I just quit my 65 cpm job

3000 miles a week @ 43 cpm = $1,290 gross
6000 miles over two weeks @ 43 cpm for first 5000, 53 cpm for last 1000 = $2,680 gross

Do I need to get into add pays now or can you see where I'm going with this?

 

You don't need to explain anything. 43cpm for first 3000 miles isn't as good as 53cpm for first 300 miles.

 

$96k gross for the year... Will .be a bit harder to do on elogs

 

No duh. My original point, in case you missed it, was that a higher cpm doesn't mean more money if you aren't running enough miles. A lower cpm with greater miles equals more money per week.

My original point was showing the difference between pure mileage pay and running less miles for a larger rate not giving the driver a greater income.

I'm not sure how 1099 situations work, but I'm a company driver who gets home every 5-6 days and is guaranteed 2500 miles a week. The only thing I'd want to do more is drive a nicer truck in the same situation.

 

I skipped most of the thread but by chance did you go to ecm transport? I see they advertised .57cpm on the back of trailers

 

Ya just got to work at it. I grossed 85k on 95k miles last year. My base rate was 43 cpm but once you figure in over dimensional pay, tarp pay, lots of layovers at 250 a day, ect it was almost 90cpm. But it #### sure isn’t for everyone.

 

Less miles, more money.