Percentage/Commission Pay Question

I get a copy of the rate confirmation for every load that I haul. As a matter of fact, I book 90% of my loads myself. Any driver that's paid on commission whose company does not make this information available should be moving to another company.

 

FMCSA covers this for O/Os, but not employees.

 

ya i get the rate confirmation emailed to me before i think about heading to pick it up. also if the boss wont tell u the gross pay of the load get out of there chances are they are screwing u

 

nope, no law.

company drivers are SSSSSSSSSSSSSS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

but don't worry too much. your not gonna find a company that will actually pay you the full percentage.

that's why i say the best pay is mileage. then you know what your making. and at the end of the week. you've actually made more. vs. percentage pay.

you also travel less deadhead. when i was on percentage i was easily hitting 700 + deadhead. that crap dropped to about 150 once i changed to mileage pay.

 

Most carriers that pay percentage are honest. I have always paid on the full rate of the load. I have also worked on percentage and never felt that I got shorted. You can lose money on mileage, especially if you are paid HHG. If you don't feel the company is being honest with you then leave and find on whom you do think is honest.

 

how do u figure? most companies pay HHMG miles or practical not actual HUB so right there they short u miles not to mention ur at the mercy of the dispatcher. like i stated earlier i get the ACTUAL rate confirmation sighned and dated by the customer before i even think of picking up the load. also if i have any doubts i can ask the customer or the broker what my company is getting the load for and it is actually encouraged by my companies owner. As for ur statement about dead heading, i do not have the slightest idea what ur talking about....even when rates low and freight is slow the MOST I have ever dead headed is 168 miles aside from that it is usually anywhere from 10 miles to about 100miles on average. another thing is if im sitting for a day and dispatch has nothing lined up yet they actually encourage you to jump on a loadboard and "get an extra set of eyes" out there and see if i can line something up.. what basically it all boils down to is the owner of the company. yes a lot will try and screw u over but if u go in there with actual knowlege and common sense about the trucking industry and know what to ask for before you start, you will be able to weed through the con-artist. Even if i didnt work for this company i still would never work for milage.

i forgot to ad:d if i feel the rate is low for a perticular load for a particular area i can call up the dispatcher and or owner discuss it with them to either negotiate a better rate or grab something else. try that with a milage pay based company. as my boss tells each and everyone of us...."if ur not making enough money,the truck isn't making enough money,and if the truck isn't making enough money I'm not making enough money"

 

depends on if your an o/o or company man.

big difference in how things get handled. and i'm guessing your a o/o.

a company man, on percentage. gets screwed. royally. mileage pay is the way to go. unless he works for company that dn't pay worth a darn anyways. which seems to be the majority these days.

funny how last year people were saying 35 cents was way too low. but this year. 35 cents seems to almost be the top of the range. not too many are paying better then that.