USA is raising Owner Operator Pay

Discussion in 'USA Truck' started by Payday777, Apr 2, 2014.

  1. Payday777

    Payday777 Bobtail Member

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    Heard this morning that the cpm is going up to $0.98 + Fuel Surcharge on all loaded miles
     
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  3. DGStrong71

    DGStrong71 Road Train Member

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    Lol, maybe they'll clear at least $55,000 now after fuel costs. BTW, I heard they are raising pay for company drivers as well.
     
  4. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Who can run that cheap???
     
  5. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    People who live in their trucks.
     
  6. EZX1100

    EZX1100 Road Train Member

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    UP TO.......

    how many OO's accept that?
     
  7. Starboyjim

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    The companies pay fuel taxes, license fees, do all the bookkeeping, pay tolls and scales, discount some equipment, provide trailers and maintenance on them, and provide work. A good independent can get into the 32% income tax bracket with about 10K miles/month.
     
  8. EZX1100

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    all that "work" justifies the company paying 98cpm? fuel costs about 70cpm, and mileage pay steals about 10% from the driver, so he is actually getting paid 88cpm
     
  9. J_FROG

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    Hmmm, seems like someone on their FB page said that and was told, noway. I've been making good money working for them...lol. I think in the end its better to stay a company driver the beng an O/O with USA.
     
  10. Starboyjim

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    Let's do some math, for facts over conjecture or rumor. HHG is a ripoff, fur sure, but rarely 10%. Usually 6-7%. Practical miles are better, 2-3% better. Then too, let's remember that that the miles aren't always under the dispatch, sometimes, not enough, true, sometimes the miles are over dispatch. So 10% is an inflated number. In my direct personal experience, there is a discounting factor, but I'm running on practical miles now and I don't think it's even 2% average over/under. My direct, personal, recorded miles which I do every trip.

    Now let's look at $.70/mile for fuel. Crazy number. My own records show: 10K miles/month for the last year. My Columbia/14L DD60 gets an average 7mpg over that year. I get approximately $.40/mile fuel surcharge. 10,000/7mpg = 1,428 gallons of fuel that month. 1,428 x $3.45 (buy at corporate discount locations) = $4,927. 10,000 x $.40 = $4,000. $4,927 fuel purchase cost - $4,000 fuel surcharge payment = net fuel cost for 10K miles = $927. If I divide that net cost by the miles, $927/10,000 yields a per mile fuel cost of $.0927/mile. Less than $.10 per mile, so that $.70/mile is another inflammatory number, EZX1100. These are hard numbers, not approximate. If you're not getting a fuel surcharge from your dispatch, I sure hope they're paying at least enough to cover that big cost. (Note: that fuel price number goes up in winter, and it goes up in Utah, Nevada, California, and the east coast, but rarely over $3.60/g)

    J_Frog, it is easier as a company driver. Safer, too. But there's more income and more freedom of choice as an independent. Also, consider this: USA is only one of thousands of truck companies. I leased my transportation services to a company that's been very good for me. I drove for them as a company driver at $.38/mile plus various small perks. Not bad, right? Well, as an independent, I have load selection, better trips (IMHO) all the miles I want to run, and pretty much doubled my net income. Consider that. For every mile I drive, I make twice as much takehome than I did as a company driver. It's all about keeping your truck in good shape, controlling expenses, and driving consistent miles. My $.02.
     
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  11. EZX1100

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    not inflated, i dont run my truck nor does a company run its business on exact numbers, you have to come up with conservative figures to cover nuances in life, or you will always be in the red

    also,, i was not taking out maintenance, insurance and a host of other truck charges, so 70cpm is LOW not high

    if you get 6mpg and fuel is $4, your fuel cost is 66cpm for every mile, (lets not include idling) so lets keep the 70cpm

    you dispatched at 500 miles, you google it, its actually 525, you drive it, it comes out to 550, now, you can play with HHG miles all you want, but if you drive the HHG miles, you will shut down 30 miles away from your destination

    so basically, that 10% ACTUAL overage is out of your pocket, and you are giving it to the carrier and their customer
     
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