50 cents/mile the New Standard?

wow .30 a mile to pull a reefer, where do I sign up?

 

Those that are advertising "up to" 50 CPM are probably engaging in classic deceptive advertising technique. Lots of ways they can make this claim in an ad but typically that are sliding scale operations where it peaks out at 50 cents, but the bulk of the work their won't get you anywhere near that 50 cents, and if you do, you'll probably be hard-pressed to run more then a 1,000 miles/week at that rate.

Or, much of the 50 cents is assuming a well-experienced driver coming in at a decent outfit, and perhaps 8 more cents in various bonuses and accessorial pays, and could still be referring to the highest per-mile rate on a sliding scale. So, all I'm saying is, look at the "fine print" and realize trucking companies are a very shady lot in terms of trying to attract new OR experienced drivers, and their advertising scams. Either requires a different approach.

 

We start all new drivers at 0.50CPM and only require 6 months experience.

 

3000 miles a week really isn't that bad. It's not that impossible, depending on how and where you run. I had a month years ago when I ran 21,000 miles in one month. THAT SUCKED. But that was years ago and I would never do it again. Besides, the only "hard work" is the work you make hard. I love to work. It's a sickening thought, I know. I'm sitting right now and was bored. I just scrubbed the truck interior top to bottom. I have a problem.

 

I worked for Crete. The pay rate is what they advertise. If your pay rate is $.48, that's what you get. Other pay will be in addition. I think Cretes advertising on this point is not deceptive, like some others.

If you wanna be home every week, they pay 2 or 3 cents less. For the highest pay rate, they require minimum 21 days on the road.

 

Crete/Shaffer/Hunt is pretty straight up. I can't work for a company like that again though, lol.