Well, if it's posted on the internet, it's got to be true!!!

 

Yes I am telling the truth, I wasn't asking for anyone to get me a referral bonus at all. I do love how people think they know it all though, .31 cpm, don't know where he got that from! I wouldn't be driving anywhere for that! I haven't been out here but a short 8 years, but i'm worth more than that!

 

I know what you mean. They irritate and annoy me to no end.

 

I went to the Hill Bros website and they also pay 6 CPM add on as a Perdiem pay. So base rate is .31 +.06 according to their own webpage.

 

Hill Bros website states:
Mileage Pay Scale 0 - 6 months employed = .32 / mile
Pre-taxable income. Per Diem is at $.06 per mile.

.26 per mile is not taxed therefore leaving .06 per mile untaxed as "per diem"

I thought...WOW Great, .38 CPM sounds great as a CO driver...then I called Hill Bros and the company set me straight.

Hill Bros still sounds like a good decent company any anyway. Yes, they operate KW T-600s and Volvo 780s.

The recruiter told me if you want a certain truck and you wind up with the other kind, next time you get thru Omaha you can Q-COMM ahead and see if your 1st choice is available.

Anyone drive for HB out there that can shed some light on their company???

 

They actually have a few oddball trucks in the fleet as well, but new drivers are most likely to get a 780 or T-600. Some of the T-600s have APUs but most don't, and none of them are as nice as the 780's.


This can take a while, depends on trucks being turned in. Took me a month before I got out of my T-600 into my company 780.

As far as flying / busing goes they also use rental cars where, say, someone from Michigan will rent a car and pick up a few other recruits in Illinois and Iowa then travel together to orientation. If you use your own car they reimburse the fuel, and if it is a rental it is all taken care of.

Paperwork is a chore but not the most anywhere. When I worked at CFI there was even more to hassle with.

The cruise control on company trucks is set up a bit odd from what I was used to. At Hill Bros you can be on cruise up to 68 but on the pedal only up to 66, so you don't have a few extra MPH to get around someone slower and are normally passing on cruise control. When you own or lease your own truck you can set it up any way you want of course, though the fuel bill is yours too.

I looked at Christner as well before I went to Hill Bros, even going to see their terminal in Sapulpa, OK. I didn't like the fact that you got stuck leasing whatever truck was available in their lot when you started and, according to their recruiters, new and used trucks all had 5 year leases. At Hill Bros it is your choice between new and used and some drivers start in a company truck then end up leasing the same truck once they are comfortable with it.

Also, another difference between Hill and some others outfits (Christner, Prime, etc.) is that you can't start out with a lease-purchase. Have to put in a few months as a company driver first to make sure you know the system and they like the way you run, keep your logs, etc.

Good luck,

Jim