Take it for what it's worth (which isn't much)...
Mind you this is extremely dated info, but I figured I'd pass it along. When I went through driving school back in 1999 we had a Wil Trans recruiter come by one day. His big sell was that you could pick whichever open truck was available once you completed your training. And back then it was all Pete 379's that according to him, would run the speed limit and then some through every state in the continental U.S. Their freight base was entirely owned by Prime which supposedly meant "plenty of freight anywhere and everywhere". :roll:
Here's where the fun begins... Another note he was extremely proud of (also confirmed by the company recruiting literature) was that during training you were paid mileage pay, and since you and your trainer would be running as a team you would make far more money than your peers at other companies who were getting a fixed weekly salary. :lol: If I remember correctly, the training was four weeks at .10/mile, followed by another four weeks at .12/mile, and finally upon solo release you started at .24/mile as a solo driver, and after a year you jumped to a whopping .27/mile... Also, per he and the recruiting literature, solo drivers would average 3,000 to 3,500 miles weekly, and teams would hit between 6,500 to 7,000! Hometime would be 3 to 4 weeks out followed by 3 to 4 days home.
Again, this info is from 1999 so things may be completely different now. Then again, maybe not! Here's the link to them if you're interested:
www.wil-trans.com
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