Containers to be picked up on the NJ docks

how much does a dozen eggs cost in siberia? yeah, i know. your questions show a fairly large lack of knowledge of this industry, which is ok, but you need to be extra cautious. first off, rates very widely from company to company. next, anybody who pays percentage and refuses to tell you up front how much you will be making..... and i mean EXACTLY, are thieves. if any employer refuses to tell you up front what your wages are, you would be stupid to work for them and will get what you have coming to you for your lack of good judgement.


look elsewhere. good companies are hiring.

 

This varies by load. It all depends on what someone is willing to pay to have the load hauled. With containers, it's really kinda weird. Give oyu an example, saw the total billing on a load that originated in China coming to Colorado. The total bill was $3,700 appx. for the shipment, our charge from the rail to the customer was $700, the rail portion from Long Beach to Colo. was $550, the remainder was the container ship and China. Working for a small company I often hang in dispatch and will hear rates quoted. We charge between $165 and $200 for a local Denver move from the ramp to the customer, since I'm a company driver and get hourly for that move it doesn't affect me. Now, we have an O/O who gets paid 95% of that if he was doing it. Our OTR rates are mileage + fuel + extra stop (if needed) or we have some flat rate areas where we give a direct quote + fuel surcharge. Now, for OTR work I get paid a percentage (30%) of what we charge the broker before FSC. I just did a Denver to SLC to Grantsville, Ut back to Denver, based on my percentage, I'll make roughly $600 for that load.

Also it depends on various other factors, who's supplying the chassis, does the load require a specialized chassis, is there a Port fee involved, a flip fee involved.