Local Pay

Local pay is the same as otr. Most local runs are set runs and senior drivers get those. Only place I know that is different is the center point drivers. They are paid hourly. CA. may pay different as well for those drivers.

 

I drive local and I'm paid by the task. Take home is $800 to $850 week after insurance. 5 days. Home every night. Hourly is better I think. I would take home $1,000 driving mixer hourly for same amount of hours, but usually 6 days. Most local freight companies pay hourly, and I think that's better because then when someone's pallet jack isn't charged, load isn't ready, or the receiver just wants to do the dance of the sugar plum fairy for 15 minutes, your on the clock.
All the receivers, and the shippers little things like this add 6 to 8 hours to my week that I don't get paid for.

 

As Drozzer said, pay is the same in term of mileage and activity . Home every night doesn't get layover, and probably less miles per day, so it's probably gonna be less. As he said, these are senior drivers, who've put in their time and don't care about a little less pay in exchange for being home. At my DC , go home run takes 17-20 years to hold it.