Gross Pay Rates

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  1. JonasTtrucker

    JonasTtrucker Light Load Member

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    If you haul flatbed driving someone else's truck what is your opinion on gross pay? Do you prefer 50/50 split on things like fuel and insurance or do you prefer a straight percentage of the weekly gross? Also, what kind of percentage do you think is fair considering the owner has other expenses as well including maintenance, truck payments, etc?
    Obviously both parties want to get paid as much as possible, but trying to see what is fair from a flatbed drivers perspective.
     
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  3. p608

    p608 Road Train Member

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    28% to the driver, owner pays everything
     
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  4. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    i look at what the owner has, nice house, nice car etc, if he has really nice stuff then he can afford to pay me more or i may as well get my own and have nice stuff like him instead of working hard to pay for his nice stuff lol
     
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  5. 1johnb

    1johnb Medium Load Member

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    If you want what he has. You have to be willing to do what he has done and be where he has been!
    Usually hard work many hours over many years and good bussiness sense. And a little luck helps also.
     
  6. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    what is the driver of the truck going to do?
    Find own loads, forced dispatch, wash truck???????
     
  7. x1Heavy

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    5050?

    You might as well put me on the title to that truck. I'll get your revenue 5050 too. If you brought in 6000 dollars for the week, that's 3000 to me MWAH.

    Otherwise put me on 30% of revenue each week. YOU pay all the rest. Fuel too. (And a w2 paper for me to sign as a employee.)
     
  8. swaan

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    Driver gets %30 of gross revenue except fuel surcharges.
     
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  9. Branded

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    You want what the owner has you will have to work up to it. 50/50 are you kidding please. That's the problem with your generation you WANT.
     
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  10. Brettj3876

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    I'd rather be on w2 and get 28-33% and id do the same if I had a driver
     
  11. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    Company driver.

    28.7% of line haul (freight rate minus fuel surcharge) pay, company covers all expenses except my personal stuff (food, smokers and similar.)
     
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