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Working at AYR Motor

Company Drivers — Miles and Payments

The Best Opportunity for You!

What AYR Motor Express has to offer Company Drivers...

If you are looking to work hard and make good money, then Ayr Motor Express is the right place for you. Here you can be assured of staying busy with ample mileage and use of late Model equipment, along with regular home time.

Single

• Up to 34 Cents/Mile In Canada
• Up to 38 Cents/Mile in USA
• 1 Cent/Mile Safety Bonus: Quarterly Honorarium

Teams

• Up to 22 Cents/Mile in Canada
• Up to 24 Cents/Mile in USA
• 1 Cent/Mile Safety Bonus: Quarterly Honorarium

Our excellent pay package also includes 

• $16.00 for loading
• $16.00 for unloading
• $10.00 for additional pickups / switches away from a terminal
• $12.00/hr for authorized hourly work
• Paid weekly, with automatic deposit
• Life/Health benefits after 90 days
• $9.00 Wk Single
• $16.00 Wk Family
• Company administered RRSP
• We are a FAST Approved Carrier!

Contact: James Fowler or Don Martin in Recruiting Toll Free Phone 1-800-668-0099,
Toll Free Fax 1-877-325-2952

Owner Operators — Miles and Payments

The Best Opportunity for you!

What AYR Motor Express has to offer Owner Operators...

If you are looking to work hard and make good money, then Ayr Motor Express is the right place for you. Here you can be assured of staying busy with ample mileage, along with regular home time.

• Pays $1.08/mile loaded or empty in Canada.
  
• Pays $1.10/mile loaded & $1.08 empty in the US.
  
• Pays $0.365 cent/mile loaded or empty fuel subsidy.
  
• We pay $25.00 for pickup or drop after the first.
  
• City work as high as $25.00/hr authorized by dispatch.
• Pays $16.00 for live loading and $16.00 live unloading.
  
• Your settlement will be paid on the 15th and last day of each month.
  
• Miles are cut off on the 15th and last of previous month.
  
• We supply several cards for Canada (Petro, Imperial Oil & Irving fuel cards) and Trans Net fuel card for the US (our cost for fuel is your cost, no add on costs for fuel).
  
• We reimburse highway and bridge tolls.
• We pay a layover fee of $100.00 after 24 hours.
• We pay all plates, licensing – Canada & USA.
• We pay Workers Compensation
  
• Scales, trips permits and any trailer expenses will be reimbursed unless damage is due to operator abuse
  
• All monies owed will be paid direct deposit to the financial institution of your choice.
  
• Safety Bonus is a $1,000.00 annual honorarium if operator goes accident, claim and violation free for that period.
  
• No Hold back or start up fees.
  
• We are a FAST Approved Carrier!

As an Owner Operator you will be required to pay payroll deductions for:

• Insurance is charged to Owner Operators, based on $7,200.00 per year. Deductions are at a rate of $300.00 per statement . Buy down deductable costs $150.00 per month, buys it down from $10,000.00 to $2,000.00
• Deductible is $10,000.00.
• Satellite - $69.00/month air time charge. (No installation fee.)
• Group Health Insurance Plan, available (Excellent Benefits) –
  $65.00/Family or $36.00/Single.

Contact: James Fowler or Don Martin in Recruiting Toll Free Phone 1-800-668-0099,
Toll Free Fax 1-877-325-2952

Advantages of AYR

Driver Training

At Ayr Motor Express we take you from the "in-class" training program and put you into real on the road situations with some of Ayr Motor's finest driver's. You must have completed a driving course with an accredited driving school and possess a class 1 (AZ) driver's license.  

We offer an in house 12 week, paid training program, which involves extensive over the road experience with a highly professional Ayr Motor driver-trainer. Our trainers have extensive experience in long-haul miles and over the road driving experience. These individuals will guide you through the training process and help you become a qualified tractor-trailer operator. 

After the 12 week program is over, we offer you a full-time position with the Ayr Motor Team as a long haul driver, and provide you with loads of opportunities!

Dispatch Operations

Customer Service is what Ayr Motor strives to excel at everyday. The link between Driver's and Dispatch is what allows us to provide the service customers need. 

Our dispatch system is divided into two teams, each team responsible for 65 trucks. Drivers are assigned their own dispatcher, allowing them to become comfortable with who they are talking to, and build a bond between driver and dispatcher. If you need to be home for a certain date, let your dispatcher know, and he will work as hard as he or she can to make sure the job is done. If you are running low on hours, drivers will relay that information to planning and make sure that the trip you are provided can be accomplished. 

All tractors come equipped with PeopleNet Satellite system to allow for an easier form of communication between driver and dispatch. Each morning driver's are required to check-in before 10am with the previous day's hours of service, via satellite. Throughout the day, your dispatcher will monitor your progress, ensuring that you are on schedule for pick up and delivery. If for some reason you are running behind, dispatch will contact the customer to let them know you are delayed, and relay that to you. As soon as you signal that you are unloaded, dispatch will send your re-load information, and provide directions to your next location.    

At Ayr Motor we take pride in our employees, and value the importance driver's play in our success.

Rewards

The performance of driver's does not go unnoticed. Drivers are rewarded for their safety on the road, years of service, and overall performance throughout the year. 

Each and every year, an awards banquet is held to honour those employees who have made a conscious effort to do their job; above and beyond the call of duty. 

Individual Awards for:
- years of service
- one year safe driving
- rookie of the year
- owner operator of the year
- driver of the year
- million mile club

Winners are awarded with a plaque, along with prizes. Also driver of the month and owner operator of the month awards are handed out to a selected individual at the end of each month. All of this, is what makes Ayr Motor a great place to work.

Recruiters

Brian Sparkes, is the Fleet Manager, and Recruiter for Eastern Canada, and works directly from the corporate office in Woodstock, NB. Brian started with Ayr Motor Express in 1995. Since then he has been responsible for recruiting drivers and owner operators, safety and compliance, and broker relations. He attended The Saint John Institute of Technology in 1968 and received his certificate for heavy equipment repair. From 1971 until 1986 Brian Sparkes has worked as a driver and owner-operator hauling vans, reefers, flats, and tanks all over Canada and the U.S. He has also worked in several positions in Transportation Management, and before joining on with Ayr Motor, took the role of Human Resource Manager for Brookville Transport.

You can contact Brian at 800 668 0099 or email b.sparks@ayrmotor.com

Applicant Requirements

Before being given an application, the prospective driver must:

1. Present a valid driver's license for the type of vehicle to be driven.
2. Driving abstract shall be obtained by applicant and:

1. Must not show more than four current points.

3. Must pass a D.O.T. medical examination
4. Must at least have one of the following:

1. two years of constant over the road experience
2. two years of constant local driving experience

5. Must be at least 21 years old
6. Disclosure of Criminal Record
7. References (2 or more)

Job Application Form

Canada-US Headquarters: Home of Truckload Direct Services
AYR Motor Express Inc. 46 Poplar Street, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada  E7M 4G2  |  1 800 668 0099