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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Punky74, post: 3772721, member: 95768&quot;]Ok, let&#039;s start off by going with what a new driver starts out with which is .25/mile.&nbsp; It is NOT .10/mile.&nbsp; For example sake, lets say a team gets 4000 miles in a week.&nbsp; The team will split those miles.&nbsp; If a new student is making .25/mile they will get a check that is for .25/mile x half of 4000 miles which is 2000 miles.&nbsp; .25 x 2000 miles = $500.00.&nbsp; Now if you want to go your way and say that it&#039;s half the pay then it would be .125 x 4000 = $500.00.&nbsp; It is the same thing. </p><p><br /></p><p>You are correct, not everyone will make 6000 every single week.&nbsp; Sometimes we get 5000 and at times less based on various factors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have learned that having a good dispatcher and co-driver is key to getting good miles and running them.&nbsp; Yes, there are situations that have good drivers getting screwed by crappy dispatchers and I am sad when I hear that.&nbsp; It sucks!&nbsp; That however is not only a CRST problem.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When a student starts out after 6 weeks they start deducting $$40 per week (Once a week) until the training costs (Usually $500-$600) are paid off.&nbsp; This is not to be confused with the $4000 that will be waived if the student completes his 8 month contract.&nbsp; The deductions are only for the $500-$600 portion which is different from the $4000 that is waived after the 8 month contract is up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why are you including tolls and scales as part of what a driver pays out?&nbsp; Yes, it&#039;s true that CRST drivers pay the tolls and scale tickets up front, but they are reimbursed as soon as the load is completed and submitted for reimbursement.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I get it that not every CRST driver has the same experience.&nbsp; Some good, some ok, some bad, some terrible, but when it comes to the fixed variables they don&#039;t change for different people.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am still perplexed as to why you still believe that people only get .10/mile?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, lets put the pay scale aside for a second. You are calculating this off of 6000 miles a week. I still talk to drivers who run hard and rarely see that. I ran hard with my trainer, was never late and sometimes early and rarely saw 6000. After deductions, tolls, food, scales you will have barely anything at this company. It gets nicer at .31 cpm but it&#039;s a struggle physically, mentally and financially until you hit that point. </p><p><br /></p><p>CRST gives the same numbers you give to all newbies. They give what you will make at 6000 miles a week. NOT what you will actually, realistically be making. If you are actually getting 6000 a week, that is awesome and congrats. But, while I worked there, I never met a single driver that got a consistent 6000 miles a week. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, splitting the MILES not the PAY sounds good. But, you can split the PAY not the MILES and still come up with the same check at the end of the trip. Either way, you are making .10cpm. Now, with the whopping 1.5cpm increase, it will take a whole extra 1.5 minutes to starve on a CRST truck. </p><p><br /></p><p>By your math, you are saying that if a newbie stays after their contract, and go from .20cpm to .32cpm, they can look forward to a whole $100 extra dollars a paycheck which will actually make up for the $150+ they will pay out of their last paycheck in tolls and scales.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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