That's fine but you should post that because your pay wasn't based on the $.36 a mile alone it was largely based on extras which can be misleading to a newb particularly when they're looking at van work. She hears $.36 a mile and you say you made that and brought home $1200 a week that's misleading in this context. $.36 a mile sucks period.
What's a reasonable otr cpm for a brand new driver
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At .36 cpm, $40,000/year is 111,0000 miles or averaging 2136 miles/week and that's before any accessory pay. Conversely to make the same at $12/hr, one would have to work 56 hours a week to get enough overtime to make the same amount. Personally, I would rather be up in a truck making closer to 50,000 a year with my weekends off than working 7 days a week in a hot factory.PhilKenSebben, Dan.S, QuietStorm and 2 others Thank this. -
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@Hoosier_Girl husband should consider tankers and just bypass the old "paying your dues" companies. I remember a student last year that had a choice of Girton Propane Service or Trimac Transportation at graduation. He chose Trimac, but either would have been ok.
Girton hauls agricultural chemicals. Here's some more besides those two that hire new cdl grads:
Schneider Bulk
Tidewater Transit
CTL Transportation
McKenzie Tank Lines
SVTN
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@johndeere4020, you're losing you're credibility. Furthermore, OTR is not for everybody, and it should be noted no one is putting a gun to anyone's head forcing them to do OTR and be away from family. OTR is ideal for some, but not recommended for others. So, you think we should pay 50 cpm as a "worthwhile wage" so that you can then force them into OTR and say "I'm paying you good and as such, you'll run the way I tell you to run"? Because that's what I'm hearing you say.
Working down in the sewers is not great work other, but many do it, and most of them make far less then others working top-side. Job appeal is purely relative to the individual and for you to presume to tell others what they should find appealing and what they should not find appealing is not right on multiple levels. And the apparent idea that if a job is "not appealing" to JohnDeere, then you must pay them a higher wage, is ridiculous on it's face.Dan.S and hoosiergirl Thank this. -
Maybe as a store manager... $12 an hr for 2000 hrs is $24000.
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