Pay

Most LTL companies pay their local drivers hourly. So do many food and beverage distribution companies.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ttention-all-rookies-wannabes-local-jobs.html

I know youre not a rookie. but I included a list of some ideas for local jobs in that thread.

 

He said OTR... not local

 

My mistake, I did not see that.

 

I've seen a ad here on craigslist, Stating $900.min. no matter what your miles are.
They claim to cover the short weeks. Not sure how that works, Maybe they take $ from your good weeks to cover the bad ones?

 

It seems local pays more. Unless your with a reputable company or smaller fleet that compensates which are hard to find. If your staying OTR you can't beat LTL 5 days on the road .45-.53 a mile to start plus you sleep in a hotel. Can't beat that.

 

Alot of LTLs are higher than 53 cpm. We are at 63.5 and ABF is just behind us.

 

Alot more than I thought! I was basing it off of Saia when they were gonna hire but as a city driver and I applied for linehaul. I Didn't take it cause didn't seem like there was gonna be enough OT.

 

AMEN to that wolfy. I have just about reached my limit for working for nothing all the time. I have decided to get out of it and go haul water i am so sick of it. Altho there may be some interesting ideas on this thread to keep in mind, LTL sounds kinda good.

 

If you get into expedited side your paid by the %.It can be more money in it but depends who you ask.