Just my curious mind at work again!!

Yep ....and that all depends on the contract i am averaging right at 1.60 all miles figured i could budget 40cpm and still have a profit but finding a driver thats the hard part

 

I,ve been fielding calls responding on my ad in local papers for a driver
This is hell i,m offerring over 60k a year flexible hometime but how are people thinking i,m going to have mon thru fri or even as an o.o offer med benefits ....only thing about obama care is maybe people will c what this insurance really costs

 

I would tie part of that 60k to incentive pay - example would be to pay 45k and pay an additional $1250 / month due to certain criteria being met. No Out of Service Violations, MPG, On-time deliveries, Having a good attitude, being a professional and the list goes on. Typically the driver will alter bad habits when money is on the line. Then again there are some that you could offer 100k to and they still would want to do it there way. Just my .02 on the subject.

It is amazing that you have to pay someone to have a good attitude and a professional demeanor around your hard earned customers that at the end of the day pay there check. Best of luck in getting the guy you need!

 

I,m kind of hoping with o.care that people connecting med ins to employment will end but we shall see next year how many emploters think paying the fine is easier than dealing with govt regulations

 

Unfortunately good drivers will more than likely get out of the business before they have enough time behind the wheel so that they may get hired on with a good company. This is largely due to unfair treatment by the larger companies that did hire them with no or little experience. I have several friends that are excellent people and great employees that have a class A cdl. that will never get back in a truck again. If prisoners were treated like some companies treat their new drivers, they would sue and win. Many people in the business say not to compare trucking with an hourly wage job, because you can't look at it like that; however, I feel as though there is only one way to look at it and that is through your paycheck stub. The dollar signs are the same no matter how you are paid, whether it be by mileage, hourly or salary. I am new to class A trucking and I foresee a dismal future for companies that are looking for drivers, because no one is getting into the field. The instructor at my cdl school said they used to have 20 to 30 people in a class, there was 5 in mine and I was the only one that passed. Trucking is the only industry that will not pay more to retain a good employee, because they know that their recruiters will sucker some other poor sap into the seat that you left. An old timer at the TA told me trucking companies want someone that's just smart enough to drive the truck. If a trucker tells you that he's making 60k a year, you have to cut that number almost in half, because they are working 70 to 80hrs. a week to achieve this. I am currently driving regional for a flat-bed hauler and my pay is very dis-appointing for the amount of work that I do. I left a $14.00 an hour job to try and better myself, and all I did was take a tremendous step backward for the time being. I know it may pay off in the end and I have to pay my dues, but unfortunately most people will get out of this business before the dues are paid. Good luck finding someone to fill your position, the right person will come along.

 

Well 60k with no benefits is not that great considering you expect a 3000 mile a week average.