HCPHX
Pay

The rate, the math, and where the top of the range comes from.

The rates

Regular driverOnce you're qualified with HC-PHX$0.72 / mile
Student driverDuring the training program$0.55 / mile
Driver TrainerOn half of all truck miles$0.82 / mile
Trainer BonusFor each graduated student$1,000
Raises

Your raise sits on top of whatever we pay a new driver.

Stay, and your rate goes up. It never gets absorbed the next time we raise the starting rate to hire.

This is the part most carriers get wrong. They lift the starting rate to bring people in, and a driver four years deep finds out they're earning what the new hire earns. Here, tenure is added on top of the base — so when the base moves, your rate moves with it and keeps its head start.

After 12 monthsAdded to the base rate+$0.02
After 3 yearsAdded to the base rate+$0.05
After 6 yearsTop of the tenure scale+$0.08

At today's $0.72 base, six years puts you at $0.80 a mile. And Driver Trainer pay stacks on your own rate, tenure included — a six-year driver who trains earns $0.90.

How team pay works

Team mileage is the truck's mileage.

When a team run is advertised at five and a half thousand miles, that's what the truck covers — both drivers combined. Your pay is calculated on your share. Here's a real week, worked all the way through.

Team miles — the truck5,526
÷ Two drivers2
Your compensated miles2,763
× Your rate$0.72
Your week$1,989.36

Training weeks split the same way. The truck's miles are halved just as they are on any team: the student is paid $0.55 on their half, the trainer $0.82 on theirs.

Earning potential

What a higher-mile schedule can look like.

Higher-mile dedicated team runs can put a regular driver above $130,000.

Team miles — the truck~7,200
Your compensated miles~3,600
× $0.72$2,592 / wk
× 52 comparable weeks$134,784

Annualized from 52 comparable weeks. Not a salary and not a guarantee — actual earnings depend on the assignment, the miles it runs, time off taken and applicable bonuses.

Our operation gives us flexibility. Some drivers prioritize more home time; others prioritize miles and earnings. When current operations allow, we work to match qualified drivers with the best available fit.

Tell recruiting which one you are and we'll be straight about what's available.

Benefits

On top of mileage pay and bonuses:

Medical
Dental
401(k) with company match
Annual vacation pay

Recruiting will go through the details with you.

Bonus programs

BreakdownHolidayReferralSafetyAnnual

Recruiting will walk you through current amounts and eligibility for each.