Secured Land Transport offers drivers guaranteed pay

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Updated Mar 18, 2016
A Secured Land Transport recruiter truck sits parked. (Image Courtesy of Secured Land Transport)

Secured Land Transport (SLT), headquartered in Glendale, Arizona, wants to prove to their drivers that they’re valued members of the team by offering them a stable income.

Guaranteed pay is provided by SLT, and the company started 2016 with a pay increase for its solo and team drivers. The increase raised the company’s guaranteed pay from $150/day to $157.75/day, accompanied by an additional cents per mile (CPM) bonus increase from the starting rate of $.02 CPM to $.04 CPM. Every driver is guaranteed a minimum of $1,100-1,300 a week.

“The guaranteed pay structure gives them the respect they deserve,” said Michael Fisk, project manager for Secured Land Transport.

The company also launched an elite driver plan, a new pay tier allowing current SLT drivers with HAZMAT/tanker, TWIC, permanent DOD clearance and a QE permit plus one year with SLT to be eligible for an increased guaranteed pay of $185.71/day. This means these elite drivers could average $1,490-1,740 per week, according to an SLT announcement.

Secured Land Transport Fleet Profile

Company Facts:

  • Headquartered in Glendale, Arizona
  • 97 percent historical payout of weekly bonuses
  • Newer equipment – 80 percent automatics, 20 percent manual
  • Expanded fleet by 30 percent in 2015, anticipating to expand again by 30 percent in 2016
  • 30 percent turnover rate
  • Industries served: U.S. Department of Defense for arms, ammunition, and explosives, U.S. Department of Energy for low-level radioactive waste, defense contractors, commercial explosives market, hazardous waste, commercial low-level radioactive waste, sensitive commodities, general HAZMAT, high-value secured cargo
  • Services customer throughout all 48 states and most Canadian Provinces
  • 24/7 operations center and load tracking

Pay Facts:

  • $10/week smartphone allowance (must be “drive-axle” app compatible) 

    SLT trucks (Image Courtesy of Secured Land Transport)

  • Team 
    • Pay Range
      • $1,100-1,300 gross/week guaranteed plus weekly mileage/performance bonus of $0.04-.14 cpm 
        • $157.75 base pay/day for 7 days a week ($55/day of which will be non-taxable per diem allowance)
        • $171.43 upgraded base pay/day for 7 days a week ($55/day of which will be non-taxable per diem allowance)
    • $17/hour detention pay
    • $60 driver assist pay
    • Breakdown pay
  • Solo (Not currently hiring)
    • Pay Range
      • $800 gross/week minimum guarantee for drivers available for dispatch the entire pay week
      • .40 cpm + .07 cpm mileage and performance bonus paid weekly on all loaded miles, eligible after 30 days from hire
    • $2,500 sign-on bonus 
  • Drom/flatbed bonus pay
  • $100 to truck for each clean DOD Trans Team Inspection
  • $200 for in/out of Quebec
  • Driver Assist Pay

Employee Benefits:

  • Paid vacation
  • Home time (on average out 5 weeks, home 5-7 days)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching up to 4 percent
  • Pet policy (25-pound limit)

General Employment Requirements: 

  • Solo (Not currently hiring)
    • 12 months OTR experience with HAZMAT and tanker endorsements
    • Acceptable CSA Score and motor vehicle record
    • TWIC within 90 days of hire
  • Team
    • 12 months OTR experience with HAZMAT and tanker endorsements
    • Acceptable CSA Score and motor vehicle record
    • TWIC within 90 days of hire
    • Ability to obtain U.S. security clearance – U.S. citizen
    • Trained in arms and ammunition hauling – training provided