how much will I make roughly as a newbie?

I don't think there's really any way to estimate how much you'll make. Your pay is based on cpm but you really won't know what your pay will be unless you add up your miles which varies from week to week unless your local or dedicated minus taxes, benefits and whatever else gets taken out.

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thats a good plan, but much of it is beyond your control. dont know how often in the first year the pay goes up, and to what. if you are a good runner, show up to all appts on time, you have the chance to make a decent amount. averaging 2850 miles per week, staying out 47 weeks (i use that number to account for shorter weeks due to home time) you gross 37,506. this does not take into account tuition reimbursement (?), pay increases, or bonuses. but it also doesnt take into account equipment breakdown and bad miles weeks, both of which are somewhat beyond your control. always be on time. always speak professionally and nicely to fm. and ALWAYS when youre with a big company like schneider, let your fm know when the week is 1/2 way through and your miles are bad. that way you give him an opportunity to make up for it by finding a good load for you. not saying it will happen all the time, but if you dont tell him he probably wont know. fms with big companies take care of many drivers...dont let yourself "slip through the cracks". when you are given a load that delivers wednesday, and you can be there on tuesday, id call them and ask what the chances were of getting unloaded early. if they say no way, then maybe take your time. if they say even 5 or 10% chance, give yourself that chance, and show up 24 hours early.

always do your pretrip, and take extra care in checking fluids. if you break down, and its something you couldve prevented, you hurt yourself. always add fuel additive when necessary. gelled fuel is no fun. find out immediately what company policy of fuel additives is, so you know when to add them.

 

It's hard to say but think of it like this.

@ 28 cents per mile
1500 miles = $420 per week, $1680 per month, $21,160 per year
2000 miles = $560 per week, $2240 per month, $26,880 per year
2500 miles = $700 per week, $2800 per month, $33,600 per year
3000 miles = $840 per week, $3360 per month, $40,320 per year

Median of $30,490. After Federal income tax,Social Security,and Healthcare,etc do your own calculations on that .

My calculations are for a full year at 28 cents per mile, not deducting for the training pay period..

 

if you are making less than 2500 miles per week average, either you or the company or both are doing something wrong. evaluate yourself carefully. ask your fm if theres anything you can do differently. but dont waste a year with schneider if you are not making this bare minimum, and you cant find a way you can improve it. if it comes down to it, your miles arent there and you are doing everything right, then ask to change fms first. if that doesnt work, change companies. no one should be out on the road 24/7 and making less miles than that.

 

I wouldn't even expect a decent pay the 1st year at least for me was horrible.

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1st year was horible for me as well. In my 9 months, I grossed just under 20k.

 

$60,000 lol.

 

From a recent Schneider handout:

1 - 6 months $34,000-$38,000 28 cpm
6 - 12 mos $38,000-$42,000 32 cpm

These are annualized figures.