Starting out pay per mile rate?

Try paying a flat salary of the $2200 per 2 week pay period.

Then ride your dispatch to make sure the driver stays productive and the don't hold it against him when he getsbjacked over at a shipper or consignee.

 

Don't know mileage rates, but the % rate is low . 30% is the norm up here.

 

17% id laugh at you and tell you no thanks most companies will pay 20%-28% of the load and that's with some kind of benefits

 

If you pay by the mile and only have 100 miles or less, a lot of these big companies pay cpm plus a flat rate, say 40 bucks.

 

Ask yourself what YOU would want to push that truck down the road as a company driver.

 

I've never heard of anyone on percentage getting under 22%.
You base your pay on "big carrier" pay ? Do you want to resort to hiring CDL mill graduates like them and have 100% turnover like them ? Why don't you start a Lease/Owner program ?

 

i was paying my co-driver a flat salary of 1200 a week plus a bonus if we hit certain fuel goals or profitability ....would deduct 200 a day for any days spent home after the first day ....and an xmas bonus ....also sprung for all hotel rooms and paid for a lot of little xtras here and there but that was just me

 

I am a wannabe... who has been researching the industry EXTENSIVELY and while not an expert, in broad terms... the way I see it... is...

Median income for a driver is 55k that includes o/o working 50 weeks a year a week paying a portion of their benefits taking 2 days every 3 weeks home time or equivalent +/-

Some made more some less that is the average nationally on 2010 on a recession year.

A company driver after 2 or three years of know how -- 50K +/-

A second year newbie, still learning 45 +/-

A first year newbie on his/her learning curve 37++

This is with a "good" company that delivers on the 2500 a week AVERAGE miles a week that has trucks that don't break down every other day, that has DM's that work with the drivers

and

with A DRIVER THAT WORKS DUTIFULLY.

A hustler will make more a slacker will make less... I have read dozens of threads to come to this... I may be wrong, but I keep coming to the same conclusion...

I hope this helps you making your numbers... if you pay more, less turn around and less newbies which is very costly to YOU.