What's a reasonable otr cpm for a brand new driver
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hoosiergirl, Jun 17, 2017.
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I'm not saying $13 an hours is good it sucks. But at 50 hours a week and $13 an hour you would be at $35,000 you'll work hard for that at $0.36 a mile which also sucks which is my original point. And I don't care about he tax advantages I want payed for my time by the people I'm working for. I just thought about it, of the taxes are part of the pay package if you could get the rate down a little more you could qualify for food stamps.
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Then you come work my factory job and I'll come work your truck job. Deal?
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Not a bad gig, $13.50+ an hour, 401k matching, good health insurance, sit on your butt all day only dealing with people who are *slightly* above mentally disabled, bosses and managers who are stretched too thin between 6 different teams to manage, Oh if you screw up what you're building, soldiers die.
But hey, "its not a bad job" right?
If I'm going to hustle, I'd rather hustle out on the road. At least the scenery changes there. -
And $.36 per mile is starting out. Like i started out at 8.50/hr. You don't stay there. Put in your year, don't mess up, and it goes up.
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Ok so now you're at 50 hrs per week making $35,750. The average US OTR trucker legally works 61.25 hrs per week or less. West Side Transport guarantees about $1,000 per week. Assuming you take home time you will be in the $45k+ range. Not to bad for an extra 11.25 hours of work per werk. That is lowballing it. Most OTR drivers make more than $45k a year.hoosiergirl Thanks this. -
36 cpm deiving at 60 mph is over 21/hr. Seems like a better paying job. You're not going to find many jobs that start you above 15/hr. Hell, when I started as a Certified Surgical Tech I wasn't making over 15/hr and that job required a college degree and I was helping to save lives. -
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