
providing they are in route and they have
a safe and proper parking area. |
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| Q: |
How much will I make
a mile and how do you determine paid miles? |
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With our many choices the
rate of mileage pay will vary from 36 CPM
to 47 1/4 CPM. This will vary depending pay
plan, experience and service time. In addtion,
you will have unlimited earnings potential
with our referral bonus of 2 CPM for each
driver referred and hired. |
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| Q: |
Are drivers assigned
to trucks? |
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Yes drivers are assigned to
trucks. Slip seating only if we encounter
breakdowns or equipment shortages. |
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| Q: |
How are the trucks
maintained? |
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Equipment is serviced and
maintained at each maintenance facility and
if unable to be routed through the facilities,
work will be performed at various locations
throughout our active lanes. |
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| Q: |
How much East coast? |
| A: |
Better than 75% of all loads
go to the Eastern US. This area, although
may not be popular to a lot of drivers, is
a great area for getting your annual earnings
well above our current average of $54,000.00.
In fact you will see an earnings potential
above $65,000 per year if you run the Eastern
US. The Northeast region has premium mileage
pay and if you go into NYC you get the $100
bonus. Areas traveled are repetitive, where
we typically go into and out of the same customers
every week where once you become familiar
with these areas, accessing them becomes very
easy. |
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| Q: |
How much driving experience
do I need? |
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We require that you have at
least 6 months of recent experience if living
near our main office in Lewisburg or 12 months
experience if living elsewhere. |
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| Q: |
Do I need to have
Hazardous Materials endorsement on my CDL? |
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No we do not require a Haz-Mat
endorsement but for maintaining proper Haz-Mat
credentials, you will be paid an additional
¼ of cent per mile for all miles driven
and $50.00 extra per HM shipment. If you have
not renewed your current Haz-Mat with the
new TSA fingerprinting and background checks,
the company will reimburse you the cost up
to $94.00. |
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| Q: |
Where can we fuel? |
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We use the Comdata system for fuel purchases. We have fuel agreements with Pilot and T/A but prefer as much fueling as possible to be done at our terminals. |
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| Q: |
Do you have Pre-Pass/EZ-Pass? |
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Yes we have Pre-Pass Plus
which work at all EZ-Pass tolls and Pre-Pass
scale bypass programs. |
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| Q: |
Is running toll roads
permitted? |
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Yes, when approved by dispatch.
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| Q: |
Will I have to go
to New York City? |
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No. Drivers can opt into NYC
trips if they choose and will receive the
extra pay of $100 for each load. |
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| Q: |
Can I idle my truck? |
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We believe that a driver should
be comfortable when sleeping. Driver should
limit idling whenever possible to keep the
long term idle to a minimum and save fuel.
We do track idle time on trucks and will follow
up with drivers that habitually have above
average idle time. We are currently testing
several auxiliary heat/cool units and are
hopeful to make this standard equipment on
all future trucks. |
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| Q: |
How much driver unloading
do you have and how much will I be paid for
doing it? |
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97% of our loads are no-touch.
Drivers unloading will be paid a minimum of
$60.00 to unload. |
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| Q: |
Do you have a rider
program? |
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Yes, we have a rider program
for immediate family only available to drivers
with at least 90-days of service and a satisfactory
safety record. All riders must be pre-approved. |
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| Q: |
Is there a safety
incentive program? |
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Yes, the program is designed
to pay those drivers that are accident and
injury free from a guaranteed cash pool each
December. Past distributions have paid out
in excess of $1,000.00 for qualifying drivers. |
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| Q: |
How much vacation
time do I get? |
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Drivers are eligible for personal
time off (PTO) after one year of service.
Personal time off will be paid anywhere from
2% to 10% of gross earnings annually, depending
on years of service. For a driver with 15
years of service earning $65,000, they would
receive a PTO payment of $6500.00 annually. |
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| Q: |
How many tickets can
I have on my CDL? |
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To qualify, no more than 3
moving violations or serious violations in
36 months. |
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| Q: |
Is there a sign on
bonus? |
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Yes, currently we are paying
$1,300.00 for all new hires. |
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| Q: |
How does the company
view safety? |
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Safety is our first priority.
Drivers are required to attend at least one
safety meeting per year which will be held
at each of our terminals. Each accident, injury,
highway inspection & moving violation
is reviewed monthly where corrective action
is determined. Hours of Service rules must
be adhered to and is controlled and monitored
by our in-house log auditing program. Safety
bonus is paid annually to accident and injury
free drivers that attend the required safety
meeting. Safety awards are also provided. |
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