Pay for newbies

[garyavp]

will be starting with CRE after school in a few weeks. Just wonder if anyone knows about how much newbie make in the beginning

[Trukrswyfe]

For starters you are not going to get good responses here for that.

1. As apprentice your pay is about 350.00 a week in which you will be takin your draw of 100. so 250. if that.
For about three weeks

2. Then there is CAT where they send you with Lease operator. you get paid little per mile. Three weeks.

3. Then depending on if you go company or lease very very little after that. Good luck hope you have other money to get you through all that.
You should have already been told all this, although maybe your just getting confirmation.

[garyavp]

Thanks for the reply. Starting school monday with roadmaster. got a pre-hire letter from CRE. Was told i could opt for another company that comes through school, but just checking on pay overall.

[Roadie]

I woud sugget you do some research on this site for CRE! Lots of information that mit be eye opening!

[Sealord]

garyavp, what's your 20? BOL

[cpmorpheous]

I've been, and still am, researching the right company to start with. From what I've seen about CRE, I'd rather drive a truckload of dog :dung: :dung: cross-country than drive for them.

[Karnajj]

If roadmaster is PTDI certified you could go with Crete and be far better off than you could ever hope to be at CRE. You could easily make $40,000 or better your first year and after one year you would jump to .41cpm which could get you into the upper $50,000 range if you are willing to work for it.

[Colts Fan]

He has a felony so his options are limited.

[Random_Facts]

garyavp, what's your 20? BOL

haha, that brings back up a good old memory..when someone driving a bus once said..hey dispatch what's your 20? haha. sorry for hijacking the thread..moving right along.

Good luck with CRE heard a lot of bad things about it, but there was one guy who seemed to like it. I haven't seen him around in awhile though, If I see that post I will let ya know..plus do a search you can find a lot of interesting facts about that company. But I wish you the best good luck!

[Piece Of Work]

CRE would be the company of last resort. I have been told many dissappointing stories by drivers at that company. Some of them I couldn't help, while others hired on at CFI.

[garyavp]

actually it was. i have a 22 years old felony conviction and they were the only one that said gave me the pre-hire letter.

[greg3564]

Take the negative posts for what they really are. Which is, I heard from so and so, who's brother's girlfriends uncle talked to a CRE driver once. None of these people have first hand working experience with CRE. Just what they read on the trucking sites and what they hear on the CB.

Seriously, if CRE is the only one you can get on with then go for it. I'm no big fan of CRE, but I have recently run across drivers that have been there for years and are doing well.

[garyavp]

like i have been told. get my 1 year under my belt and more things will open up to me. that is the approach i am taking. if i can find something different now i will but at least i have one i can go to. thanks again greg for all the support. it is really appreciated

[MANISHBOI]

Karnajj, there isnt a trucking outfit out there that will paya first year driver $40k in their first year right out of driving school. U sound like a recruiter with that comment.

[century451]

$40,000 is about 32 cents a mile with a weekly average about 2500 miles. Thats obtainable with no time off and running your butt into the seat cushion.

[Cyanide]

$40,000 annually is obtainable with the right company following training...and it doesn't require killing yourself and running yourself into the ground with no time off. Crete is one of the companies out there where it's possible, as are the better chemical tanker companies.

:wink:

[Aquarius]

Karnajj, there isnt a trucking outfit out there that will paya first year driver $40k in their first year right out of driving school. U sound like a recruiter with that comment.

LOL...I made 48k with Schneider my first year!...with Crete its a walk in the park.