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And to add....that's $1951.60 for the week (before taxes). Just out of curiosity how much do you need to get cpm to hit that on a week of average miles? I know that question is kinda broad and I apologise for that but I honestly don't know because I don't run otr.
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3000 miles a week at .65 cpm mile would be $1950.00.... have to be OTR for that. probably a bit more specialized.... does not include accessorials. ( spell check that word )

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3000 miles a week at .65 cpm mile would be $1950.00.... have to be OTR for that. probably a bit more specialized.... does not include accessorials. ( spell check that word )
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No need to spell check lol, I knew what ya meant. 3000 miles is a lot isn't it? From what I've read on here that's best case scenario. It would be nice if they would (could) keep all the otr guys running that much, maybe more people would take pride in what they do

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No need to spell check lol, I knew what ya meant. 3000 miles is a lot isn't it? From what I've read on here that's best case scenario. It would be nice if they would (could) keep all the otr guys running that much, maybe more people would take pride in what they do
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From what I have experienced, If a driver, ( myself included ) "Desires" or "wants" to be on the road...aka OTR... The miles are there... IF, a driver desires to be home weekly/on weekends.... no so much, as your dispatcher has to keep you in a Region/ Regional.
Regional pays less cpm as well....At least in Glass or even FB OTR..... OTR inn Glass has an extremely higher avg mile per load vs a regional driver....so less Loading/unloading time...etc.....

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From what I have experienced, If a driver, ( myself included ) "Desires" or "wants" to be on the road...aka OTR... The miles are there... IF, a driver desires to be home weekly/on weekends.... no so much, as your dispatcher has to keep you in a Region/ Regional.
Regional pays less cpm as well....At least in Glass or even FB OTR..... OTR inn Glass has an extremely higher avg per load vs a regional driver....so less Loading/unloading time...etc.....
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That sounds like a good gig yet everyone drags a reefer and #####es about it lol.

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That sounds like a good gig yet everyone drags a reefer and #####es about it lol.
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Drivers B**ch.... its what we do...lol

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That sounds like a good gig yet everyone drags a reefer and #####es about it lol.
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Ask one million drivers what color the sky is.... and you'll get one million different answers Mine included!

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Compensation continues to improve in our profession; I see many regional and even OTR companies offering 60cpm or more. It might be helpful if we start listing companies that not only have the high CPM but the miles to go with it and good benefits to boot.

I am considering doing a true OTR job for the next 2 or 3 years because it is the quickest way to get high pay while having a more or less easy, scenic, low stress experience. 60cpm x 3000 miles = $1800/week base wage. Add in the bonuses and accessorials and it is not IMO an unreasonable goal to make that number an average. Potentially, over $93k/ year for simple, meat-and-potatos OTR. Some of these big carriers you might think would not get you the miles but big carriers have a lot of different routes and accounts and likely there is a fast-lane or two available if we just ask for it.

Here are a few:
Forward Freight Systems - based in Chicagoland 70CPM regional flat beds

Van Eerden - based in Byron Center, Mi
One of their gigs is a big loop taking office furniture to Ca and bringing produce back - at least 1700 miles each way. they don't quite offer 60 (57 or 58 to start) but they got great benefits including cheap medical, 401k match, generous safety and other bonuses and $7500 sign on.

Roehl - yeah, I know, a mega-carrier but they advertise 61+ CPM (probably including safety bonus), they have a $10,000 sign on bonus, profit sharing and if you ever get feeling burnt out, you can take 7 days at a time in home time - you can even do 7 out and 7 off.
They advertise average mileage of 2300 to 2600 per week but surely, a company that size will have some truly long haul accounts.

Experior Transport - Bases in Illinois, New Jersey, California and (I believe) Michigan. CPM is only about 55 but they have $50-$100 stop pay for every stop including pick up. If you are willing to run 70% North East you will make $100k at Experior. They don't say much on the website but I had a long talk with the General Manager. Benefits however are thin.

I'd like to focus here on regular, no endorsement, van, reefer and maybe flat bed companies - the kind of job anyone can get with a couple years experience.

I also see very good offers for teams now-a-days. Experienced teams are being offered upward of $180k/year. Bar Nun is offering 71-73 CPM for OTR and 82 CPM ! for regional.

I think it is a great time to look for greener grass if your company has not kept up with current wage standards.
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Barr Nunn pays well...and also has high standers... which is a plus

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Barr Nunn pays well...and also has high standers... which is a plus
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STANDARDS.... I've noticed the longer I stay out on the road, the worse my spelling becomes.... probably my language as well........

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I found a place willing to sell fuel for $0.20 a gallon if you're willing to pay in coins made prior to 1964. That should be a pretty good indicator of how much our currency has been devalued over the years.

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rabbiporkchop said: ↑

I found a place willing to sell fuel for $0.20 a gallon if you're willing to pay in coins made prior to 1964. That should be a pretty good indicator of how much our currency has been devalued over the years.
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The joke is silver.

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