How come day cab jobs pay so much more?

Aint that the truth!

 

Most fun i had driving was when i hauled demo in a walking floor going to hurlock md from philly running a r model mack 350 with a 9 speed getting to the landfill overnight trying to sleep across the seats but man did we have fun trashing around petro in elkton md getting steaks and only paying for the salad bar cause we knew the waitresses,talking on our cbs 20 miles apart with our 667s and drinking beer at the landfill overnight man the good ole days.

 

I drive a daycab and I unload at every stop (with a power Jack) and some I even down stack off the pallet. I also start work early like this next week I start at midnight. (I'm a relief driver) last week I started at 2 am. I like being able to get some physical work done because it gets my blood pumping. My pay is close to 1k week plus full benefits for family @ 143 a month (most likely will be going up) Union job with pension. I work 10 to 12hr days but I get 3 days off every week or I can say I only work 16 days a month. So for me it sure beats working 7 days a week for 6 weeks and taking restarts at a truck stops. I'm not knocking OTR it takes a lot to do it and its a lifestyle that's takes a special person. But for me OTR seamed like it consumed too much of my time. But I'm glad I did it. If I do it again it would be out for 4-5 days and back.

 

Every job is different daycab or OTR, generalizations just don't work in this industry.
I'm averaging $1000 a week on 5 -12 hr days in a daycab,some days longer some shorter, same goes for the pay but on average that's it.
Some hard work involved in my job pulling a walking floor but how much I make is determined by how hard I work.
I can bust my butt and make money or I can be a slacker and not make as much, I tend to work hard and see the time go by fast.

 

Actually I made slightly more running OTR than I do local. But the home time makes the pay difference worth it. (I'm only talking 100 per week difference here)
For your question, I don't have an answer, other than this- local daycab jobs need to pay a higher rate per mile, or a higher percentage simply because you are not usually running a ton of miles, and if paid on percentage, the loads simply don't pay as much. A load going 100 miles isn't going to pay what an 1100 mile load pays. So to attract local drivers, employers have to pay a higher rate than OTR just to make it attractive to potential employees.

These are just my opinions, based on what I've seen in the last 13 years of driving.

 

Question: What is Daycab driving?

 

its a semi without a sleeper.

 

Now I work for Frito Lay and make good money sleep at home most nights and sleep in motels when im away.

 

$450 a week?

Is that gross or net?

 

450 a week wow that's not much