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program, and one year in, he’s confident he’ll go the distance.
Hurricane Express is easily one of the best companies he’s ever
worked with, he said.
“Everything they’ve promised, they’ve kept their word up to
this point, so I’m not complaining,” Miller said.
When he signed on, Miller said, he was told he could expect to
make $1,000 to $1,200 a week during his first year.
“I’ve never seen a check lower than $1,000,” he said. “That’s
after my fuel and after my truck payments and expenses.”
Miller said with a company pay raise that’s coming, he
anticipates his average take-home will be about $1,500 a week.
Hurricane Express runs refrigerated trucks, and Miller
drives the company’s main poultry and produce route
between Los Angeles and New York City. There is seldom a
wait for a load, and when there is, it isn’t for long.
They’ll keep you moving, Miller said, but when a driver has a
personal issue, the company is just as quick to give the time and
any other assistance to take care of it.
A while back Miller was in New York when he discovered
he was a victim of credit card fraud. The company not only
immediately rerouted him home to Chicago to deal with it, he
said, they even paid the extra mileage.
One of the things that set Hurricane Express apart is the
company maintains the human touch, Miller said, and it starts
from the top with Hurricane Express President Kadon Steinert.
His door is open to employees – provided they can catch him. If
they can’t in person, they can on Facebook.
“The guy is like a jackrabbit out in the yard,” at the company
headquarters in Colcord, Oklahoma, Miller said. “The guy is
constantly running. He’s very hands-on. His main goal is to make
sure the drivers are happy with the trucks they’re purchasing.”
Miller gets back to Illinois for about four days every three
months. His girlfriend, Sheli Anderson, and his pit bull, Crash,
ride with him. Essentially, his truck is his home.
Lease-purchase drivers at Hurricane Express get to custom
order the Peterbilt 579 Ultralofts they’re working toward. Miller
said when they asked him how he wanted his truck painted, he
told them – cherry black with a legendary red stripe – without
thinking for a minute he would ever see it.
In May, his truck was delivered, as ordered. Inside, the 80-inch
sleeper berth features oak cabinets, a 32-inch Roku TV at the
foot of the bed, a microwave and fridge.
Once drivers finish paying off their trucks, they can still drive
under the Hurricane Express name. Miller came there with
independence as his goal. But considering how much he likes the
company, would he consider staying on?
“Well…” he said, then he hesitated and laughed. That’s
something he’ll have to think about, he said, ask him again in five
years.
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