Driver pay by state

It's likely that's a all in number.....salary, bennies, popcorn, sign on, health benny value etc.

I've been known to preach about "The Walmart number" much to my detriment. Comes from my old union days.....I've argued you can give all the drivers anything you want......but if you don't move the Walmart number then you have done nothing to motivate the driver......

So what's the Walmart number? How much can he take to Walmart on Friday night....his net check, how much reaches his pocket.

I remember a fierce argument once, they were giving drivers another 2 cents book......but a quick bit of research revealed the tax man would get most of it and the drivers check would hardly move on the net side....and the carrier was pissed at me but we gave them rate equalization instead. Much better for the drivers ......

 

I don't get what's the OP's point?

I mean a lot of this has to do with cost of living and I would expect a trucker living in NY or other high cost of living states would earn more than one living in a low cost of living state.

 

I didn't see the link but it's highly unlikely any of the companies I did otr would be listed. Utah just isn't a $.50 cpm state. Not even $.40 cpm.

And i worked for small unknown companies

 

It really is kind of surprising though, especially the NE. Considering NE regional is supposed to be so much tougher and therefore pay better, or so you would think, it actually kind of shocked me that average pay was as high as it was in MT, WY, and that stretch.

 

Was offered a whopping 25 cpm plus tailgate fell slam off my chair landed and still laughing. All I can say is they will pay only what they must so fight for it dam it kitty power

 

Yeah...lol. Did you notice that US Xpress only reported less than a thousand drivers while the others reported in the tens of thousands? -- Makes me think it's some kind of marketing ploy.

 

Ok....Keep in mind that I can only attest to the accuracy of Washington state statistics. Here the average cpm is .48-.50 for a starting wage, non-1099 job. Hauling cans to the port you get $21 to $24 per hour and stay local. Local mail delivery is $21 to $26 per hour with independents. In general, tankers hauling hazmat and flatbeds get more money out the gate than dry vans. I've contacted in the hundreds of companies over the past 4 years so I know what I say is true---for Washington state.

There are tons of jobs available here. I get offered about 2 driving jobs a week and any interview I go to is more like me interviewing the company more than the reverse. I haven't been out of work for more than a week in the last 4 years or so. If you have 2 years driving with no at-fault accidents you are golden here in Washington. If you quit a job or three you have another one in few days. Yes, I speak from experience.

Of course, many of these companies play the "shell game" with what they offer. For example, they say they'll give you .50cpm but they don't offer other perks like stop pay, border-crossing, loading, etc....or they pay miles by some computer program calculations rather than hub or odometer miles. They give with one hand and take back with the other.

The megas are the worst of the lot. They hire some poor schmuck out of school, promise him the sky, yap about how many years drivers stay with them, then after the poor schmuck realizes he's been out on the road for 3 months with no home time and his paychecks are netting less than minimum wage he complains. They give him some crapola about how that is all they can give a new driver, he quits, they shake his hand and wish him luck, and they go off to the next poor schmuck. This model of controlled abuse effectively allows them to offer cheap freight rates and grow their operation into a mega-monster.

That said, I have successfully gotten non-mega companies to give me more starting money just by having the low-hangers to ask for it. Drivers, don't be afraid to demand what you are worth! It used to be that those offering a job were in complete control because people were beating down the doors to work. Nowadays, MANY companies are going under because they can't find enough good drivers to fill the seats.

I know I know....that's an urban myth, right? Yeah sure, and I'm the golden God of truckers that everyone wants to hire.

 

Maine #10 in drivers. Bottom 10 in pay.

That is the definition of expendability, I think - we have so many of you that you're replaceable, so here are your peanuts. Go get 'em tiger!

FML. Lol.

 

Shows Ohio as being in the top 10%, guess that's in line with what I'm making. Keep going like I did up to the end of the first quarter and I'll hit 65k