I'm in a van and never seen it either.cause you are a straight...They really want your truck....CVs are more transient types...disposable...
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Carriers should be paying cargo insurance not drivers.
At the end of the day any expenses should be reflected in the rate of pay...
Flat rate.
Call Bolt Express and ask about their fees for signing on with a sprinter van.
Call Bolt Express and ask about their fees for signing on with a sprinter van.
Lol.. at the end of the year where it's really count. That's if you lasted 365 end of the days. Lol..
I make pretty good money with them. I have no complaints.
They don't offer cargo insurance anymore, you're right. Doesn't mean it makes them a bad carrier or whateveryou're spewing. You still haven't answered moots questions, get on it if you want to be taken seriously.
Sir no need to interrogate me or justify my credentials in this industry. You seem more of a newbie here regardless I've paid my dues and I'm constantly learning. The carrier you're referring to doesn't offer insurance in house package therefore drivers would have to pay over $500 a month just for insurance for a cargo van. They have no incentives to get people on that want the freedom I need in this industry, I do enjoy expediting but I'm no slave to these highways. I run strategically and I respect the carriers that understand that.
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Sign on fees are irrelevant, the fees I'm concerned about is the weekly settlement fees. Bolt is one of the lowest in the industry, but unfortunately they have adapted a panther mentality which drops drivers to bottom of board when you refuse a load. I was informed by a recruiter recently at Bolt.
So what are those fees and how much are the fees at millhouse?
The fees are having to pay your own cargo/insurance out of pocket which typically is deducted from most carriers with a "in house" all inclusive package offered referred to as weekly deductions or "fees".
We all pay one way or the other...carriers either have us pay or its part of a deduction of the overall rates...the common 70% most get...
What would it be if the IC paid the Insurance?.....in my case its 80%...That extra 10% say you make $60,000 gross equals $6,000...now my insurance is less then $2,000....so one could say I would be OVER paying that carrier by a whopping $4,000...that is now in MY pocket and not theirs....
What would it be if the IC paid the Insurance?.....in my case its 80%...That extra 10% say you make $60,000 gross equals $6,000...now my insurance is less then $2,000....so one could say I would be OVER paying that carrier by a whopping $4,000...that is now in MY pocket and not theirs....
I remember there being quite a few expenses when I originally signed on with the Fed back in 09. Drug testing, decals, Qualcomm install etc. As a newb I just paid it.....and realized later on the mark up and profit applied by FedEx. Totaled up with the 20 or so of us in orientation that week...likely paid for all the orientation expenses and a tidy profit.
Yeah. Been there, done that. They make it seem like it is free since they don't charge you upfront, but they keep charging you for a few months after you sign on.
guido4475
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Unless you are a multi-carrier in which you would have to carry primary insurance, which is everything, including cargo. What cracks me up are those that pay the higher insurance premiums for primary insurance, only to haul cheap freight. Makes no sense.
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you don't have to be a multi carrier to have to supply your insurance... i agree.....some are running at bargain basement prices...just so they can turn the wheels..
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Panther hasn't done that in years. They do keep track of loads accepted and loads refused. If your acceptance rate drops below 70% you will sit until they need you.
As for sign-on fees, I agree with Piper. Most carriers charge a sign-on fee. When I first started with Con-Way Now I paid for QC installation and decal application. Probably a drug test fee also. When I bought a new van they once again charged me for QC installation and decal application. I thought this was rather petty of them. I'm upgrading my equipment to better serve customers and they ding me with fees.
When I got sold to Panther, Con-Way paid me $1000 signing bonus and Panther paid me $25 to remove my decals and some schmuck in Indianapolis put the Panther decals on for free.
When I got sold to Panther, Con-Way paid me $1000 signing bonus and Panther paid me $25 to remove my decals and some schmuck in Indianapolis put the Panther decals on for free.