Recruiting talking points
Minimum Driver Qualifications
Class A CDL
- 6 months of verifiable OTR CDL driving experience Flatbed experience preferred, but will train
- 23 years of age or older No serious or disqualifying traffic violations within the last 5 years (Limited CDL School graduate / apprenticeship positions available)
Hiring Areas / Traffic Lanes / Home Time
(Three (3) Fleet Options)
“WEST COAST Traffic Lane”
Run 1-5/ Hwy 99 Corridor “Oregon, Washington & California”
“Home time ~ Most weekends“
Additional Home Time with Advance Coordination
“7-Western States Traffic Lane”
“WA, OR, CA, AZ, NV, UT, ID”
“HOME TIME – EVERY OTHER WEEKEND – 2 Full Days
Additional Home Time with Advance Coordination
Pacific Northwest – “Quad (aka Maxi) OTR Traffic Lane”
“WA, OR, ID, UT, MT – Canadian Drivers BC/AB”
“Home time ~ Most weekends”
Additional Home Time with Advance Coordination
Home Time Heavily Dependent on Location of Residence
Home Time Note
Standard time off is defined as at 34-hour DOT HOS reset unless specified otherwise
Additional time off above and beyond 34-hour reset) available with advance coordination with dispatch
Weekly Pay
Pay Periods run 0001 Tuesday through 2400 Monday (paid the following Friday)
Orientation Training Pay
A formal offer of employment is contingent on the recruit’s successful completion of Leavitt’s orientation course to include satisfactory completion of the following items
(1) Road Test
(2) Pre-Employment Drug Test
(3) DOT Physical & Physical Capacity Test
(4) Successful completion of Leavitt’s Orientation Course
Provided the items previously identified are successfully completed
The formal job offer will normally be completed on Thursday of orientation week.
New Hire pay will be $1250 gross and covers first 8-days (Monday “start of orientation through the following Monday “payroll cutoff”)
Training pay thereafter will be $200 per work day ($150 for hires with less than 1-year of
experience) verified via ELOG HOS through solo release.
Orientation Starts on Monday
Goal – release solo by ten (10) calendar days
Release based on individual performance Housing/local transportation provided through solo release
Lunch provided Monday – Friday $50
Gift Card Issued during Orientation
Travel to Orientation arranged with a recruiter
| Weekly Mileage | W eekly Pay | Escalator Annualized |
| 1,850 | $1,125 | $ 56,250 |
| 1,905 | $1,205 | $ 60,250 |
| 2,000 | $1,275 | $63,750 |
| 2,125 | $1,350 | $67,500 |
| 2,250 | $1,435 | $71,750 |
| 2,375 | $1,525 | $76,250 |
| 2,500 | $1,620 | $81,000 |
| 2,625 | $1,695 | $ 84,750 |
| 2,775 | $1,775 | $88,750 |
| 2,925 | $1,875 | $93,750 |
| 3,100 | $1,975 | $98,750 |
| 3,250 | $2,035 | $101,750 |
| 3,375 | $2,110 | $105,500 |
| All miles below the 1,850 threshold will be paid at.53 CPM flat rate. | ||
Quad Pay
Accessorial One Time Event Pay
The below events will still be paid at an accessorial/one-time pay event.
| Semi/Quad Accessorial Pay | CPM/Rate |
| 61′-70′ Load Length | $0.02 |
| 71‘- 80‘ Load Length | $0.04 |
| 81‘-90‘ Load Length | $0.11 |
| 91‘ – 100‘ Load Length | $0.13 |
| 101‘ + Load Length | $0.17 |
| 10‘ – 12‘ Wide | $0.04 |
| 12′ + Wide | $0.06 |
| LFS One Time Pay Events | Rate |
| Float Load | $60 Per Event |
| Float Load Unload | $40 Per Event |
| Trainer Pay–In Cab | $65 Per Day |
| Trainer Pay–In Shadow | $32.50 Per Day |
Loyalty Pay:
Loyalty pay begins to accrue on the first mile you run, based on the below scale: Loyalty pay is not earned until you reach your date of hire anniversary. If you are not employed on your anniversary day, you will not receive any Loyalty pay. As a general rule, OTR Quad/Semi drivers will receive the CPM Loyalty Pay unless they are assigned to Dedicated Operations.
| Loyalty Pay | CPM Rate |
| 1 Year Anniversary | $0.01 |
| 3rd Year Anniversary | $0.02 |
| 4th Year Anniversary | $0.03 |
| 5th – 9th Year Anniversary | $0.04 |
| 10th – 19th Year Anniversary | $0.05 |
| 20th + Year Anniversary | $0.06 |
Per Diem Pay:
Each Tier level pay includes a flat weekly rate of $264 in Per-Diem, calculated using IRS guidelines. The difference between the Tier total and this amount represents taxable earnings.
Dedicated Lanes:
The daily rate for ASC dedicated lane is $275. You must be available to work to be eligible for the daily rate.