East Pay and West Pay...please explain

Freight rates to REAL O/O's is cheap in TX, AZ, CA, NM, etc. So Swift isn't getting it either.

I seriously doubt it's because of longer average runs.

There you go folks! Rug said something supporting the company policy......

 

That's almost a pack of cigarettes in NY right?

 

Well, there are different kinds of miles. West of the Big Muddy, the Earth's gravitational pull makes miles actually shorter thus less pay. Not to mention more mountains which lowers fuel economy and harsher weather which increases idle times for the company drivers. The company lower the pay to compensate.
East of the Mississip they use the British Imperial Thermal Unit Mile which is longer thus more pay. This goes back to the olden days of the 13 colonies.
All this stuff can be found on CrackPipedia.com

 

I called Swift last week. I saw a scale that said it will pay .25 with each run over 300 miles. Well that comes to $75 for 1/2 a days work.

 

Paid by the mile... how long does it take to run that mile?

Last week I drove 8 hr's through PA NJ NY:
AVG MPH = 47 !!! (Frikin traffic)

Run through TX:
AVG MPH = 59

So driving east means less pay per hr. if paid at same rate

A 10 hr day # 47 mph = 470 miles
A 10 hr day # 59 mph = 590 miles.
Both a days work... but east is getting hosed
(And angry at all the moron drivers)

 

Not all areas of the east are as congested as NY. If you want to claim the hills of PA slowed you down (and I'm sure they did, I've been there myself), I would present to you I70 going up the mountain west of Denver, or I80 east of Salt Lake, or Donner Pass, or any of those other serious mountains on the west side. The west side also have their cities with heavy traffic congestion as well, as the east side also has areas of wide open travel where you can maintain your top speed and keep your avg mph up.

Like I said, a mile is a mile. Doesn't matter if it's east coast or west coast, it all has the same ups and downs. It's not right that there is a difference in pay. And like I said before, if we all average 2500 miles per week, whether those miles are in the east or west, shouldn't it be right that we all get paid the same (based on our individual pay rates of course. All new drivers should get the same 25 cpm reguardless of where they drive, as well as those with a year experience should all get 34 cpm.) If I was a west coast driver, I would be upset that I get two cents per mile less for driving the same amount of miles as someone on the east coast.

I have a question for those who used to (or currently) drive for other companies: Do other companies also have this policy?

 

Hmm i guess that east/west pay explains the .02 cents im missing on some of my loads--never even knew bout that till this thread

 

You also were aware Walmart loads only pay $.31?

 

did not know that one. thanks