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            Trailwood Transportation, Inc.

                   OTR TRUCK DRIVING JOBS PAY PACKAGE

                                                                             as of 9/08/06

Over the Road Truck Driving Jobs Pay Package

For more job information give us a call at: 800-845-8136

Driving Pay Per Mile:

  Length of Service With Present Carrier Honored.
 

$.40 pay per mile on all loaded and empty dispatched tariff miles.

Truck Driver Stop Pay:
 

$15.00/stop for all stops except first pickup and final delivery
 
Driving Pay: Detention Direct truck loading and unloading detention will be paid at an hourly rate of $9.00.  Detention time is based on appointment time and on-time arrival, which is verified by satellite.  Detention will be paid after 4 hours on loading and 4 hours on unloading from appointment time.  Maximum detention not to exceed $60.00 per occurrence.
 
Trucking Layover Pay: Layover pay will be paid at $100.00 for lost days running. Driver must have available hours, verified by satellite, to qualify. Enter number of hours available into satellite when departing home
 
Driver Pay: Orientation $100.00 per day to be paid after 90 days of service.
 
 

Vacation Pay:

 
New Driver: Previous 52 weeks gross wages divided by 48 weeks x # eligible weeks.
 
Existing           Drivers: Previous calendar years gross wages divided by 48 weeks x # of eligible weeks.
One week paid vacation after one year of service.
Two weeks paid vacation after two years of service.
Three weeks paid vacation after five years of service.

Drivers are eligible to receive vacation pay after completing one year and are considered regular, full time employees.
 

Truck Driving Jobs: Medical Insurance:

Medical Insurance is available the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

   
Single Truck Driver  
Driver & Family  

 

Disability Insurance:
Long and Short Term  
Cancer  
Dreaded Disease  


Other Insurance:

Life Insurance $30,000 (Company Paid)
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance  $30,000 (Company Paid)
401k Retirement Plan

 
Employees may enroll into the Tyson companies Retirement Plan on the first day of each month if they have completed one hour of service during the month of hire.  This is a qualified plan that allows rollovers from other qualified plans.

Our plan currently offers thirteen (13) investment choices that can be allocated according to individual preferences.  Employees may contribute up to 15% of their compensation (not to exceed $15,000 for year 2006) to their 401k account.  The employer will match a portion of your before-tax contributions.  Currently the matching contribution is $.50 cents per $1.00 of deferral for the first 6% of compensation contributed by the employee.

Employees may borrow funds from their 401(k) account once their account balance has reached a vested balance of $1,000.  The maximum amount of the loan may not be for less than $500 and must be paid back within 5 years.

 


Truck Driving Jobs Transition: COBRA MEDICAL

Trailwood will supplement your Cobra medical insurance for the first 30 days at the rate of $90.00 per month for single coverage and $140.00 per month for family coverage. Medical Insurance is available the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

 

Our Driver turnover rate is less than 50% compared to the National Average of over 120%.

For more truck driving jobs information give us a call at: 800-845-8136.  This pay package is for all States including: MN, WI, MI, IL, OH, KS, IA, PA, NJ, TX, MO, MA, and VA.

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Send mail to mvgm@isd.net with trucking jobs questions.
Trailwood Transportation, Inc. is part of The Tyson Companies, a privately owned company in St. Paul, MN.
Last modified: September 8, 2006