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This was exactly the case when I was Ops Mgr for a trucking company. A guy comes to you starving when he gets out of orientation, then I spent 4 hours deprogramming him, meeting dispatch, reviewing permits etc. And of course they wanted an advance for "road money". He gets under his first load on Thursday/Friday and delivers Monday at latest for what we ran. He did not get paid for orientation, and the paperwork for this first load will not be processed and paid until the following week. So the driver has no paycheck on Friday following orientation or the next Friday, he receives his first check on the following Friday which is not 100% because he has taken advances on it and hopefully he submitted all paperwork timely and accurately. Some drivers jump company to company and I have seen some that I swear only came to be fired so they can collect unemployment. I will not fire a driver, he has to perform or he RESIGNS. Too many unemployment claims from drivers claiming they cant find a job driving truck. I told an unemployment judge to look in his local newspaper and see if he can find a driving job. Some of these guys arent smart enough to know a good deal when they have it.Originally Posted by GMAN
I will be glad to explain it to you, Rev. If you go from one job to another you will need to go through their orientation. That seems to take about 4 days with most companies, these days. If you start orientation on Monday you may get a load out on Thursday. Even if it is a short run and you get it delivered the next day, your paperwork will likely not be in payroll until the next week. If you assume that they pay on Fridays, that means your first paycheck will be on Friday of the second week. If you only have a short run, your paycheck will likely be smaller than you are accustomed. If your paperwork doesn't get to payroll by the cut off time, then it could be the following week before you receive your first paycheck. At that point you will be looking at 3 weeks. If you don't have a job to go to before quiting your current job, it could be longer before that first check arrives.