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RAIDER EXPRESS

Raider Express gets tax write offs for training new drivers all year long despite limited trucks. Your position as a driver is never safe. Drivers are compared to antelopes and how they must outperform other antelopes to avoid being 'eaten by lions'.
If you are deemed an underperformer, you will be terminated without warning or cause because you are easily replaced by the constant flow of students through their school.
You are told that you can make you own schedule and drive as little or as much as you want. On the surface this is true, but they record your performance and will not hesitate to remove you if they train a driver willing to drive more.
As a driver, the trucks have a max speed of 60MPH but you are reprimanded for fuel costs if you drive over 57MPH. This doesn't help when you are given assignments where you are expected to go nearly 600 miles in one day because the load is already running late due to poor planning at the manager level.
They will keep track of any load you deliver late and every time you go home and not inform you of any negative impact it has on your company profile. No warnings, consultations, or suggestions are given, but once you reach an arbitrary threshold your job is eliminated and they will report all negative remarks to Unemployment and any potential employers without giving you a written reason for termination.
The driver managers do not care about their drivers and often suggest that drivers need to 'do what it takes' to make a delivery on time. While they cannot legally tell you to drive past Hours of Service regulations... it will be your fault for any late deliveries because the driver manager will not accept responsibility.

As long as you drive and make them money, and don’t cost them any, you will have job security. Don’t ever question anything or try to rationalize it either, because they tell you one thing and it ultimately comes down to what the main boss wants that day. Depends on if he is in a good mood or bad. It’s a good place if you don’t have family, and can drive constantly. Other places are the same, so it’s a coin toss really. They do provide training, but it isn’t any better than anywhere else. It might change if they had a training manager that knew how to drive OTR, and trainers that had more than 1-2 years of OTR experience. I can’t knock those guys, because they come to work and do what they have to with what they are provided to support their families. It’s a thankless job doing that, and it would help if people that came through actually had some experience with driving cars, and understanding of the English language. So, with that said you probably won’t find much difference in other companies as far as you being a number that makes money, but if you want “free” training and a job it’s the place for you. 

Raider Express is a great place to get started! They offered me free cdl training and guaranteed me a job. after covid hit, I got laid off from a company I was with for 5 years. Raider gave me the opportunity to try something new and have stability. I'm only 6 months into driving on my own and I'm already making more than I was at my old job! They started me off at .42/mile and I've gotten 2 raises already! I'm bringing home $1,200 each week. the miles are good and the loads are steady. I normally stay out for 2-3 weeks then come home 2-3 days. If you want to make the money you have to put in the work and that means staying out for at least 2 weeks at a time. if you aren't able to be away from home for at least 2 weeks, then this may not be the place for you 

Review is for local drivers. 
Schedule is based on the loads they assign to you to start out on. Could be a 2 am delivery or a 10 am pickup. All around dfw, sometimes further out (about 150 mile radius, rarely more). 
$23/hr with varying hours (40-70+/week)
No overtime pay, bonuses, detention pay, incentives. Just the base pay rate and that’s it.
Work days differ for every driver, I had days off on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 
No touch freight, use only sleeper cabs even in a local position, so when you’re at a shipper/receiver I guess it’s nice to lay in the back while you wait. 
Major downside sometimes they take a while so not easy to make plans after work. Even harder if you have a family to take care of. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great environment. Great resources. Great schedule. communal effort. Not 9-5. Everyday is different. Best job ever! Very flexible schedule. Great staff. Don't feel like a number here. They genuinely care. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
None. No stress. Do your job finish early go home. Get paid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Easy going. Independent. No bosses urging you on. Work alone. By yourself to hit your goals!!!!!!!!
Culture is very "can do". Ask for resources to help reach your goal. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get your assignments. Finish em. Go home!!!!! Very simple.

Its hard to find a driver at raider with more than 6 months driving experience. The reason is lack of miles, lack of honesty,  lack of respect,  lack of appreciation. Their equipment is first class! Their pay is only .38/mile but with all bonuses,  Layover pay, etc, you can average around .42/mile which ain't bad for a new driver. The problem is that there's no freight! Maybe they grew too fast, maybe it's the economy,  whatever, but all drivers report the same thing, 1500-1800 miles per week. Other company drivers I speak with are reporting 2400-3000/ week. Huge disconnect between office and drivers. Drivers are treated as a nuisance and therefore most drivers don't like and don't trust corporate office.

Treated with the utmost disrespect by owner on the few occasions that I encountered him. Was intentionally put in a truck with no bunk heater during winter and continually sent up north to try to survive in the freezing cold. Was continually lied to about the heater until one of the mechanics admitted that there were no bunk heaters in trucks for new drivers and the company knew full well there wasn't. Was verbally attacked and threatened with physical violence by a dispatcher when I returned home from a finished week of runs and tried to go home because I was physically ill from food poisoning. Hard to believe I ever allowed myself to be treated so poorly- never again!!!

*A typical day pre-trip, drive/load/unload, post-trip. Sleep. Do it again the next day.
*I learned how to drive an 18-wheeler, I learned patience, I learned my singing is beautiful on the truck
*Management is phenomenal, especially my DM. She would listen to me and at any time I felt weird or uncomfortable, she would have me pause take a break, breathe, and drive. She cared, safety first!!!
*The hardest part of the job was leaving my kids and the dog.
*The most enjoyable part is remembering whoever had to watch the camera on my truck must have thought I was crazy and then I will do it again the next day. Hahaha 

My experience with Raider proves that the company packs any form of ethics and professionalism. After being promised numerous things including adequate home time they did not produce , I chose to leave the company. After doing so, Raider proceeded to give other companies that I applied with false information, even going as far as to say that I jack knifed my truck in an accident which was totally untrue. The regulatory commissions really should look into companies that havehorrible work ethics and block excellent qualified individuals from moving forward by putting out false information on former driver's.

Everything about Raider is great. The equipment is new(ish), everyone is very friendly, the pay is solid and fairly consistent. You won't have much downtime, and even if you do, you could be compensated for it depending on how long it is. The hardest part of the job is simply being away from home and the "loneliness" of the job. That's to be expected though. Everything else is pretty much great. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 17 salaries reported	$58,824 per year
Recruiter 3 salaries reported	$19.83 per hour
Driver manager 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year
Trailer technician 1 salary reported	$13.50 per hour
Dispatcher 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year

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