Company OTR Driver Compensation

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(Rates effective March 1st 2026)

BASE MILEAGE PAY PLUS ADDITIONAL STOP PAY

Multi-Stop Customer Dealer Loads (Other Than Deck or Brokered Loads) - 65 cents/mile PLUS pay for each additional stop - Crated $20.00; Ramp $25.00; Cabinets $35.00    .

Other Freight - Pay .55 cents/mile 

Empty miles - Pay .50 cents/mile (we have very little deadhead)

BONUS MILEAGE PAY - Drivers can earn up to an additional 7.5 cents per mile  

Up to 4.5 cents per loaded mile - Fuel Bonus (Paid Monthly)                                   

Up to 3 cents per loaded mile - Safety/Performance Bonus  (Paid Quarterly)   

ADDITIONAL PAY:

Clean Inspections - $75 Lev 1; $50 Lev 2 & 3 (company has a very low pull in rate)

Breakdown Pay - $75.00/day plus hotel

Detention - $18.00/hr (terms are specific to the customer (typically after first 2 hours and Polaris is 4 hours) - Roadlink may choose to pay you even if customer does not)

Layover Pay - $75.00 for every 24 hour period. 

Referral Bonus ($2,500 per new driver you refer ($500 after first load delivered, $500 a month thereafter until paid as long as you and driver you referred remain active driver in good standing)

Orientation (1 Day) - $150.00.   Company pays for travel to our office for orientation (hotel, airfare, etc.) as applicable. 

BENEFITS

Flexible Healthcare Plans (eligible 1st month following your first 90 days)   

401K with Up to 2% Company $1 for $1 Match (eligible after your first 90 days)

Paid Time Off - Upon hire, you'll receive 6 days ($200 per day) of Earned Sick & Safe Time every year.  In addition to the 6 days of Earned Sick & Safe Time, you'll receive 4 days of PTO at 3 years, 9 days of PTO at 5 years; 12 days at 7 years)

Holiday Pay if under dispatch and running ($200.00 per day (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day).

Passengers Welcome (no waiting period) - must by 18 yrs or older

Cash Advance - $125.00/week (resets every Monday)

Company pays tolls (drivers are equipped with a Prepass unit)

No Pets Allowed in Company Trucks 

Payday is Every Other Friday.   

Driver Requirements

· 23 years of age or older

· Valid Class A CDL

· Meet all DOT requirements and qualifications

· At least 2 years of recent verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience 

· Pass safety/background check requirements and drug screen

 (We also have Independent Contractor Owner/Operator and Local Company Drivers, – different compensation structures).

(Disclaimer:  Information is effective as of today.  Roadlink Express reserves the right to change the policies, procedures and benefits at any time.)