Trucker MySpace
- Truckers Making Friends. Chicken Truckers Come Meet Other Truckers!
Truck Trading Post
- New Classified Ads Section! Post for Free, Sell Your Stuff Fast!
|
Trucker MySpace
- Truckers Making Friends. Chicken Truckers Come Meet Other Truckers! |
| |||||||
| Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board - The Premiere Truck Driver Forum | |||||
| |
| Questions To Truckers From The General Public The Rockin' Chair. Not a trucker? Want to know something that's been bugging you about truckers? Why do truckers do this & why do they do that? Ask truckers here. Give truckers your opinion. |
 |
| | Thread Tools | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
07.16.2007
| ||||
| ||||
| Sliding scale? What is this? HI all, What is a sliding scale? I can't seem to find any info. I just got some recruiting stuff in the mail from...lol the worst company to work for...but in their pamphlet, it mentions their pay and then it mentions their "length of haul, sliding scale rates" ie...0-99 miles .16......100-149 .16..etc, what does that mean? Ryan  |
| Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links: |
| |
|
07.16.2007
| |||
| |||
| My understanding..so far...I am researching too.. Longer trips get less per mile because it would be less loading and unloading so more miles can be covered in a few days time so the company isn't going to pay higher cents per miles. Shorter trips would mean more loading and unloading time, hence more unpaid waiting times, so the company pays higher miles to make up for it. The various scales also depend on whether a person is a company driver and has everything provided for him or if he's an owner operator needing more money because he has to pay all his expenses out of his own pocket. Suzi |
|
07.16.2007
| ||||
| ||||
| It means just what it says. Your pay rate is figured by the length of the haul. Let's say you run 4 trips this week. 1 trip at 500 miles and .28 per mile = $140.00 2 trips at 300 miles and .30 per mile = $180.00 1 trip at 1000 miles and .27 per mile = $270.00 You made $590.00 for the entire week. The same guy who runs with a company that pays only .28 a mile for every mile. Made $588.00 He pulled 1 trip for 2100 miles...unloaded only once. Never work for sliding scale ! Percentage is okay, if you have an honest company. Short runs typically pay the companies more....not the driver. That's why they use the sliding scale, they put the industry average on the bottom, to entice you to pull them, when they are actually making about 30-40% more for the short runs anyway...just not paying you the extra.
__________________ Insuring polititions fear that which goes bump in the night. Seek out their personal homes and family members. -- SU 83 __________________ |
|
07.16.2007
| ||||
| ||||
| Thanks guys for your replies. This info was from swift and while Im not really thinking of going with them anymore thanks to this site...it just didnt seem like much because .16 a mile is, to me, sad. That djust doesnt make sense. I figured there would have to be some other pay that went along with it instead of just that .16 / mile. I thought maybe it was in addition to something else. Because with their scale...250-299 gives you .06/ mile. Also, their starting pay was .26 a mile. I know Im a newbie and have no experience...but isnt that low too...how much should one start off makign with zip for exp? |
|
07.17.2007
| ||||
| ||||
 Quote:
Check the board for the differant companies and the rate of pay. Choose carefully.
__________________ Insuring polititions fear that which goes bump in the night. Seek out their personal homes and family members. -- SU 83 __________________ |
| Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links: |
| |
|
08.08.2007
| ||||
| ||||
| Quote:
doesnt seem all that fair does it? Thanks for the info. I was looking at a couple of slide scales. Almost seems like its made for the company and not the driver and thats not for me. 
__________________ “My guess is that there is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate trucker than a tenth-rate executive.” |
|
08.08.2007
| ||||
| ||||
| Quote:
|
|
| Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board | |||||
| |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Trucker Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Tandem Sliding and Pin pulling tool | TNtrucker07 | Experienced Truckers' Advice | 12 | 10.07.2009 09.58 AM |
| Sliding Tandems | et1231 | Trucking Industry Regulations | 24 | 01.07.2008 05.42 AM |
| Sliding tandems | Uncle Charlie | Questions From New Drivers | 22 | 10.08.2007 06.46 PM |
| Air Sliding 5th wheel | Gazoo | Ask An Owner Operator | 4 | 08.05.2007 10.05 PM |
| Sliding Tandems | Mr. Green Jeans | Questions From New Drivers | 5 | 06.18.2007 07.18 PM |
Trucker Forum Disclaimer: All content, information and opinions (collectively, the "Material") presented on Our Trucker Forum Discussion Board at TheTruckersReport.com are those of the authors of posts and messages (collectively, the "participants") and not The Truckers Report. The Truckers Report does not guarantee the reliability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness or up-to-date-ness of the material presented on the Truck Driver Forum. The material is published "as is," and does not represent the official views and opinions of The Truckers Report or any company. Any reliance upon the Material presented on these forums shall be at User's own risk. The Truckers Report does not review the substance of the content posted by users on these forums and is therefore not responsible for any of such content. The Truckers Forum merely provides a space for its users to express and exchange their own opinions. Privacy Statement.
Linear Mode
