Drivers pay
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Ken Ro, Dec 7, 2019.
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Are the trucks fast enough I wouldn't want to make 110k unless the trucks going over 75
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I disagree on the guarantee. I have seen that backfire more than percentage. Paying a good percentage will make a “good , hard working driver “hustle more. Your problem is the same problem all over , it’s very hard to find good hard working drivers. I’m not sure about your area but has the cost of living spiked through the roof because of the oil boom and 110k a year is just average because of the high cost of living and you are only attracting the guys who bounce from job to job because they suck. I seen that happen in Pennsylvania about ten years ago when the natural gas price was high and fracking went crazy and people were jumping in like a gold rush. A friend of mine had 8 trucks and his guys were making $3000 a week @ 30% and the cost of living in the area went sky high . Everyone wanted a piece of that fracking money . A house you could rent for $900 a month , now they wanted $2500-$3000 . Eventually the price of natural gas fell hard and so did the fracking boom in Pennsylvania and a lot of people got out of it . They’re still drilling but only a fraction of what they were and the pay is only a fraction of what it was.
That could be your problem , a tight labor market and very high wages in a boom area .
You’ll eventually find the right drivers. It sucks having to weed through the bad , entitled ones
First , but don’t offer a guarantee , you’ll see they’ll find all kinds of reasons they couldn’t make this load or that one and still want to get paid. I think high percentage , decent equipment, and a friendly work culture ( decent boss) will eventually attract the right people.FlaSwampRat and dwells40 Thank this. -
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