Sliding scale? What is this?

My understanding..so far...I am researching too..

Longer trips get less per mile because it would be less loading and unloading so more miles can be covered in a few days time so the company isn't going to pay higher cents per miles.

Shorter trips would mean more loading and unloading time, hence more unpaid waiting times, so the company pays higher miles to make up for it.

The various scales also depend on whether a person is a company driver and has everything provided for him or if he's an owner operator needing more money because he has to pay all his expenses out of his own pocket.

Suzi

 

It means just what it says. Your pay rate is figured by the length of the haul.

Let's say you run 4 trips this week.

1 trip at 500 miles and .28 per mile = $140.00

2 trips at 300 miles and .30 per mile = $180.00

1 trip at 1000 miles and .27 per mile = $270.00


You made $590.00 for the entire week.

The same guy who runs with a company that pays only .28 a mile for every mile. Made $588.00 He pulled 1 trip for 2100 miles...unloaded only once.

Never work for sliding scale ! Percentage is okay, if you have an honest company.

Short runs typically pay the companies more....not the driver. That's why they use the sliding scale, they put the industry average on the bottom, to entice you to pull them, when they are actually making about 30-40% more for the short runs anyway...just not paying you the extra.

 

Industry average starting pay is right at .28 per mile. Some pay more, others pay less.

Check the board for the differant companies and the rate of pay. Choose carefully.

 

So if it isn't too redundant, which companies use sliding scale?

 

doesnt seem all that fair does it? Thanks for the info. I was looking at a couple of slide scales. Almost seems like its made for the company and not the driver and thats not for me.

 

Knight does.........