C R ENGLAND

I just got my CDL on Friday and report to CRE in Bend Harbor, IN next week.

They paid the tuition of the private school that I went to, for a 9 month commitment to drive for them.

As it's been explained to me, the program works as follows:

Two weeks of orientation/training: ~ $450 a week. 180 Hours of OTR training: ~$450 a week

Then 5 months of team driving:

$0.12/mile - 1st Month $0.13/mile - 2nd Month $0.14/mile - 3rd Month $0.15/mile - 4th Month $0.16/mile - 5th Month

Based on the income estimates they provided that's for each mile the truck moves - not just for what I drive.

The 5 months of team driving could end early based on performance and open positions. Once out of training, pay would depend on what division I went into with max of $0.42 per mile.

I'll keep y'all informed as to how it goes.

I started with them and like everyone has said its a great way to get your foot in the door. I know they give you an "average" chart of what you'll make during and after training. While training your 160-180 hrs its 9 an hr. I drove as close as I could to my eleven daily, paychecks were decent. While training on duty not driving you're paid your state's minimum wage. After training they require 6 months of the cat program which is team driving starting at 12 cpm and going up a penny each month, don't let people say you won't make any money while teaming because you can, just depends on your partner. Also I only did a few weeks in the cat program, then my partner got off the truck and I went dedicated WalMart for awhile. So depending on where you call home, a dedicated route may be very possible. It's not a bad company at all, people may have horror stories for you but they may be just that, "stories". Good luck!

Thanks Nick - that's good to hear. I'm not afraid of running hard - the only anxiety is about who I'll be in a truck with for training and the CAT time.

Also I spoke with the recruiter again today, and either he mis-spoke when we first talked or I wrote it down wrong... it's not 2 weeks of training/orientation before the OTR training starts, it's 2 days. So I'm reporting in on Saturday and should be on the road toward the beginning of the week.

Thanks Nick - that's good to hear. I'm not afraid of running hard - the only anxiety is about who I'll be in a truck with for training and the CAT time.

Also I spoke with the recruiter again today, and either he mis-spoke when we first talked or I wrote it down wrong... it's not 2 weeks of training/orientation before the OTR training starts, it's 2 days. So I'm reporting in on Saturday and should be on the road toward the beginning of the week.

My trainer was awesome still talk to him frequently. My partner was also cool. And your not stuck with the person, if there are differences you can't get past or safety issues you can get a new trainer or partner. Youll do just fine man.

I'm curious how they structure the pay with two students with a training driver? With one, it looks like the com is split in half. With two students, would it be split three ways?

Com - cpm... Dang autocorrect lol 😁

I think I'm invisible lol. Found out that most of the driving will be between the two students and the trainer will have to drive between 1am and 4am, when the students are restricted from driving.

Yup. Seems so. Guess I'll just go back to lurking. Thank you for the wealth of information contained on this website. Take care y'all.