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12-25 cpm wasn't enough for me

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Prolaznik, Aug 21, 2013.

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  1. Aug 21, 2013 #1
    Prolaznik

    Prolaznik Light Load Member

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    Hello everyone, from a new driver
    12cpm first 3 months then it would be -25 for 3 months and then it would go up to 30 cpm
    i was out there for only 3 weeks and decided that i just couldn't do all the work for 25 cpm, so i left now where do i go from here ?....

    i do have the x endorsment, i don't really care if i am otr or regional as long it pays ok, as a starter what would be an avarage cpm to look for?
    :biggrin_255:
     
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  3. Aug 21, 2013 #2
    CargoWahgo

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    I call bulls***

    Who seriously paid you that low and where?
     
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  4. Aug 21, 2013 #3
    Chinatown

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    It's not so much the milage pay as the assessorial pays; detention/layover/tarp/unload/load/stop, etc.


    For example, with a good flatbed company you can make over a grand a week. Most flatbed drivers make over $50K per year. Most tanker/hazmat drivers make over $60K per year.


    Melton Truck Lines
    System Transport
    Maverick Transportation
    Schneider Bulk (tanker)

    Depending on where you live, plenty of high paying tanker jobs.
    Check Careerbuilder and Indeed websites.
     
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  5. Aug 21, 2013 #4
    Prolaznik

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    If i said i was getting 50cpm i would understand why you call it bs but sadly im not joking :biggrin_25513:
    Location isn't a problem i am in the mid west area but i could relocate to chicago,ca,wa
     
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  7. Aug 21, 2013 #5
    road_runner

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    I started out at 39 cpm last year on my first year after getting my CDL. I am up to 46 CPM now. You are getting seriously shafted
     
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  8. Aug 21, 2013 #6
    Prolaznik

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    Was i left after my 3rd week :biggrin_25525:
     
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  9. Aug 21, 2013 #7
    road_runner

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    Which is good for you for leaving. 12-25 CPM is a joke. I make 46 CPM now... Plus $16 for detention, fueling, and anything that is not driving related. That is slave labour wages for 12-25 CPM. Who the hell pays that?

    I just finished my rookie year in July. I was making $1200/week before taxes. I think that should be a good and fair starting point.
     
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  10. Aug 21, 2013 #8
    Prolaznik

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    wont say the company name, but it's one from Comcar Industries
     
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  11. Aug 21, 2013 #9
    road_runner

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    Did they tell you that before you signed on that you would make basically nothing? It is un-bloody real that anyone would go for that. How do you keep the lights on?
     
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  12. Aug 21, 2013 #10
    Prolaznik

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    Nope, boss wasn't at the office at the time i got in the truck found out after i was dispatched on a load, was thinking about leaving the truck in east l.a and catch a flight back home but then i remembered how nice my doc report would look lol :biggrin_25524:
     
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