Is it better to get paid mileage pay or percentage of weekly gross?

Depends on the rates he's getting. I think with percentage, to get the most out of it, you'll need to be more hands on. That said $1.50 would be the safest bet.

 

%20 for a dispatch service seems expensive

id ask what the fleet average for revenue is to determine what is better % or 1.50.

 

When you have your own authority you have no reason to give someone 20%! You can lease on to almost any one elses authority, use there insurance, save $6000 on insurance alone in a year, they do your paperwork. I can not understand why you want to GIVE away 20% once you have your own authority.

 

Is 1.50 all miles,do you have to give up any d/h miles? Have seen co. Not pay the first 50-100 miles of d/h. If willing to pay 1.50 per then should be charging strong rate,so % may be better. One word of caution sounds like you're go to hire drivers for truck, a bad driver will break you as fast as a bad truck. Have found out a lot of o/o in my area selling off trucks for unreal prices,all are older trucks but in good shape.theres not a driver shortage,just a shortage of good drivers!

 

Sounds cheap to me...

 

most company pays 80% to o/o without their own authority. so getting that would be nuts. And for the $1.50, after expenses you will end up with .95 cpm.

 

Yea missed own authority part,work on 80/20 split myself but, not my authority. Can you negotiate for more % otherwise it would be tight