Starting With Knight Trans Monday Doing I5 Program Out Of Tulare Ca

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Humebrto M.'s Comment
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Hey guys I'm starting with Knight Monday I do have my CDL and I am doing the I5 route that only goes around California, Oregon and Washington I really need support my family they said I would make anywhere from $800.00 to $1200 weekly and be home every 7 to 10 days for 2 days I have worked local but there's not that many jobs out here right now I heard Knight is a good company please let me know if your are doing the route or if you have worked with Knight and how is orientation and they also said I might go out with a trainer for the first 2 weeks...

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.
Old School's Comment
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Humberto, I am employed by Knight Transportation. I work on a dedicated account for them out of Delhi Louisiana. I have really enjoyed working for them.

For me orientation was about four days at the terminal , and on the fifth day those of us who were going straight into a truck were assigned our trucks and the ones who would be going out with a trainer were put with a trainer. They have a bonus pay system which takes into account several measurements of your performance as a driver - things like fuel mileage, total miles dispatched, safety, and vehicle inspections. If you pay attention to those things and do well you can receive a generous bonus check once a quarter on top of your regular paychecks. It is a pretty decent package once you've figured out how to meet the criteria it calls for.

It's a great company with some great opportunities available for it's drivers.

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Arejay (RJ)'s Comment
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Welcome aboard Humebrto. Please do update us as often as you can on how things progress and how you are liking it at Knight.

Side question... Is there anybody here on TT that drives for Knight out of the Lakeland, FL terminal?

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

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