TMC percentage vs miles

It's a crap shoot. Driver pay is highly dependant on if you are willing to let the company dictate how you run. They micromanage like no other. They want you parked up as close to the reciever as possible, if not right at the receiver, they want you to leave out on Sunday to get parked up, with dispatchers it's a popularity game with most. They swear they don't play favorites, but if you read my tmc experiance thread, you'll see where I caught my dispatcher lying you me about available loads. Overall if you work hard, and are willing to be micromanaged, you can average 1000 to 1300 a week .

 

If you plan on being home most weekends, you will be running the shorter hauls and staying close to home. Therefore your best bet is percentage most of the time especially as rates are on an upward trend.

 

Percentage, mileage pay usually only works out if you're in tmc specialized or boats division

 

IMO only work for % if YOU have access to the rate sheet.

 

Tmc won't give you access to the rate sheet, they do however, put the amount the truck makes in the load notes

The way it works at tmc is tmc logistics gets the loads, tmc transportation technically lease tyre trucks to tmc logistics. Logistics takes a 25% cut right off the top, what's left is the "truck rate". This is how it was explained to me after I left as I kept in touch with my driver manager. He explained it this way to me after he quit to go work for system seven

 

Gunner, you're on fire. If you keep your head in the game, you're going to be one of those 6 figure company schmucks. Did you retire from the military? And for the lurkers out there thinking about trucking, could you tell everyone how long you've been driving?

 

Thank you six, no I did not retire from the navy. I seen where it was headed nearing the end of my enlistment. I started my driving career on July 1 2014, was first seated on August 26th 2014. So roughly 3.5 years solo.