new driver pay

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by krc3176, Jan 25, 2015.

  1. krc3176

    krc3176 Bobtail Member

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    I'm just curious about pay? I'm in my 3rd month of driving and I started at .34cpm plus .05 cpm per diem and 1.5 cpm holiday for a .405 cpm total. I run Midwest auto parts for Toyota and Ford mainly I'm home every weekend and get 2900-3700 miles week. Is that average or above or below? Thank you all
     
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  3. SHOJim

    SHOJim Road Train Member

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    What company do you work for?
     
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  4. TNMT

    TNMT Light Load Member

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    Everything is good I guess but I wouldn't do the per diem. Not enough tax advantage for most people to make it worth it. Give me the straight 40 cent a mile. It was put in to benefit the company not the driver.
     
  5. krc3176

    krc3176 Bobtail Member

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    I work for kc transportation. Main office is in Carlton mi but I run out of Princeton Indiana
     
  6. david123abc

    david123abc Heavy Load Member

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    Averages out to nearly 70k, which is pretty good really regardless of experience. Wouldn't be crazy about the per diem though.

    Curious to know if you do end up making that much at years end though. Good things have a way of fizzling out just when you get used to it.
     
  7. Flybynight041

    Flybynight041 Medium Load Member

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    You can get into LTL and make almost 20 cpm more pulling doubles.
     
  8. BiggG74

    BiggG74 Bobtail Member

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    Yup. Most LTL you're home every night or day. And make about 70k also.
     
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  9. bubbagumpshrimp

    bubbagumpshrimp Medium Load Member

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    $21.75/hr. LTL (P&D trainee...not line haul).
     
  10. BiggG74

    BiggG74 Bobtail Member

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    You'll have to get O.T. to hit 70k. But it would be similar to the auto parts gig you got going. Just more interaction with different customers.
     
  11. Flybynight041

    Flybynight041 Medium Load Member

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    Some of you guys aren't the greatest at math. 40 cpm will give you an average of 40-50 k a year. Nobody runs 3,000 miles plus a week consecutively all year. That's impossible with this industry.
     
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