Employment

• No serious traffic violations in last 5 years
  • Reckless / Careless driving
  • Driving while intoxicated or under influence of alcohol or drugs
  • Hit and run
  • Leaving scene of an accident
  • Failure to report an accident
• No serious traffic violations in last 3 years
  
  • Excessive (Serious) speeding - 15 mph or more over posted limit
  • Improper or Erratic Lane Changes
  • Following to Close
• Must have 1 year verifiable over the road experience
• No more than 3 moving violations in the last 3 years
• No major preventable accidents within the last year
• Must have current DOT physical and current commercial drivers license with tanker endorsement
• Must be willing to submit and have a negative drug screen upon hiring
• No more than 3 jobs in the last 12 months
• Must be 23 years old
• Must meet the physical demands of the job
• Must meet all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

TRAINEE HIRING REQUIREMENTS

• Complete a certified driving school course, unless prior approval is given from company CEO/President
• If needed, agree to training with company trainer for a period that will be determined by the trainer and Safety Director
• Acknowledge that employment will be based upon Company Trainers and Safety Directors recommendations
• Acknowledge that the trainee will be placed on a 90 day probationary period after company training is completed
• A trainee's 90 day probationary review will determine
  If still employed
  If more training is or is not feasible

• During 90 day probationary period, the trainee can not have any recordable accidents or serious traffic violations. If any of these situations arise during the 90 day probationary period it will result in immediate dismissal.

Company Driver Benefits Package

Dress Code
All employees will be given three warnings before other disciplinary action is taken. For Drivers - No sandals, sweatpants, wind pants, torn shirts or pants. No shirts with sleeves cut out. No slogans on shirts, except company logo. (Small appropriate slogans will be accepted, but no full shirt slogans). Shorts may be worn but need to be knee length and hemmed. No cut off shorts.

For Office Staff - No shirts with sleeves cut out. No slogans on shirts, except company logo. . (Small appropriate slogans will be accepted, but no full shirt slogans). Shorts may be worn but need to be knee length and hemmed. No cut off shorts.

Layover, Holiday and Funeral Pay
Layover, holiday and funeral pay is $100 per day.

Holiday pay: After 3 years of full time employment, you are eligible for seven paid holidays. Any full time driver dispatched and under a load on the holiday will be eligible for the holiday pay even if they have not been employed for the one year. The seven paid holidays are New Years, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Layover Pay: Any driver not dispatched on a back haul after 24 hours (does not include driving time) will be paid a day layover, thereafter.

Detention Pay
Detention pay will be paid up front providing it is a customer that pays for detention. Some customers do not pay detention. Dispatch will let you know which customers pay and which ones do not. Dispatch needs to know as soon as possible about the detention but during office hours only. If detention occurs after office hours, the drivers are to inform dispatch immediately in the morning. We also need the detention forms filled out, signed and turned in with your bills. We need this information so we can inform the customer that detention will be charged to them and to ensure that it is a chargeable detention. Detention is paid at a rate of $15.00 per hour with a maximum of $150.00 per 24-hour period. A 3-hour waiting period is allowed after and before any scheduled delivery or pickup time.

Performance Bonus's
Performance bonus's will be paid up to $.01 cents per mile and will be paid annually. We use several different criteria than just accident costs to determine what kind of bonus you will get.

Vacation Time/Time Off
Vacation is based on your anniversary date of full time employment, not a calendar year.

One week after first year anniversary
Two weeks after second year anniversary
Three weeks after ten-year anniversary
Four weeks after twenty-year anniversary

Sign On Bonus
There is a sign on bonus for all newly hired experienced full time drivers. This bonus will be paid as follows:

$250 after 6 months of full time employment
$250 after 1 year of full time employment

Recruitment Bonus
A recruitment bonus will be given to any full time employee that recruits an experienced full time driver. This must be noted on the application before it is reviewed. This bonus will be paid as follows:

$500 after 6 months of full time employment
$500 after 1 year of full time employment

Payroll
All trip sheets, fuel slips, scale tickets, expense sheets and any other corresponding paperwork must be turned in with the Bill of Ladings by 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning to be eligible for settlement the following Friday. All loads must be delivered on or before the previous Saturday to be eligible for payment. Direct deposit will be used to deposit your settlement into your account on Friday morning. Detailed check stubs will be mailed to your home each week. Please call you bank to find out the amount of your deposit instead of the payroll department.

Advances
Cash advances will be issued for truck expenses at no charge to the driver. Cash advances for personal use will have a service charge of $5.00 per advance. If company expenses are more than 50% of the cash advance drawn, Caledonia Haulers will waive the $5.00 service charge.

401(K)
After one year of full time employment, the employee is eligible to participate in the company 401K and Profit Sharing programs. The company will match 50% of the amount paid into the plan by the employee up to the first $3,000 for a maximum contribution by the company of $1,500.

Drawings
Each full time driver with clean logs is eligible for the monthly drawing. Prizes may include a steak knife set, BBQ set, hats, or other articles of clothing. On a quarterly basis, a drawing will be held for all drivers who had clean logs for three consecutive months. The quarterly drawing is a $500 bonus.

Clothing Allowance
After 90 days of employment, all part time and full time employees will be eligible for the clothing allowance to purchase any merchandise that Caledonia Haulers has available. This allowance cannot be rolled over from year to year.

Full Time Employees = $100 per calendar year
Part Time Employees = $50 per calendar year