How milage pay works,for new drivers

Any decent company pays loaded and empty miles if you are on a mileage pay.

 

it should pay you the same loaded or empty . 3000 miles a week is only 428 miles a day in a 7 day week . if you cant get 3000 miles a week you aren't trucking you are warehousing in my book .

 

I am saying 3000 miles a week is easy to do if you are not using your truck as storage for the shipper .
If they are willing to put the 3000 mile guarantee in writing they will probably keep you moving .

You don't get paid to sit you get paid to drive !!!

 

Three Pay Types:

Hub Miles- Paid on all miles truck runs. BEST
Practical Miles- Pays to stay on Friendlier/Faster Larger roads Zip Code to Zip Code. Better
HHG Miles- The absolute shortest and slowest legal trk route Zip Code to Zip Code. WORST

Most larger companies pay the same rate whether Empty/Loaded/Bobtail, the smaller outfits are the ones who pay a lesser rate Empty or Bobtail.

Heavier Populated areas of the country...expect your wallet to take a hit dealing with traffic and such. Some Companies pay an extra $100 for loads delivering inside the 5 boroughs of NYC.

Now, no company can Guarantee that you will run a certain amount of miles a given week, with weather/breakdowns/shipper/receiver problems ect. They might say our drivers average such and such but take that with a grain of salt. Some outfits do Guarantee that you will receive a certain amount each week claiming that "They got your back" when things happen outside your control that leaves you with a bad week, but again there will be many hoops to jump thru to QUALIFY for the Guarantee.

 

If you get stuck in traffic, you will sit with no pay. If your truck breaks down, you will sit with no pay. When your wheels are turning you get your cents per mile pay, when your wheels are not rolling, you get no pay, unless detention, or supplemental pay. You get flat tire, no pay.

The company may promise to have the miles available, but you only get paid on the miles you actually drive. Don’t go to New York City....ever.....with a truck. Don’t drive a car there either....take a bus.