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Driver Qualifications

Safety Department Fax #: (206) 768-7770

Driver Hiring Qualifications: (11/05/2001)

  • Must meet all FMCS regulations
  • As noted in Parts 383 and 391 of the FMSCR
  • Minimum 2 years class A driving experience in the past three years
  • Minimum 1 year car hauling experience in the last 18 months
  • Minimum 23 years old
  • No major traffic violations in the last 3 years
    • Reckless/careless driving
    • Hit and Run; leaving the scene of an accident; failure to report an accident
    • Excessive speeding as defined by DOT; any single offense for any speed 15 mph or
    • more above the posted speed limit
  • No more than 4 non-moving violations within the 12 months
  • No preventable accidents within the last 3 years involving a fatality, bodily injury treated away from the accident scene, disabling damage to a motor vehicle, or damage costing more than $1500.00
  • No driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a commercial vehicle.
  • No driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a personal vehicle within the last 5 years. Must provide proof of medical evaluation.
  • No history of positive random or post accident drug or alcohol testing
  • No felony convictions
Selland Rate Schedule

All payrolls are bi-weekly.

Hourly Pay: No hourly rate will be paid for freight deliveries unless approved by a regional manager unless the driver is enrolled in the driver-training program. If hourly pay is authorized, current rate of driver pay will be paid.

Current Rate: $18.00 an hour (Work and Benefit Pay)
  $9.00 an hour (Stand-by)

Training Pay: Drivers enrolled in the Driver Training Program will be paid an hourly rate of $16.00 during their training period.

Mileage Pay:
  • Drivers with 1 year or less experience will be paid .49 cents a mile. If a driver hired with 6 months, but less then one-year experience, once the driver has obtained 1 year of experience, the mileage rate will be increased to .54 cents a mile.
  • Drivers with 1 year or more experience will be paid .54 cents a mile.
  • Drivers assigned to High Side Trucks with 1 year or less experience will be paid .54 cents a mile while loaded and .49 cents a mile while empty.
  • Drivers assigned to High Side Trucks with 1 year or more experience will be paid .60 cents a mile while loaded and .54 cents a mile while empty.

Unit Pay: 1st Load 2nd Load 3rd Load
  $6.50 a unit $8.00 a unit $10.00 a unit
                *All loads must be delivered on the same day to claim tier pay.
Reloads Picks & Drops Car Pulling Signed Survey Un-signed Survey
$ 5.50 $ 4.50(after 1st) $ 3.00 $ 1.50 $ 1.00

Backhaul: $10.00 per unit and cannot exceed 20% (out of route) of total miles for the outbound load.

Driver Quality Incentive Program:
$ 1.25 per unit (up to 2,500 units)
$ 1.00 per unit (thereafter)

*Driver must have completed one full calendar year (Jan to Dec) of employment.
*Driver must be employed as a driver at the time the incentive pay is paid.
*Incentive Program is based from units delivered November 1st thru October 31st.

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