At a mega, who typically makes more money, a trucker or a fleet manager?

Trying to start a conspiracy? I have never EVER been at a company nor ever heard of a company where a fleet manager or any office personnel made close to what a driver made.

 

Sounds like my ex in-laws.

 

Because you don’t see the other side of the fence as it actually is, you assume as a driver that’s the way it is.

if companies are paying … say … $60k for a fleet manager (which handles the actual fleet assets i e trucks) then they have to pay more for the labor to get the job done.

dispatchers, load planners and sales staff is the same thing, I have never seen a dispatcher work off of commission, they are always hourly - 9 to 5. I don’t doubt there is commissioned dispatchers but that’s rather stupid because there seems to be an incentive to just move the truck, not move it with a quality load for a customer.

The entire education crap seems to be proven wrong with smart people who can get things done and make a company money don’t have those four year education paper.

 

lol, why is it always ex in laws

 

Not really. Managers can’t unionize and it’s a title job. As a Walmart grocery order filler I was making more than the low level area managers. The only person making comparable pay to the drivers is the terminal manager. Even worse, desk grunts tend to be the lowest paid people in the company. Same in skilled trades. The supervisor makes equivalent pay and is rewarded with not doing the labor, instead of with a pay increase. Remember, jobs only pay the minimum they have to pay to prevent turnover. Everyone is a number to the finance people.

edit: sales reps also make more than managers

 

I worked in the oilfield for fifteen years. When I left the field, I took a $50k per year pay cut. I went from running a wireline truck with three hands, to operations manager with 120 people under me. That's how it works when your employees are skilled. You can't compare a cashier to a truck driver.

 

Actually, it depends on the company.

I personally know of several companies that are setup that very way. The dispatcher makes a base salary plus a commission(percentage) off the loads the drivers on their board run. It being stupid is argumentative, considering an idle truck doesn't generate any revenue.

And yes, this type of setup can be abused,which in turn can cause high driver turnover.

 

At the company I work at the dispatcher, driver, load planner, and owner are on the same pay plan. It seems to work out. Bonus is paid in ultra credits.