Baylor Trucking sets $1,000 weekly minimum pay for drivers

Apr 1, 2012

FLEET INSIDER/BRIEFS

Baylor Trucking Inc., a 300-truck dry van fleet located in Milan, Ind., recently announced a pay raise for company drivers allowing them to make up to 44 cents per mile. Effective Feb. 1, Baylor also instituted a minimum weekly pay of $1,000, giving over-the-road drivers financial assurance.

Baylor Trucking, which runs east of the Mississippi River, is hiring drivers with at least one year of current experience. For more information, visit http://www.baylortrucking.com or call 800-322-9567, ext. 570.

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