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Exciting News for Drivers!!

Below is Regional Pay for: Company Drivers

Mileage Base Pay

Mileage

Annual Safety Bonus

Total Pay

1 up to 3 Years Experience

$.32

$.01

$.33

3+ Years Experience

$.34

$.01

$.35

Longevity Pay with Jacobson: $.01 per year on the driver's anniversary date until the driver reached the maximum base pay of $.42/mi.

 

Mileage Variance Pay - Additional pay on top of the base pay for loads under 500 loaded miles

Loaded Miles

Additional Cents per Mile

0-100

$0.25

101-200

$0.16

201-300

$0.08

301-400
$0.04
401-500

$0.02

 

Below is a chart of the new rates for: OTR COMPANY DRIVERS

Item

Accessorial increases effective Jan. 4th, 2004

Notes

Mutiple Stop pay (not including First & Final)

$30 1st stop + $50 2nd stop + $70 3rd stop + $100 4th and up

 

Driver unload/Load pay

$90.00

- Dependent on all paperwork signed, along with the loading/unloading verification form filled out & turned in.

Detention Pay

$15/per hour after the 2nd hour Max:$100.00

- Must deliver on-time safely, legally, & turn in necessary signed paperpwork documenting the actual time detained.

New York City

$200

- If trip contains a stop (p/u or del) in NYC Zip range 10000-11999. max: one-time pay per trip. If trip has two or more stops in ZIP range, only pay $200.

 

Pay and Benefits

Pay

Mileage Base Pay

Mileage

Annual Safety Bonus

Total Pay

1 up to 3 Years Experience

$.30

$.01

$.31

3+ Years Experience

$.32

$.01

$.33

 

 

 

 

Longevity Pay with Jacobson

$.01 per year on the driver's anniversary date until the driver reaches the maximum base pay of $.40.

Orientation Pay

$100

Driver Referral Bonus

For each new driver you refer who completes orientation you will receive $250 plus $0.01/mile for the miles you drive for 3 months.

 

Benefits

Company Benefits

Single Coverage = $8.53/week

 

Family Coverage = $15.92/week

 

 

 

Life Insurance Premium

 

Prescription Card Premium

Dental Premium

 

Health Insurance Premium

 

 

Holiday Pay

Paid $80 for 6 holidays annually.

Vacation Pay

$500 per week.
2 weeks after 1 year of service
3 weeks after 5 years of service

Passenger Program

Drivers are allowed to take one passenger between the ages of 5 and 65 at no cost to them. This goes into effect the first day of employment. Sorry, pets are not allowed on company equipment.

 

 

 

Value of Our Benefits

If you are currently paying for your benefits and contributing to a standard 401k plan, here are some figures to show you the Value of Jacobson's excellent plan of benefits.

Health, Dental, Life, and Prescription Drug Card:

Equilavent To

Average monthly cost of other companies c.p.m.

$200.00

.02

Jacobson's monthly cost

$36.96

 

     

Annual Safety Bonus

 

 

(All figures are based on 120,000 paid miles per year)

$ 1,200.00

.01 c.p.m.

     

Not included in our above numbers, but equally as important, are:

2 Weeks of vacation after 1 year paid at $400.00 per week
.01 c.p.m. annual longevity increase (up to .36 c.p.m.)

As you can see, you would have to earn .35 c.p.m. at another company to equal the pay and benefit package provided to you here at Jacobson Transportation. When choosing your next driving career, you owe it to yourself and your family to explore the Value of benefits we have to offer.

Company Information

Freight
75% of our freight has a destination in these ten states. Our primary operational strategy is to load our drivers and equipment back to Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Ohio, as well as any Midwest point. We have the greatest choice of freight when loading from these states. Other major traffic lanes include Missouri, North Carolina and Kentucky.

Top 10 Destination States

 

1) Iowa
2) Texas
3) Illinois

4) California
5) Tennessee
6) Ohio

7) Florida
8) Louisiana
9) Indiana

10) Georgia

 

Our Major Customer Base
RR Donnelly & Sons (bulk paper)
Home Shopping Network
Lennox and Maytag parts and appliances
HON Industries
Rubbermaid
Michael's Arts & Crafts

Company Equipment
All tractors are late model Freightliner conventionals featuring:

  • Midroof
  • Series 60 Detroit Diesel Engines
  • Super 10's
  • Air ride
  • Cruise Control
  • Trailers are 53' long, 102"wide and weigh 14,100 lbs. Most are air ride.

Loads and Mileage
97% NO TOUCH FREIGHT
85% PRELOADED TRAILERS

Our drivers average 2,500+ miles per week.

Qualifications

 

You must be at least 23 years old.

You must have one year of recent verifiable tractor-trailer experience.

No DUI within the last 5 years.

No felony convictions.

No license suspensions within the last 3 years.

Not more than 3 violations within the last 3 years.

No careless, reckless, following too close within the last 24 months.

Not more than 2 accidents within the last 3 years and no major chargeable accidents within the last 24 months.

Must pass pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen.

Current CDL from your home state prior to attending orientation.