The different forms of Hired Driver Pay/Income?

I think you got most of them. Add layover and load/unload pay. Pay is pretty specific to each job and/or company.

 

That covers the gambit for large carriers. After you put in a year or two look to move up. Hourly pay is a good option, getting you paid for everything you do.

My preference is percentage pay if you haul high tariff freight.

 

cpm: 90%. Period, as a new driver. Unless you get incredibly lucky.
Layover: Good luck. 3/4 of he time you qualify (no matter what company) you won't get it.

Stop Pay: Averages about $30 per stop. Usually BARELY compensates you (Ok, Almost NEVER FULLY compensates you) for very short miles on a given day, for every stop after the 1st stop, which is free. You make a stop in XX town, you drive 20-miles, wait five hours and unload at YYY town, then drive 40 miles and wait five hours at ZZZ town.

You just worked 14 hours, for $60 plus CPM for 60 miles. Bsically, you could have worked at Mcdonald's for more for the hours. And this is pretty much industry standard.

"Maintenance pay" By which you mean breakdown pay. --Paid after 24 hours (and not 22 btw) of being broken down. Varies from $50 per day to $100 per day. Sit for 8 hours waiting on something? You get NOTHING. This is normal for the industry.

Drop/hook pay?: This is a BONUS. You don't get paid extra. You jut picked up a pre-loaded trailer rather than sitting for 2 hours+ for free. Everyone in the universe wants drop/hook.

MPG Bonus: Actually exists and it can make a difference depending on what company you're with.

Safety Bonus: It's a total crapshoot. Some companies are legit, others will screw you over things that are not even remotely your fault, and frankly, good luck telling one from the other before you work there. I have 15 months OTR and no tickets, no accidents or reportable incidents. But I've had a few minor screwups. I've worked for a company that killed my safety bonus over worn tires. (I kid you not) and another that gave it to me, despite the fact that I did $300 in damage to a dock door by backing into it with trailer tails open. YMMV.

Idle Bonus.: Forget it. It's a PENALTY, not a bonus. Anyone wanting to gie you a low-idle bonus doesn't give you an APU, which means you freeze all winter and sweat all summer, or you don't get the bonus. I would look VERY long and hard at anyone claiming "idle bonus" pay. Because you're NEVER going to get it, unless you LIKE 120-degree sleepers.
Early Delivery Bonus: Unless you're working for some very specific line-haul or expidited companies, you will NEVER see this. And as a rookie, FORGET those jobs. They don't have time for rookie drivers.



There is no load/unload pay. I'm not aware that this exists.

 

Not really such a thing as early delivery bonus.

 

New driver gonna work 70 hrs a week and bring home 4 or 500 bucks. Some less and some more.

 

New drivers can make a LOT more than that. I earned $1200-1300 on average my 1st 6 months with a $900 week being an aberration. I worked flatbed and it kicked my butt, but I did it. Anyone stupid enough to work OTR for $500 a week deserves what they get. -They're too stupid to apply at McDonalds, which pays more.