Pay rates going up?!

Well,hello hello there drivers! Just got back from my 5 weeks vacation (2nd this year BTW) and was looking for a job.Seems like @ Chicagoland 1099 companies 60 CPM is becoming a new standard.Stroke a deal for reefer,East and South runs @65 CPM starting beginning of December.What's the situation in your neck of woods? Making more money?

 

I've been researching alot. From all I see. Pay is going up. Also rumors there will be fighting over drivers. So pay goes up more.
This is just the best I can see in the future.... next ten years.

 

I notice a few companies starting out with at least .50-60 cpm and huge sign bonuses too. In my opinion, they should ve been paying .50cpm plus over 10 years ago

 

No. This is how the "free market" is supposed to work. But more importantly, a company has to be VERY CAREFUL about raising standard wages. It's easy to raise them to attract qualified employees to meet new volume demands, but when the economy slows down again, you're now stuck paying current employees more than new startups are having to pay or to new hires to replace old employees who drop out.

 

I'm all for meaningful higher wages but these are often just a re-jiggering of benefits or employment expectations or sliding pay scale. So be careful before jumping ship.

 

this is great news for people looking to get into the industry!

 

Better question is why driver pay isn't scaled more towards quality of the individual driver within said company. Example Bob and Dave both have been driving 15+ years Bob has had no major violations, accident or tickets. Dave has speed tickets every other year, multiple HOS violation, and claims he hits those elusive yellow deer all the time.
Burns me up that Bob and Dave still are paid exactly the same. Where else but trucking

 

If you ask me freight seems slow.
I see another loser holiday season.
Nobody is working.
Nobody is spending.
The only store that ever seems crowded is Walmart.

 

They pay more, because of ELD, since people won't be able to run as many miles anymore.

 

Slight increase in rates with automotive freight in Michigan, pretty much is covering the fuel price increase. Still slow.