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Jim Palmer Trucking

If you're looking for a career where the pay is steady and the vistas always change, the opportunity to see the entire United States, consider a career in long haul trucking with the Jim Palmer trucking company.

Jim Palmer was founded by a man who started out as a driver, and the company retains a lot of the focus gained from that experience, making things work for their drivers as much as possible, and giving substantial rewards for driver longevity. Jim Palmer Trucking knows that driver turnover is expensive to them and to their drivers.

Among the benefits that Jim Palmer Trucking offers as inducements to potential drivers are 99% no touch freight, and no HazMat loads. Jim Palmer Trucking pays for all equipment to load and unload the contents of the truck, and all of the trucks are capable of refrigerating. The use of reefers means that there is maximum flexibility in load selection; not all loads need reefers.

If you're looking at working for Jim Palmer trucking, be aware that they require all applicants be 23 years or older, have a valid Class A commercial driving permit and have at least one year of Over The Road (multi-day) driving experience in the last three years, or three years of such experience in the last five. The applicant cannot have had a conviction for DUI, careless or reckless driving, improper or erratic lane changes, hit and run or failing to report an accident in the last three years. Applicants will be expected to pass a drug-screening test, and may not have been involved in a preventable DOT accident involving a fatality or bodily injury that is treated away from the scene.

If you can pass these requirements, Jim Palmer is hiring in 39 states across the country, and provides three weeks of training on all the equipment and the company expectations and policies. Once hired, health insurance is available at quite affordable rates after 90 days, with the rates effectively halving after the first year with the company.  The initial pay rate depends on the number of years of verifiable experience you have with long haul trucking, and ranges from 33 cents a mile up to 38 cents a mile. Drivers with exceptional safety records are eligible for an additional penny per mile bonus on top of their usual haulage rates. There are also bonuses of $25 for the first additional stop, and $10 per each further stop. There is also an anniversary payment of $1,500 for drivers who stay with the company long term; driver retention is a top priority with Jim Palmer Trucking. Above and beyond this, Jim Palmer trucking provides a ComData card that can be used for personal purchases, and a TCH card for truck related purchases.

In addition to a focus on retaining talent, Jim Palmer also offers a referral bonus for new hires; the first $1,000 is paid on the first dispatch of the referred driver, with an additional payment of $500 after the first 90 days and another $500 after 180 days.

Beyond the financial incentives, Jim Palmer Trucking also offers a free rider policy for family members and children, for those drivers who need to stay with their kids; Palmer knows how important family is, even in a career like trucking.