Ton rates ?

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  1. Recurve

    Recurve Bobtail Member

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    Hello im a new driver and I have a job getting paid a set amount by the day. I saw a job posted that said it pays by Ton rates based on

    so much $$ an hour. Just wanted to know if someone can explain how this works. Being a new driver im not familiar with the different

    ways that truckers get paid. Thanks
     
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  3. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    This it typical in grain and aggregate hauling. Point A to Point D may pay $3.80 per ton, and Point A to Point J may pay $4.60 ton. Move the load, go back and do it again .. however many times they want you do run it or how many times you feel like running it.

    This means your empty weight is a given (as in aggregate business where the see the same combinations daily) or you will weight in empty every trip, go load, then you will weight out loaded every trip to determine your net weight.

    That's the way they bill the product and the haul costs (per ton), so they extrapolate this out some to get to a driver wage portion and pay that way. This encourages the driver to get as much product loaded, each and every load, to maximize efficiency and profits for all parties.
     
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    So if you get loaded with 16 ton at $4.60 you get $73.60 plus your rate per hour for however long it takes to run
    that load from start to finish. When your empty on return trip you get just hourly rate or zero.
     
  5. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    I don't know what the ad said that you're questioning. But could be the job entails some ton/load pay and some hourly pay, depending on the job required for that day. But I'd be surprised if the 2 overlap. It's usually a one or the other thing. The ton rate accounts for time to drive the distance with typical traffic speeds, and typical wait times to unload, and the return trip to repeat, and assuming a typical tare weight to loaded weight net differences. If you decide to load an extra ton and roll with it, that's extra money in your pocket if you want to take the chance with over-weight issues.

    When I hauled aggregate we got paid only based on the current per-ton rate between a given sand or gravel pit and a given concrete plant. There was no hourly pay. But anything is possible from the way one company wants to do things Vs. another company
     
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