Truck Driving Jobs Candidate Criteria....
Employment - Employee Driver Positions
All vacant positions that are required to be filled shall be staffed by qualified candidates selected on the basis of education, experience, knowledge, abilities, and suitability within the framework of legislation and corporate needs.
Successful candidates that receive an offer of employment from Drive Star™ will be required to sign an employment contract as a condition of employment.
Successful candidates that receive an offer of employment from Drive Star™ for a driving position will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test as a condition of employment. Furthermore, once hired the successful candidate shall be required to submit to random drug testing as required and managed by our consortium.
As a minimum, you will be required to provide the following information before being granted an interview:
Each applicant must not only be interviewed personally at one of our terminals, but must also pass a rigorous Road Test, Driver Qualification Process, Orientation and Training. Then and only then will you be considered for a position as a Company Driver within our organization.
Please email your application and any questions to recruiting@drive-star.com or fax all required documentation to the attention of the Recruiting Department at 866-754-5718
Upon receipt, we will review your application and contact you for an interview.
If you think you have what it takes to join our network of Independent Contractors please read on.
Drive Star™ is regarded as one of North America's premier drive-a-way companies. Our response times and on time delivery percentage is second to none.
However, this can only be achieved by aligning ourselves with the very best drivers that exist in the drive-a-way industry.
At Drive Star™ we do not recruit Independent Contractors over the telephone. Each applicant must not only be interviewed personally at one of our terminals, but must also pass a rigorous Road Test, Driver Qualification Process, Orientation and Training. Then and only then will you be considered for a position as an Independent Contractor within our organization.
Our requirements are very stringent and our Independent Contractor Agreement requires and demands accountability. However, if you are of good character, responsible, financially sound and willing to work hard, we offer you a chance to earn a good profit.
Our expectations from Independent Contractors is very high, although you are not required to work exclusively for us, nor are you expected to work full time, we do require that you average 5,000 revenue miles per month while driving for us.
If you think you can make the cut and are looking for a rewarding opportunity where you can generate a greater profit per mile, please read on.
Pre-Contract Requirements
Once completed please email your application and any questions to recruiting@drive-star.com
Please fax all required documentation to the attention of the Recruiting Department at 866-754-5718
Once we are in receipt of your fully completed application and have received all of the required information as listed above you will be contacted for an interview.
Operational Structure
Drive Star™ currently operates 2 Canadian terminals as well as one in the USA. Our Central Operations department controls and assigns all of the truck traffic to our Contractors.
Drive Star™ delivers new and used trucks across Canada and the United States. We handle point to point deliveries as well as cross border traffic. Our customer base is broad and varied. We do however have a strong presence in the vocational truck market, therefore a majority of our deliveries will involve vacuum trucks, cement trucks, garbage trucks and alike.
Once successful in joining our team, you will be assigned to a "Mentor". This person will be the individual charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all of your interactions with Drive Star™ outside of the dispatch function are handled to your satisfaction. The assigned "Mentor" will remain your primary contact as long as you are under contract with us.
While on the road for Drive Star™ you will be assigned a dispatcher on a load by load basis. Once you accept a trip from us the same dispatcher will work with you from the commencement of that trip through to its completion.
Look at it this way, the dispatcher you are assigned too will change on a load by load basis, dispatchers handle truck deliveries using Independent Contractors. On the other hand, Mentors manage relationships. It is most likely that your "Mentor" and "Dispatcher" will be two different people most of the time.
Independent Contractor Opportunities
We are generally looking to recruit and retain two types of Independent Contractors; "Singles” drivers and, "Deck / Piggyback” drivers
SINGLES
We have two different categories of Singles’ drivers that we recruit and train.
In both categories drivers are paid by the mile and are responsible for the following costs:
When drivers accept a dispatch they must budget their on road expenses in order to ensure maximum profitability. The key to success in this business is trip planning, fuel-efficient driving and taking minimal monetary advances.
Drivers in our "Expedited" group are paid more than those in the "General" group.
All drivers joining Drive Star™ must start in the "General" category (unless verifiable experience with similar equipment is available) before being graduated to our "Expedited" category.
Drivers who operate vehicles in our "Expedited" group are hand selected and have proven them selves to be the "Best Of The Best".
DECKS
Drivers must always own and carry their own loading/unloading straps and hand tools. Deck drivers are required to deck and un-deck their own loads.
Drivers are paid by the mile and are responsible for the following costs:
Drivers are also paid to remove steer tires, fairings, etc… if required. The mileage rate, or the rate negotiated before the trip is accepted by the driver, will include the labor to deck and un-deck the loads.
Some Important General Information applicable to all positions:
Note: If there is deemed to be a conflict between these points and the drivers contract, the contract prevails.
Drive Star™ does not discriminate against any person in the employment relationship. It is the policy of Drive Star™ to ensure all applicants are considered for employment and that employees are treated during employment without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, family status, disability and conviction for which a pardon has been granted.
Drive Star Independant Contractors General Information
Whether you've been in the drive-a-way industry for just a short time, for many years or are considering a career change, the Drive Star Group of Companies can offer you one of the highest paying, most rewarding and challenging opportunities that exist in the drive-a-way industry today.
As a minimum, you will be required to provide the following information before being granted an interview:
Our Deck / Piggyback drivers are experienced in transporting multiple units commonly called "piggybacked" or "decked' units. These drivers move the decked units in one of three ways; "Using their own equipment." (Saddles, etc…) "Using Drive Star's equipment" or, "Using our customer's equipment."
