24% PAY or 44.5cpm PAY???

this is my opinion on % pay. i worked for a company out of sheldon,ia and they payed percentage, which was fine but i was use to being payed mileage. loads generally come from the east to the central states are cheaper paying loads, and the ones coming from the central states going to the east are higher paying loads.(at least this is what i have ran across) some states have pretty cheap freight that doesnt pay as much as other states. i like mileage because i know how much i make per mile. most companys can cheat you out of percentage pay. you have to watch them close. but get opinions from other drivers that just my experience

 

IF anyone works for % pay, they had better trust that company 100%. There is a GREAT danger of fraud in percentage pay, IMHO. They can falsify papers saying the load paid $3000 and really it paid $5000, be careful is all I'm saying. I would never work for % again as I do not trust most companies to tell the truth.

 

Regional running percentage is not a good as it seems.

Deadhead miles don't pay anything. If you do four 600 mile runs, including 350 miles deadhead. They need to pay at least $850.00 total to average what a driver being paid milage would get at .35 a mile for all miles.

Short runs typically do pay more, it's the nature of the beast.

But, if a company has an in house brokerage (IE Prime). The brokerage company (hint hint) takes their cut OFF the top, before your company, located across the street, tells you what you make.

This is how companies screw you on percentage hauling. They can own a brokerage company and a trucking company, and get paid by both. While you get paid by only one. Usually at a 10% reduction in YOUR pay at a minimum. If said "broker" takes 20% off the top, before handing it to "the company"....well you get the idea.