Average Pay Today?

You've touched on two issues - pay and what's going on with the CCP Flu.

As a young lady in another service industry keeps reminding me - kinky stuff's extra. If you're willing and able to do things other drivers won't or can't you'll get paid more. Haz-mat/team/Canada all pay more than what you're doing now. That said, K&B is starting reefer drivers w/6 months of experience at 50 cpm, a $500 signing bonus and a $1,250/wk guaranteed minimum (As of 4/13). No idea how many miles they're turning right now, but it would probably be worth your time to call their recruiter and ask.

The CCP Flu is real uneven. If you're hauling groceries, medical or TP you're probably turning more than 4,000 miles a week. If you haul food service (Sysco/McLane), energy, intermodal or clothes you're probably idle. In the middle are OTR drivers fighting for loads at <$1.00/mile and getting 1,000 miles/wk. because their employers are too cheap to lay them off!

 

K&B is considered the Antichrist of trucking companies at least here on this site they are scorned for driver treatment

 

Look into twt heavy haul seems really good for vans I haul flatbed heavy haul in the northwest and love my company dos t get me wrong there’s days I want to go postal but that’s just trucking

 

With that kind of mileage, to be honest that isn't bad. That means your taking home probably a steady 1000-1100 at minimum per week after taxes and such. The cpm may be low but your company makes up for it with huge miles. I'd work that job. Many companies pay more cpm but the miles ain't there, and some people get 2200-2300 miles per week. Where I am, I run usually between 2500-2700 per week. Lately, I've cracked 3000 a little more. I dont get last 3000 often. Last week, I did 3292 and and grossed 1500, but once that child support, insurance, and taxes hit, it took me down to 1200. I will take it!!!! Itll probably be a while before I see a check like that again.

 

What risks are you taking? You dont want to work for a company that will destroy your license

 

Coast to coast and back, it’s very doable on long loads. I had loads going from Pharrell, TX to Canada and back empty. I did 3500 a week easy. But that was not a normal load of course

 

I'm turning under 2000 miles weekly and clearing $1.300 to $1.500 weekly pulling flatbeds.Last time I did 3000 miles and up was back in 08.Dont want nor need that kinda miles.