Hiring Drivers

If you know how to manage your personal finances and tax situation there is no upside to per diem pay ... if you don't know how to manage your personal finances - it's all downside because, well, you don't how to manage you finances.

 

Hi, i'm almost done with present job m, almost 5 years in a warehouse here Des Moines, drove truck's most of life, wife wanted me off the road @06 so i did , got the road, then she dev me 3 months latter, o=well. so my quistion is would you hire me, i know what i'm doing around a truck, and tell shop what needs too be fixed, my home time i would like too be home the 31th of every month,so i can pay my storage and apt rent type stuff ,mayby a couple days , then after that i'm free as bird, i had 2 accidents but i'm going out fri and get my driver report,too see what on there, i have my cdl , curent medical card, and my hire right is clean,Everett

 

I have been with Maverick 6 months and I am at .41 cents a mile. On top of that I can get perdiem and I have qualified for the fuel bonus for two quarters straight for more than $1400.00

 

I'm not following you Jim.


I'll say this. A per diem might not be bad if you put it on top of a fair income. But to put it on top of $0.23 cpm is pretty much financial suicide.

 

If you plan on buying anything that requires a loan its financial suicide. See what kind of house you can get with your $25,000 - $30,000 income.(2500miles a week for 52 weeks is only $29,900) You might even be hard pressed to secure an auto loan for anything over $8,000

It also financial suicide when it comes to filing a claim for workers comp, disability, unemployment, it even affects your social security.


Im curious, what do you see as the advantage for the per diem? And does Butler charge the driver for being on the per diem?


I guess its a great thing if your paying child support that is based off your income.

 

Tango transport and werner basically did the same thing.....guess what! My house and cars are paid off thanks to the money I made.

If you think Butler is ripping drivers off, than you better be fair and say 90% of other companies are too cuz they do the same thing...

 

Wow you have been driving for 8 years and took a loan out and paid off a house.. I was talking about buying a house not a trailer. Not that there is anything wrong with trailer park living.

Werner and Tango... you seem like a person who makes good decisions. Thanks for the info.