Cpm

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Coffey, May 27, 2019.

  1. Coffey

    Coffey Heavy Load Member

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    I was just wondering what's a good cpm rate I only done percentage or hourly jobs I see a lot of jobs offering around .50 a mile I been thinking about go otr again
     
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  3. QuietStorm

    QuietStorm Heavy Load Member

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    Depends on what you're doing and how much experience you have doing it.
     
  4. Coffey

    Coffey Heavy Load Member

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    I been hauling mostly flatbed and reefer for about a year and a half and I seen some job for hauling cattle and I thinking about calling them
     
  5. slim shady

    slim shady Road Train Member

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    Hourly is the way yo go
     
  6. QuietStorm

    QuietStorm Heavy Load Member

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    Flatbed is over 50cpm plus tarping, load securement pay etc.

    It's been a few years since I've done reefer but I think it was 45-48cpm plus the inevitable detention pay.

    Both of these are with at least two years experience .

    No idea on the cattle hauling.
     
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  7. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    figure 2500 miles/ week. maybe more or less.
     
  8. J.S.

    J.S. Medium Load Member

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  9. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    It will vary wildly.
    When I drove someone elses truck here, it was an even buck a mile on the road, round trip, hourly around town.
    I now have some health problems, so pay a swamper 500 a round, which equates to .50 a mile, round trip.
    His friend just got on running the same loads for a major carrier, and gets .52 a mile to drive, which seems cheap to me, but he is union, and I am sure his bennies are above that rate.

    Unless things have changed, anytime I drove a bullwagon, the pay was good, but you were also responsible for any crippled animals.
    I know things have changed, but when I ran a bullwagon, once loaded, we did not stop, not sure how they do it these days, teams maybe.
     
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  10. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    Barr Nunn is advertising 56 cents a mile. Before any bonuses.
     
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    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    As far as Ive been seeing bullhaulers never stopped. Once the animals are on, straight to the meat plant. And how they rolled too. I always got out of their way because the governor was not that high as they were.

    Wages were close to .50 in 2001 when I stopped OTR. However you will find many being paid the same tired 0.34 that has been around decades. (Inflation creates a need for ever more dollars each week to maintain a lifestyle.) therefore .50 is not bad but on the low side today. Remember we don't have a driver shortage we have a wage shortage.
     
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