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Flat rate or cpm?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by UncleCharles, Dec 22, 2017.

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  1. Dec 22, 2017 #1
    UncleCharles

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    May trucking offers 2 types of payment.

    Flat rate, 105 per day, but if you drive over 105 dollars worth of miles at .35 cpm they cut you a check at the end of 90 days for the difference, and your flat rate goes up to 115 per day.

    Cpm, 35 cents per dispatched miles.

    I'm confused on what to do, help please!!
     
    UncleCharles, Dec 22, 2017
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  3. Dec 22, 2017 #2
    4wayflashers

    4wayflashers Road Train Member

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    Are you talking about a local gig where you are home when not driving?
     
    4wayflashers, Dec 22, 2017
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  4. Dec 22, 2017 #3
    UncleCharles

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    No this is otr
     
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  5. Dec 22, 2017 #4
    TripleSix

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    Jeez, he'd better be. That's cheap!

    $105 a day? That's extremely low. You need MINIMUM $200/day and that's not being greedy. $105/day had better be a 4 hour day.
     
    TripleSix, Dec 22, 2017
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  7. Dec 22, 2017 #5
    TripleSix

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    If that's the case, the $.35/mile is twice as much as the flat rate if you run 600/day.
     
    TripleSix, Dec 22, 2017
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  8. Dec 22, 2017 #6
    gokiddogo

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    105 a day....... how do you even live on that.
    38,325 if you work 365 days a year.............

    To make that you need to average 300 miles at .35....every day of the year.....

    Giving cr England a run for their money it looks like......
     
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  9. Dec 22, 2017 #7
    UncleCharles

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    My thoughts exactly!! Mind you I'm an ELD but that's less than 10 an hour if I run 11 a day!
     
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  10. Dec 22, 2017 #8
    UncleCharles

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    My thoughts exactly!!!
     
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  11. Dec 22, 2017 #9
    gokiddogo

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    That is an excellent point.
    A flat rate with eld making it easy to calculate on duty time. Can you afford to upsize your happy meal?
     
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  12. Dec 22, 2017 #10
    UncleCharles

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    Where they are getting guys, is they say well you get that difference I mentioned at the end of 90 days
     
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