I have this offer from Priority Transportation in their OTR reefer division based out of Chesterton, IN. Not much on this board about Priority. Please, if you have first hand knowledge of Priority and/or the Chesterton terminal, weigh in with the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thank you in advance for your insight.
Chesterton IN Reefer Division:
*2800-3200 miles per week
*Starting Pay: .30-.36cpm (1 cent raise per year upon performance review. Scale goes up to .38cpm)
*Long Haul
*Refrigerated Freight
*Runs East-West Coast, I70 & I80 Corridor. Also runs North-South along I-95
*99% No Touch Freight
*Home Time is 7-10 days out or 10-14 days out (depends on where you live)(one day off for every week out)
*Guaranteed Day Off After 7th Day
*Have to have a secure place to park truck with trailer
Add Pays:
*Stop off - $20.00 for each extra p/u or delivery per trip
*Detention - $10.00/hr for periods exceeding 2 hours after set appointment time if you are on time and detained by shipper or receiver
*Layover - $80/day (breakdown)
*Short Haul - $25/trip + miles for trips under 100 miles
*NYC (5 boroughs by zip) - $25
*DOT (no violations) - $25
*Load/Unload - $75
*Weekend Pay - For any load delivering in the window of 5pm Friday & 1am Monday, the driver will be entitled to a $20 weekend delivery pay
Benefits: (90 day waiting period)
*Holiday Pay $80/day (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, July 4th, Labor Day, Memorial Day)
*Vacation: $100/day 1 year/1 week, 2 years/2 weeks, 6 years/3 weeks
*Medical: United Healthcare
WWW.myuhc.Com (for physician lookup)
*Medical Employee Weekly Deductions: 30/single, 50/two person, 80/family
*Dental: Ameritas
WWW.ameritasgroup.Com
*Dental Weekly Deductions: 2.96/single, 5.57/two person, 8.96/family
*401k available after 1 year of employment
Trucks:
*2004 - 2006 International 9400's
475 Cummings Engines & 500 KAT's (c-13's)
*Straight 10 speed
*Ezpass, Prepass and Qualcomm
*Governed at 70 mph
Hiring Area:
CO, DE, IL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WI
Orientation:
*Chesterton, IN (Outside Of Gary, IN)
*Two day orientation includes drug test, road test and physical
*$75 a day-paid on your first check
*We will provide your transportation here and hotel
*Lunch will be on us and you will be responsible for your dinner
*You'll sit down with your dispatcher before you leave as part of the orientation
*You'll leave orientation in your assigned Truck
More information about our company can be found at
WWW.prioritytrucking.Com