Contract Freighters Inc. (CFI) today, Nov. 15, unveiled a new driver pay package that increases pay by $.01 per mile across the board and offers numerous other driver-requested enhancements.
Company representatives solicited driver opinions while drafting the unified compensation plan aimed at maintaining the best elements of existing CFI and Con-way Truckload offerings after Con-way’s July 2007 acquisition of CFI. The new pay package will go into effect Jan. 1.
“Our new, combined compensation package was designed from behind the wheel – not from behind the desk – to be one of the best and most competitive in the industry,” says Herb Schmidt, president of Joplin, Mo.-based CFI, a Con-way company. “We’re proud to be able to offer our drivers an improved compensation package and several other amenities despite the challenging economic conditions facing our industry.”
In addition to the pay raise, CFI says the blended pay package includes many driver favorites, including:
CFI officials plan to hold meetings to explain the new offerings to company drivers. “I’m grateful to the 750 drivers who helped us craft this package,” Schmidt says. “Our goal was to offer a package that was superior to the compensation package our professional drivers enjoy today, and we clearly met that goal.”
