What about CalArk?
 

Anyone got the skinny on CalArk? All I can find at their website is their recruiting number and I don't want to call them without some knowledge beforehand. I see their trucks all the time, but, never talked with any of their drivers.

paleridr from geenvlle tx,
there is a page on this site that has a bunch of companies info. it may be out of date but....



maybe this is what you want to see, or not:
http://www.classadrivers.com/truckin...s.php?Cid=2148


anyway, look at the first thread in this forum. it is in there

Yeah, but as you will notice, CalArk isn't on that list. Neither is P.A.M.

not on the list? Okay, I must be lost now.
 

That link above should have taken you to the Calark page.


here is what it says:



Company Driver Van
Company Driver Reefer
Owner Operator Van
Owner Operator Reefer



Company Driver Requirements
Minimum Age: 22 Years.
Minimum Experience: 12 Months
Hire Teams: Yes
Driving School graduates: No
HAZMAT Endorsement: No
Doubles/Triples Endorsement: No
Tank Endorsement: No
Passenger Endorsement: No
DWI Restriction
5 Years Ago
Moving Violation Restrictions: 3 last 3 years
Preventable Accident Restrictions: 3 last 3 years
Felony Restrictions 5 Years


Pay Information
Starting Pay:
1 year Experience: .31 cpm Dry .33cpm Reefer
2 years Experience: .32 cpm Dry .34cpm Reefer
3 years Experience: .33 cpm Dry .35cpm Reefer
4 years Experience: .34 cpm Dry .36cpm Reefer
5 years Experience: .35 cpm Dry .37cpm Reefer
10 years Experience:


General Information
Type Of Runs: 48 States
Time Away From Home: 14 days
Lease Purchase Available: Yes
Paid Orientation: No
Rider Programs - Spouse Yes
Rider Programs- Child Yes 12 years and older
Pets Yes


Benefits Information
Cost To Driver Benefits: Call
Cost Family Benefits: Call
Dental: Yes
Vision: Yes
Retirement: Yes
Profit Sharing: Yes
Stock Purchase: No


Bonuses, etc...
Bonuses: Yes
Lay Over Pay: Yes
Breakdown Pay :
Loading/Unloading : Yes
Tarp Pay : No
Extra Pickup: Yes
Speed Restrictions: Yes, 68 mph


Hiring Area By States
Alabama Arkansas Connecticut
Delaware District Of Columbia Florida
Georgia Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas Kentucky
Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts
Michigan Mississippi Missouri
New Hampshire New Jersey New York
North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma
Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
Tennessee Texas Vermont
Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Company Notes:?IMMEDIATE COMPANY DRIVER RATE INCREASE?and "FREE IDLE AIRE FOR COMPANY DRIVERS" CalArk was founded (1975) on the principle of superior customer service. Our company has grown by continuing to build on this principle while employing the highest ethical standards in the transportation industry. Our goal is to be the best at all times. We measure our success by the efficiency of our operations and our client's satisfaction. Our drivers are the keys to the outstanding performance of our company. Call us to discover why our drivers call Calark HOME and a rewarding place to work.




PHONE: 1-888-422-5275
12024 I-30
Mabelvale AR, 72103-0990

CalArk International

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Damn, those are some cheap-a$$ wages. Probably pay off HHG, too. So that .31 cpm 1-year dryvan is more like .28 cpm. And 5 years to .35 cpm top-rate? Say it ain't so!

what is pay of HHG?

Yea, I checked them out a while back and was pretty appalled at their low wages. Nice equipment though.

HHG (Household goods) pay is the way most companies paid their drivers up until recently. Basically it screwed you out of 7% to 10% of the miles you drove.

HHG miles is a generic estimate of a trip from point a to point b. Practical pays from port to port.

I get paid by HHG miles, but I also pull HHG :)

[quote="jedfxg"]what is pay of HHG?[/quote

HHG miles is the shortest distance between two zip codes.

The route is on every pig trail thru the woods and is impossible to run in a big truck. There are exceptions, I have made some runs at the paid HHG miles and on a couple run them in less miles, but that is a very rare occurance. For the most part I drive 5-6% more miles that what I am paid for.

But it is all relative....one company might pay practical route miles but pay a penny or two less, where a company that pays HHG miles will be a little higher. I don't know how you compare for better or worse.

I am sure that this will open up a can of worms here.

Seems that all those who have knocks to put on C. R. England forgot to mention the fact that CRE pays on LESS THAN HHG miles. They take the Rand-McNally miles and deduct (usually) about 6% from THAT. Every once in a great while, I was able to beat the miles I got paid for, but, like I said...once in a GREAT while. The only time you're going to get practical miles is when you're pulling a ld that can't go off the interstate at a shorter mileage. Sacramento to Cleveland is a good example.
Usually, though, you are going to end up losing between 100 and 150 miles fo a 1000mi ld.