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Team Drivers Pay Package

TEAM DRIVERS
EXPERIENCE START 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS
0–1 year $0.36 $0.41 $0.42 $0.43
1–3 years $0.41 $0.42 $0.43  
3 years $0.42 $0.43    

Team Pay Package (Pay package effective May 8, 2005):

  • 0–1 year of verifiable experience start at $.36 per mile split
  • 1–3 years of verifiable experience start at $.41 per mile split
  • 3 years or more verifiable experience start at $.42 per mile split, and after one year at Tyson go to top pay of. $.43 per mile split
  • Top pay currently at $.43 per mile split

Incentive Pay Package:

  • All single trips less than 500 miles will be paid an additional $.03 per mile
  • All single trips less than 250 miles will be paid an additional $.06 per mile

Home Time:

  • One day off for every 6 days out on the road, to a maximum of 3 days off
Other Pay:

  • Eight paid holidays at $115.00 per day
  • Layover Pay: $85.00 after the first 24 hours and not repositioned over 200 miles
  • Unloading Pay: Tyson pays for loading and unloading. Driver may have to locate lumper and get fees approved by dispatch
  • Drop and Pickup Pay: Multi drop loads/pickups are $18.00 on all pickups or drops.
  • No pay for single drop or pickup

Vacation:

  • 1 week after 1 year
  • 2 weeks after 3 years
  • 3 weeks after 10 years
  • 4 weeks after 20 years

Safety Bonus:

  • $.01 per mile on all paid miles in driver's safety year

All of the above is subject to change.

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