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)
- $1,100-1,300 gross/week guaranteed plus weekly mileage/performance bonus of $0.04-.14 cpm
- $17/hour detention pay
- $60 driver assist pay
- Breakdown pay
- Pay Range
- 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
- Pay Range
- 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
