Tarp pay question

...i was about to say ... $215 for 8-9hour
McDonald's starting pay $18 ....you must be kidding

 

You're getting screwed whether you tarp or not, OP.

 

You actually have several ways of looking at this.

1. Mileage pay -

$215.00 / 300 miles = $0.72 mile cpm (Loaded and empty miles)
$215.00 / 150 miles = $1.43 mile cpm (Loaded mile)​

2. Hourly pay -

$215.00 / 8 hrs = $26.885‬ hr No tarp
$215.00 / 9 hrs = $23.88 hr Tarp
$215.00 / 10 hrs = $21.50 hr Tarp​

3. Time -

300 miles / 65mph = 4.62 hrs driving
300 miles/ 55mph = 5.45 hrs driving
300 miles/ 45mph = 6.66 hrs driving

8 hrs - 4.62 hrs = 3.38 hrs
9 hrs - 4.62 hrs = 4.38 hrs
10 hrs - 4.62 hrs = 5.38 hrs

8 hrs - 5.45 hrs = 2.55 hrs
9 hrs - 5.45 hrs = 3.55 hrs
10 hrs - 5.45 hrs = 4.55 hrs

8 hrs - 6.66 hrs = 1.34 hrs
9 hrs - 6.66 hrs = 2.34 hrs
10 hrs - 6.66 hrs = 3.34 hrs​

You have to look at the money you make in context to what system of measure you want to compare it.
But be careful, you may find out you're over paid.
For instance, you said you do a run, 150 miles one way, 300 mile round trip, I'm guessing...empty. So.... it should take you 4.62 hours to drive at 65 miles an hour, and it takes you approx 3.38 hours to secure, tarp, untarp, secure equipment. That's based on an 8 hour day, if it takes you 9-10 hours, then either you're driving slower, perhaps as an oversize and on side slower roads, or you're dogging it.

Now you can compare apples and oranges. Mind you, 8 years ago, I was driving for .38 cpm, loaded or empty. Until the recent inflation problem brought about in the last 2 years, you were making double of what I made 8 years ago, and it was worth more until the recent inflation killed our blue collar gains in liviing wages increase.

So my advice, is keep your head down, do your job, save your money and then you can buy your own truck, run your own business and negotiate what you consider fair compensation, and deal with all the regulations that your boss and company do. The alternative, is losing the contract and the work and the job. Remember you're making:
$215.00 day, X 5 = $1,075.00 week - $4,300.00 month - $51,600 year Presumption, Company Driver
....this is pre-tax...I'm not even going to open that can of worms....it's the bane of working people to be fleeced for being productive.
If you're O/O, L/O or god forbid, 1099..then you might have a gripe..but otherwise, save what you can, it's going to get rough and work as long as you can.

 

Personally I think the company needs to up their rates. They need to be in the 12-15 range plus fsc, plus permits. Then tarp every load. Plus it shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes to tarp plate steel

 

What would it take to make you happy tarping?

 

I agree
That per mile rate looks good to me but for a load from NY to CA
Not down the street

Those short runs need to pay a lot more and not by the mile but by the load

I wouldn’t ride as a passenger for that but that’s my personal opinion
And the pay would be different if you live on the Canadian border or some super small town

 

I have no idea how much truck drivers make, and it's not up to me to dictate what is good money.