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By Dean SmallwooD
Pay
Con-way TruCkload's
enhanced driver compensa-
tion package includes a per-
mile pay increase for new-
hire experienced drivers to
42.5 cents per mile and an
incentive bonus where driv-
ers can earn an additional
1.5 to 3 cents per mile on
miles driven over the previ-
ous 12 months from their
anniversary date. The Joplin,
Mo.-based company also
increased layover pay from
$60 to $75 per day.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based
u.S. XpreSS increased its
base mileage pay for over-
the-road solo, nondedicated
truck drivers by an average
of 13 percent.
Lease-Purchase
Green Bay, Wis.-based
SChneider updated the web-
site of its Schneider Finance
subsidiary, SFITrucks.com,
to be mobile-friendly, allow-
ing owner-operators looking
to lease or purchase new or
used trucks to complete a
credit application and view
truck inventory on a smart-
phone or tablet.
FaciLities
Ohio-based less-than-truck-
load provider
dayTon FreighT
lineS
relocated its service
center in Columbia, Mo., to
a new larger facility with 32
doors in response to increased
customer demand.
MaveriCk TranSporTaTion'S $4
million expansion of its driver
training center in Little Rock, Ark.,
adds more than 13,000 square feet
and brings its total classrooms to
seven and training bays to eight,
where up to 210 drivers live-load all
products hauled by Maverick and
are trained in rigorous securement
techniques.
Maverick expands training center
Maverick's environmentally friendly driver
training center features automatic lighting and
custom louvers to filter sunlight.
