Wouldn't northern and northeastern jobs pay less due to bad weather?

that is why they pay more, nobody wants to do it as much so you have to pay more to get guys to run that area. when you see rates of 50 cpm for the northeast that is because its hard to get drivers to run that area so they get better rates and can pay more. it is easy to run the west and southwest and therefore lower rates and less pay. you dont get paid more becaause the job is easier you get paid more fot the job that is harder.

 

it is all put into an overall rate the company makes, it its 48 state trust me you will end up in the northeast to make up the difference, some companies have a rep for getting you out there and keeping you there for a long time. most companies with regionalize there hauling and pay on different levels

 

cause most of those larger otr companies dont go up into the northeast, so they dont have to worry
companies pay people relocation bonuses and just straight up bonuses to drive in the northeast, cause no one wants to go out there
so the reasons you think they would get paid less, the weather, the traffic, big cities.. etc... are the reasons they have to pay people more. in general, jobs dont pay you more for doing less/easier work

 

I your OTR there will be no pay difference even If you go into the Northeast. If your a Norteast regional driver then you get the increased pay.

 

Fiirst off Blue--Where do you get the idea that the larger companies DO NOT go to the NE? They all go up there and have a major presence--unless of course you are buyin into some recruiter BS---
Now Songster--one thing you will learn(if you stay in this business--there is NO escaping the weather--doesn't matter where you live or run--wx is a variable in trucking and something you will have to live with--and while you will run into close raods etc--up north and parts of the west in winter--you will also--deal with summer thunderstorms throughout the south--that all but flood--lowlying interstates and creep along in traffic like you were in a blizzard--there is BAD weather everywhere--along with a cacophany of other variables that WILL slow you down and affect YOUR bottom line--it IS part of the deal and something you need to accept--and for every driver I know that runs (for example)southern routes(Im from Fl)and makes a good living--I know of one who never gets south of I-90 or east-of I-35 and does just as well
Good Luck

 

Many of the larger carriers have started using a sliding pay scale that adjust to where your load takes you. The Northeast runs are some of the best paying runs in the business for the reasons mentioned above. Bad weather, heavy traffic congestion, big cities, etc. These factors all contribute to the headaches of driving in the Northeast. These carriers need to make it more appealing to their drivers to take loads up here.
I live north of Albany, NY so I know all about the joys of drving up here. Believe it or not, the weather hasn't been as bad in recent years as it used to be. When I was growing up I remember snowstorms that would dump upwards of 2-3 feet of snow at a whack. My dad would have to drive in horrible conditions. But it seems over the past several years the weather hasn't been as bad. Shoot, 2 or 3 years ago, the temps actually got up into the 60's and 70's in January up here for over a week. That is unheard of in these parts. I'll take driving in snow over driving in NYC or Boston though, trust me. Maniacs!!!!!!

Brian

 

Agreed!!!!! But with weather like that, people try stunts like this in WI. I got sent to this and my first thought was "did she really just send me to this in Feb. in WI???" Upon arrival I did everything I could to not laugh. Kid brought the "bike" to school because it was warm in the morning. Then he had trouble getting home as it turned cold and snowed.