Percentage pay

Simple.....Since you are on percentage you ask what the load pays.

 

Capitalism: when there's a shortage of trucks Or demand for freight your rate increases. Vs. consistent rate, always looking for mileage...remove pot of gold.

i.e. percentage pay is where your pay will have the affect of working for 3 weeks while driving one week...

 

percentage pay is the way to go. It's based on the freight rate at the time. It will go up, it will go down. However pulling a flat bed most often you will burn up your 14 more then your 11.(less miles driven each day) less pay. Also your load screen will show the pay to the truck and your expected miles to pick up and deliver the load. Are both accurate? who knows. The miles you can figure that out, the rate you just deal with it. The higher paying loads tend to be dispatched early in the day. Get your self empty, have a full clock each day and you will do well. But that's in a perfect flat bed world. Flat bed work is hard on your mind and body. A lot of people come into it with wide open eyes and big dreams. Then reality sets in, the first day you get put into your own truck. Its like being kicked out of the nest. Your on your own making decisions to get you down the road. You work in the heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, day, night. But you know what.....I wouldn't drive anything but open deck. When your sitting waiting to get loaded watch the fellas ahead of you with their securement and tarp methods. Get out of the truck and ask questions you may have, take pictures for future reference. Flat bed drivers will always help out another driver. You see some dude trying to fold his tarp up when they are waiting for him to unload , or its inclement weather get out and help him.

 

Spot on highway. My entire time in training my trainer never had a load pay more on mileage. Of course 90% of his loads were 2 day runs that paid over $1000 per load and we turned them into one day runs due to having my clock and his to run on. The misconception is that as a single driver you can make what a trainer makes. It's true you can IF your a trainer. Mine showed me his last 2013 settlement, he grossed $98k. A single driver with tmc might gross am average of $75k once at 32% and running hard moody weekend out

 

That's right Gunner, When I was a trainer the first ting I would tell the trainee is he would not run the way we are and not make the money I was. I didn't train for the money, I trained for the home time and showers. I didn't tell them the money I was making as a trainer, after all it was based on two people working, not me. That's just bragging and showing off to a new driver in my book. My job was to train them as a driver and proper load securement, time management as a solo driver how to deal with shippers/ consignees, truck break downs and maintenance. I found out training was not for me and went back to being a solo driver.

 

Gunner, what's the reason you left TMC?

 

Multiple issues, didn't like that my fleet manager was harping on me to become a trainer, i had personal issues at home with a family member, also got turd of having to deal with alot of their bs.