Intermodal O/O

The container trailers are called chassis, just a little fyi for you.

 

Ive been hauling cntrs for about 3 years now. They are owned by various companies. The shipper contracts the cntr, fills it and then sends it on its way. You get the cntr from the railyard or port and drop it whatever the destination is. 99% of the time it's not a business. The company I work for does not pay by the mile, its done by the load. Normally its 3 loads a day, equals about $360 total to truck. Then subtract fuel. I work about 8 or 9 hrs a day, M-F only.

 

$360 a day minus fuel for O/O ?

 

it is minus fuel, minus truck registrations, minus HVUT, minus insurance, minus truck repairs, tires etc...

I thought that container work paid more?

I have a daycab for sale that would be good with containers. 2001 Freightliner FL112, Cat C12 engine, 10 speed, no emissions equipment, soot flies out the muffler right away.

 

Must mean 360 a load

 

So $1080 for 8 hours pulling containers. That doesn't seem right either.

52 weeks a year.
5 days a week times 52 weeks=260 days a year working.

260x$1080.00= $280,800

 

Seems about right to me. Obviously it won't be 52 weeks a year, and certainly there'll be many days when 3 isn't possible or available but I'd have thought it was a sensible sort of amount

 

I asked a Chicago container driver recently how much was he paid. He was paid $23 per hour. He seemed to be pretty sharp and doubtfully would accept any less than going rate for his work.

I would suppose that an O/O would make something like $30-35 per hour after all expenses? Any idea?

 

I have my doubts. If containers paid that good everyone would do it. I've done container work and I can tell you guys aren't making that.