Help For My Dad
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Walmart is an outstanding job! I mean, that's about as good as it gets in this industry. The pay and benefits are spectacular, the job is relatively easy, and the equipment is great. That's a famously great place to work as a trucker.
The Teamster companies are pretty good also but for many of them their financial stability is terrible. Places like Yellow-Roadway for instance are continuously on the verge of bankruptcy. Others are fairing much better. Those are famously high-paying jobs and they're union jobs. Some of the teamster companies:
ABF
Holland
New Penn Motor Express
Penske Truck Leasing
Standard Forwarding Company
UPS Freight
YRC (Yellow Roadway)
You have to watch out for the oil field jobs because many of them are not like normal trucking jobs. They require a lot of physical labor on the job sites. They're often times messy and dangerous.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
This is great information, thank you!
Outside of Walmart and the Teamster companies, are there any other well-recommended private company jobs?
Thanks again, I really, really appreciate it.
One thing I feel that needs mentioning.....if you go to work for a union company just be prepared for the backlash if you ever leave that company. Once employers see anything that screams UNION they tend to shy away from anyone that has ever worked for a union.
Just something to think about.
One thing I feel that needs mentioning.....if you go to work for a union company just be prepared for the backlash if you ever leave that company. Once employers see anything that screams UNION they tend to shy away from anyone that has ever worked for a union.
Just something to think about.
I appreciate this (and the list above). He is not too many years from pulling down his pension and retiring, so if he goes with a job, it'd be for 2-4 years that pays really well before retiring for good, so it might not be a concern. That's why I'm trying to maximize his pay.
Even with 20 plus years on the road if he goes as a company driver he will be in the top mileage pay of around .38 to .45 cpm. Prime is .45 to .46 cpm but only if you take a light with truck and also agree to run the new York area.
Most companies will be at the same pay as a 3 to 5 year driver at .38 to .42 cpm. Basically after 5 years of experience you top out in pay regardless if your out here 60 years or 5 years.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Even with 20 plus years on the road if he goes as a company driver he will be in the top mileage pay of around .38 to .45 cpm. Prime is .45 to .46 cpm but only if you take a light with truck and also agree to run the new York area.
Most companies will be at the same pay as a 3 to 5 year driver at .38 to .42 cpm. Basically after 5 years of experience you top out in pay regardless if your out here 60 years or 5 years.
Just an off shoot question. Is Prime the highest paying company out there? I mean, they start their drivers with around 6mo experience at .42 CPM provided you take the LW truck.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Is Prime the highest paying company out there?
For inexperienced drivers they seem to be. I don't know anyone that starts inexperienced drivers as high as they do. But even at 45 CPM or wherever it is you top out at as an experienced driver that's really solid pay. A lot better than most places, that's for sure.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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Hey guys,
My dad might be facing his (rather large, rather well known) fleet transitioning over to outsourcing their loads from their private fleet to third party carriers. He is out on a load right now, but called me distressed that there are security folks all over his dispatch facility not allowing folks in. That being said, they didn't stop him from his run, but I'm trying to insulate him from getting screwed over by being told to get gone. He is located in North Texas.
He drives for an OTR private fleet, runs typically are 1-3 days and he bids for his jobs based on seniority. Texas CDL , 20+ years driving, exemplary accident/service record.
What are some of the better jobs out there? I hear Walmart (from what I've read) and know there are some oil/gas jobs that pay very well, but does anyone else have any suggestions?
I'm just worried about him and want him to get things setup elsewhere if need be.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated