Fair Pay?

i'm speechless

Why, cuz I make the big bucks?

Is this training team pay??? At prime we get .14 cpm during training after the CDL while teaming with trainer. So you get paid for all truck miles..... it guarantees $700 GROSS per week while training. If you run enough miles that .14 cpm x truck miles is over $700 then you get the higher pay.

I think there is more to this story

Sounds like CRST, although from what I understand the rate is about double that except it's split miles so it would work out to about that rate.

I believe they have milestone raises like OS mentioned for England though.

I could really benefit from any advice

I would recommend keeping in mind that the company you're working for fronted the cash and equipment, assumed the higher insurance costs, and offered you the experienced drivers it took to train you for a new career. They've taken all of the risks, set up the infrastructure, and made all of the investments necessary to help you get to a better place in life.

In return for everything they've done for you they're going to be paying you a modest but respectable salary while you learn your trade. Keep in mind also that you still won't be helping them turn a profit until you can learn to manage your time and do your job with far more skill and efficiency than you will be able to do it for quite some time.

So I would be thankful that someone took a chance on you and in return I would give them everything you've got just like they have for you. And the longer you stick around the more raises you'll get, the better you'll understand how to do your job, and of course the better your paychecks will get.

Focus on learning your trade and count your blessings. The better paychecks will come once you've earned them. That's always my advice to any new drivers out there.

i'm speechless

You have to remember that:

1) He's in training

2) He gets that pay for all miles the truck runs as a team, not just his own miles in a solo truck

3) The lower salary is to help pay back the tuition costs

4) They get a lot of raises that first year.

5) It's only for a short time

If that's for all the miles for the truck and you're driving team and driving 6000 a week, that doesn't seem bad at all. That's like $40K for the year. (I have no idea if the 6000 mile figure is accurate, someone mentioned it above).

If that's for all the miles for the truck and you're driving team and driving 6000 a week, that doesn't seem bad at all. That's like $40K for the year. (I have no idea if the 6000 mile figure is accurate, someone mentioned it above).

That's definitely not an average for a rookie team. I just mentioned it because it's right around the top end of the miles most new teams would get in a week. My point was that even a "heavy" week like that would still gross half of what a lot of other team drivers make.

As Brett said, it's probably only for a few months. Still, I would have looked for a company with a better pay package. A few cpm may not make much of a difference, but 10? That's a difference of $10,000 over six months. What's done is done, though.

Is .13 CPM fair or legal? (Should have read the small text closer) Are there companies that will buy out contracts? Other than the deserved 2x4 over the head, I could really benefit from any advice? Thank you in advance.

"Fair," has nothing to do with it. You get what you signed on to... period.

Sounds like CRST, although from what I understand the rate is about double that except it's split miles so it would work out to about that rate.

I believe they have milestone raises like OS mentioned for England though.

I'm on my 3rd week in with crst. It's .25 a mile but split miles. So yes, you are understanding that correctly

You have to remember that:

1) He's in training

2) He gets that pay for all miles the truck runs as a team, not just his own miles in a solo truck

3) The lower salary is to help pay back the tuition costs

4) They get a lot of raises that first year.

5) It's only for a short time

Absolutely!! They took a chance on us, provided ALL the tools and equipment, opened a door to new opportunities, and all they ask in return is that we run with them for six months (him) and nine months (me). At 6 months our cpm goes from .14 (.28 split) to .20 (.40 split), and then at 9 months we'll get another penny each. It may not be much in monetary means, but in opportunity it's huge! 6000 miles a week is still a goal for us though...we're not even close, but as reefer runners we sit at customers' a lot.