I Have An Idea Brett
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Serah, go through one of the companies in our Company-Sponsored Training Section and you'll see all of the questions we asked when compiling information on the different companies.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
There are always folks looking for advice on companies. Maybe you could compile a list of active users and what company they work for. Make it a little easier to track who to pm.
Brett could add a section under our proile that says "Company". Just a fill in the blank where we could enter our company's name. It could be listed in the same place as our city, state, and driving status. Then it would show up on every post under our picture and name.
I like the idea of adding the company name as an option to the profile. I'm going to start a new thread about a "driver hotline" kind of thing and this is one of the subjects we can discuss.
from RedGator
… So I found a company that satisfied all of the above.
Which is… … …
You've also mentioned a "sliding pay scale". One of the companies I'm looking at (and now, not so secretly!), Knight, advertises a .27 - .36 cpm (sliding pay scale). Could you, or anyone for that matter, please expand on how this works?
LittleJoe
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
The last post should've been a new post.
for the HiJack.
LittleJoe
Hi Brett, Thanks. I did get about 4 points which will help me. Just FYI I will not be training with a company. I am joining a private commercial trucking school May 5 just for the driving part coz I will have my permit with all endorsements except for Hazmat (which I will tackle later), School and Double/Triple (which I will not bother with).
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Hi Brett, Thanks. I did get about 4 points which will help me. Just FYI I will not be training with a company. I am joining a private commercial trucking school May 5 just for the driving part coz I will have my permit with all endorsements except for Hazmat (which I will tackle later), School and Double/Triple (which I will not bother with).
Just make sure you know the companies policy for required hours in school for any company you are interested in. Seems the normal is about 160 hours. Some are more and some are less.
Not meaning to scare ya but a while back we had a guy come through a private school and he passed with flying colors but once trucking companies found out he only had 50 to 60 hours in school no one would touch him. They all told him he needed to go back through a real school. Something to think about.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Guyjax, for Solomon & Smith its a mandatory 160 hrs.
Guyjax, for Solomon & Smith its a mandatory 160 hrs.
Great then you should be all set to go.
from RedGator
… So I found a company that satisfied all of the above.
Which is… … …
You've also mentioned a "sliding pay scale". One of the companies I'm looking at (and now, not so secretly!), Knight, advertises a .27 - .36 cpm (sliding pay scale). Could you, or anyone for that matter, please expand on how this works?
LittleJoe
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A sliding pay scale means they pay you a different cpm based on the load. Its usually short runs pay more cpm but less miles. Longer miles less pay. Some companies base the sliding pay scale on region so for exampl you get paid more cpm to do NE runs as opposed to southern runs. Every co is different but if you want clarification on Knight ai believe Sandman works for them. Pm him. As far as what I was looking for when I started: A company that paid the most cpm overall. 2. One close to Allentown, PA where I live because I had nowhere to park my truck if I had to take it home. 3. A smaller more "family" oriented co. 4. Option to team as a bf/gf team. 5. Enough training time but not too much ie 5 weeks for me was sufficient. 6. Options OTR/regional/local they offer all 3. Im sure there was more that I thought of at the time but all I can re
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.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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Got it. Thx.