how the big companies rip you off

remember that thing they told you about layover pay? for sitting? some pay $300 a day.

why because they dont pay it... and not because they keep you rolling either...

they didnt hire you to pull 1500 mile loads.

i mean sure they have some even in the slower times.

slow times: btw? why did they hire you if they dont have enough freight?

because... they need you for the busy times...

so they have 10 drivers for peak times...

and 10 when its slow... they dont want you to quit... really they dont. but they cant pay you to not work either. and they only need 5 drivers...

what to do???

well you split those 5 loads into 1/2’s or 1/3’s so all drivers at least get to pull a trailer part way... relay loads.

you won’t make the $240 a day you thought you would. and you wont make that $100-$300 layover pay either.

you will make $100-$180 a day. and get a crappy check...

and they will have you for the times they really need you and can keep you busy.

they might even explain it to you so it swallows easier... we arent running you from chicago to atlanta... then back from atlanta to chicago... you will go have way and meet a guy and swap loads... so you can be at home (note round trip at .40 cpm you’d bank $560. of course half way $280 but dont forget you will sit all day long waiting for the relay load. not a full day or they would owe you layover. no, but basically sit all day and dont forget... once you are home with your 1/3 of a payday there is no layover. but they will need you back early that 3rd day because dispatch found you a good one down to texas or pa. ).

trust me its how it works at some companies... especially training companies... and you dont know to ask about this stuff in orientation because you assume the company is basically honest.

bad assumption driver... they have 10,000 or 50,000 trucks... not because they are the best or nicest but because they haul cheap freight and subsidize expenses on your back.

think about it a bit...

 

doin sumpin else is good advice if the sumpin else isnt moving from one company to another without realizing how they are screwing you so you can actually avoid the next screwing.