CFI Offers New Compensation Package for Experienced Drivers

CFI also recently announced it's bringing back its viper-red trucks. Photo: Screen shot from CFI YouTube video

CFI, a truckload fleet based in Joplin, Mo., announced its Experienced Driver compensation package, which pays current and future truck drivers for their professional, over-the-road trucking experience.

The program is designed to reward professional drivers working with CFI or another over-the-road trucking company. The package also rewards military veterans with translatable driving experience.

Professional drivers with one year of experience earn 40 cents per mile. Depending on the level of experience, drivers can earn an increased rate of 1 to 5 cents per mile, in addition to benefits.

The Experienced Driver pay package goes into effect Nov. 26 and follows a 2-cent increase instituted by CFI earlier this year.

CFI has a fleet of 2,400 company tractors and 8,000 trailers in addition to an independent contractor fleet. It is a subsidiary of Canadian-based TFI International Inc.

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Penske Offering Free Electronic Log App for Rental Trucks

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Penske Truck Leasing has introduced free to its commercial customers the new Penske Driver app to provide truck drivers with “easy Hours of Service functionality” to meet the electronic logging device mandate as well as other productivity tools. The company said that it will also continue to allow drivers and fleets to use their own portable ELD systems with its rental vehicles.

Designed to comply with HOS regulations for Penske commercial customers who rent trucks, the app is available for immediate free download on Android and iOS/Apple devices.

The company said the Penske Driver app quickly and easily connects using Bluetooth inside Penske rental trucks. The app is then integrally synchronized to meet ELD mandate requirements, and it remains connected to ensure the driver is always in compliance.

Penske noted that “activating the app is easy with assistance from Penske's rental associates.” Penske said the app was custom-built based on extensive customer and driver research and is supported 24/7 by Penske's in-house staff.

“As we announced in April, we have been working on a solution for our rental fleet related to hours of service,” said Sherry Sanger, Penske's senior vice president of marketing. “Connecting fleets means connecting drivers and providing them with the valuable tools they need to make their jobs easier.”

Sanger added that “providing drivers the ability to easily log hours of service and stay compliant via a user-friendly and comprehensive app was the logical next step. Drivers are the backbone for our commercial customers, and we want to help them stay connected, compliant and informed.”

According to the company, the Penske Driver app enables truck drivers to:

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