How Is Wislon Logistics For A New Driver?

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I had been considering getting a CDL A and starting a career in the trucking industry for sometime now. I recently applied to Prime for their Paid CDL Training Program and got a call from a recruiter, so I thinking of starting out with Prime. However, I've seen some posts for another company called Wilson Logistics and read some positive things about them. I got interested in them as well. I'm summiting an application to them and hope to get a call soon. It seems their training is pretty similar to Prime, but they only team drive 30,000 miles instead of 50,000 miles before going solo. So I could potentially start driving solo quicker. I got some questions and was hoping someone could answer them here. How is their pay? Prime said they would start me at .46 cpm once I go solo after training and from what I seen on a youtube video a portion of that income is payed as an allowance so it's not taxed. I not sure how this works, but it seems it allows drivers to take home more NET income. Does Wilson Logistics also do this? Also, how much does Wilson pay new drivers who complete their training program? And finally, how is their 401K plan? Do they match contributions? I found some information online on the health benefits they offered, but I couldn't find anything on their retirement plans. I apologize if this isn't the place for these kinds of questions, I'm just not sure where else to ask.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

CPM:

Cents Per Mile

Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
PackRat's Comment
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For all these specific questions you have, why not call a Wilson recruiter? They should easily know all the details.
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