Whether you are a new truck driver or an experienced truck driver you have probably
seen several trucking websites and companies offering a sign on bonus as an
incentive to recruit truck drivers. As appealing as this may sound you might want
to ask yourself a few questions about why a trucking company would do this?
If
a trucking company has recruiters and offers a sign on bonus where
does this money come from? Do you think maybe it comes from the money they could
be paying their truck drivers? Who pays these recruiter's salaries?
If
you have ever been in the military, you are familiar with recruiters and
how they operate. Did the military recruiters tell you the truth? Trucking recruiters
get paid based on the amount of truck drivers they can recruit. Do you
think they will be 100% truthful? Do you think they might tell you whatever you
want to hear to get the commission?
You usually only get this bonus
if you sign the dotted line agreeing to work for them for an extended amount of
time. Sometimes they spread it out over a year or two in an effort to keep you
from cashing in and quitting. This is the same money you can get in regular pay
at a good company only it wont end! Beware of clauses like accidents or being
late with loads that will cancel your bonus!
The bottom line is, if
a trucking company needs recruiters to get you to work for them, you probably
don't want to work there. They have a hard time keeping truck drivers and they
can't keep their truck drivers for a good reason. Good trucking companies don't
need a contract to keep truck drivers! How many people do you think would stay
in the military if they didn't sign a contract?
Beware of trucking
sign on bonus offers and truck companies with recruiters. If it seems to good
to be true it usually is! I have yet to see a good company offer a bonus or ask
anyone to sign a contract. The bottom line is that the good companies don't advertise
or use recruiters!
Troy Dudenhoefer is a Top Paid Truck Driver and Author of " How to Make $65-95,000
driving a Truck... and Be Home EveryDay". For trucking jobs go to http://www.richtruckdriver.comArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Troy_Dudenhoefer
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