Why do people say the pay is low?

Fair enough, yea i just did 48×70 for a basic example. I usally tend to stay towards simple broad math for examples. Most peoples eyes seem to glaze over if i get beyond that lol. As towards the OT thing. Also fair though as i said i literally forgot it was a thing.

 

I think its because people are forgetting that "old school" drivers are comparing the pay they made 30 years ago running 3 logbooks to the pay we make today, running in full compliance with DOT HOS regulations thanks to our e-logs.

So yea, someone running 3 logbooks could have made 100 grand 20 years ago. Today that won't happen because we are in compliance with HOS and that means we only get about 3200 or so (plus or minus) miles a week. One of my driver trainers told me he used to run 3 log books and ran east to west coast and back without stopping for anything more than fuel. Something about taking little white pep pills. He said that was not safe, but he made super good money in those weeks.

 

McDonald’s will start you at $19.50 an hour now in many parts of the country. I know a Subway sandwich maker who doubles as the fill-in assistant manager and they pay her $21.50 an hour. This girl all of 22 years old probably couldn’t boil an egg. That’s almost as much as some truck drivers make per hour. The girl I date? She has an apartment in the middle of town. In the middle of Raleigh. She sits in her living room with all her gig apps open. She picks and chooses what order she takes for deliveries. And she also occasionally does rideshare. She averages $32 an hour from her living room. I think truck driver to say we are Over paid perhaps haven’t quite caught up with the current times. But this is also why when you go to Subway and order a foot-long that once upon a time just a few years ago was five dollars is now pushing $20. Lol

 

you got to be kidding me, right ??? standard ???what do you mean , standard ?? was $5.00 diesel standard ??? was $200. in hr Mecanic shop labor standard? was a tire $600-800 standard??? was ever parts 100% more expensive standard price ??? if you rent, do you pay as much as you paid 2 years ago??? do you even have any idea what you talking about? or you just repeat like everyone else says ?

 

he is FOS !! he just want you to be like him . believe in everything they say, scared , afraid so you can be a driver and get you 1 million miles sticker on your door.
im so #### glad that did not go to CDL school to get mi CD license

 

I don’t pay those amounts for fuel service or tires. That’s bf Goodrich Peterbilt service or Nastc fuel.
And I do know what I’m talking about Sir.

 

Is she really doing all that well at $32 an hour? What happens when her car breaks down or wears out? Is there enough money to justify a replacement. Most of this gig work is just big companies unloading a bunch of real business costs on people that think they're making money but really aren't.

 

it doesn't matter !!!! so you work in you truck , you look for good deals , probably like myself, but you save a lots of money , so you can give to the brokers and shippers???? you try to save as much as you can , so you can work more ???? is this logical thinking as a business man ????

 

RPM, should be what you can deliver to the customer. That’s accounting for your expenses, your income, and keeping your market and competition in mind. It’s not a magical number. Have you ever even bid on a customers lane?!?

 

Well? Maybe companies need to raise their pay so drivers can be compliant and afford to live.

The drivers are doing their job. Time for companies to step up and stop treating us like the dregs of society.