Cents per mile
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bryan21384, Mar 4, 2018.
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In all honesty the CPM needs to be abolished and have a salary rate that is fair. Doing hourly wage is nice but will not be consistent. There is some OTR companies that are converting to an hourly wage but it differs between driving and on duty. The other thing is if you are only paid cpm or hourly what do you do if they don't have a load for you. Your just sitting away from your family for free.
The main problem with CPM is your always rushing to make the miles and maximize your pay. This can make for an unsafe driver and make poor decisions. The second problem with CPM is it's inconsistent so you can't have stability in knowing what your going to make from paycheck to paycheck. If the industry went to a salary wage I feel it would benefit the drivers and make them safer because they are not rushing to make as many miles as possible.Toomanybikes, CorsairFanboy, Steel Dragon and 1 other person Thank this. -
I was taking a look at Roehl Transport in an ad the other day. They also pay north of 50 CPM.
The number of miles driven does matter. If a company could offer me long loads and consistent 3000-3500 miles per week, I might take a small pay cut per mile driven because I would be doing more driving and less thumb-twiddling.Steel Dragon and bryan21384 Thank this. -
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In that I can do math, there is no way I would be a company driver for less than .80 per mile. Extra compensation would have to be offered for detention and layovers.
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Six is right you got to think about money not miles. These piece work companies all got you all BS'ed into thinking about the wrong thing. Miles means nothing. Can you take miles to the bank? Is your home loan financed based on the miles you run? When you chatting up that girl, does her panties drop when she hears what miles you run?
To show you how much people get fooled by this 'miles BS':
About the second day at orientation for the mega, we are all sitting all waiting for something to happen, shooting the breeze. The guy seated ahead of me gets a phone call from his buddy. His buddy says he has got a job lined up for driving dump truck for this union construction company. Now you would think orientation for a mega vs union construction should be a no brainer, but the consensus in the room is you get more 'miles' running for Swift.
"Miles," I say. I ask the guy to give me the phone.
He asks, "Why?"
I said, "I need a new best buddy and I wan't to buy him some drinks before I go work my hourly job and get paid for each and every hour I work. Screw this 'mile' crap. While you guys are counting your miles, I will be banking $28 bucks an hour, time and a half, and double that on the weekend wether the truck moves or not." Well, I didn't buy those drinks, or get a new best buddy. They guy that was hesitant after he first got the phone call was beating feet running out the door.Farmerbob1, bryan21384 and CorsairFanboy Thank this. -
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