Offered Salary Instead Of Miles -- Advice?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by RiggerModus, Nov 8, 2006.

  1. RiggerModus

    RiggerModus Bobtail Member

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    Moving auto parts, 100% touch, $695 per week. Out 5-6 days, back one (they say).

    What questions should I ask? Should I be happy? Sad? Mad? Hungry?

    All advice appreciated!
     
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  3. gagoon

    gagoon Bobtail Member

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    Unless I am figuring wrong, that could work out to about $8.27 per hour on a 6 day week. Dont think I would move a key for that myself.. But I am a newer driver, I haul vinyl windows (have to hand unload them) and I started at nearly double that per hour. 5 day work week M-F. No weekends.
     
  4. Truck Vet

    Truck Vet <strong>NRA AMA Libertarian</strong>

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    Unless there is some reason you can't do better
    I would not do it. 100 percent touch? 6 days a week?
    No over time? If you have a lousy driveing record or
    just got out of jail maybe. Otherwise you should be
    able to do better. I know someone makeing 9 dollars
    an hour at walmart home everyday 5 days a week.
    To me, quality sleep time means a lot. I would not
    go out 5 days a week or more even as a newbie for
    less than 1000 a week. Then you factor in the 100
    percent touch which means sometimes your going
    to be driveing around all sweaty and dirty till you
    can get to a shower.
     
  5. Cerberus101

    Cerberus101 Heavy Load Member

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    isn't this thread somewhere else also?
     
  6. Aligator

    Aligator Light Load Member

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    I haul furniture. And I have to help unload it about half the time. And sometimes I get dirty.

    But I make about 1100/week.

    You can do better, T&T
     
  7. RiggerModus

    RiggerModus Bobtail Member

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    I'm a newbie, so that gives me the training I need.

    I dunno ...
     
  8. crazy35752

    crazy35752 Light Load Member

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    well if you had more exp you could do alot better than 695 week
     
  9. 695 a week is rough are they willing to pay for the unloading i mean pay you for unloading it
     
  10. crazy35752

    crazy35752 Light Load Member

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    if you are delivering to a factory it will be no touch,if you deliver to parts stores it is all on you
     
  11. RiggerModus

    RiggerModus Bobtail Member

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    No, it's all on me; however, I found out today that the average route is 500 miles per week, so that makes a little more sense. Even if it was 1000, that's still not much driving.
     
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