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The mere fact that this driver is "training" (note the quotation marks) with that little experience speaks volumes and needs nothing added.

 

Maybe he figured since he has not been out here long enough to question over 70 grand the first year... we haven't either...

 

Solo drivers are paid 26cpm. Pay your dues? If you can go 6mos without an accident, 100% on time, no log violations, they will make you a trainer. By looking at your profile, Im not sure how with your limited expirience where you can claim to turn out great drivers. Basically this is a team truck not a trainer truck so the company has 2 logs to work with. When you mention after the first week the miles go up that would be due to the student being allowed per company policy to drive after midnight. Also as this is a trainer truck they tend to keep them moving to get the students hours completed. You don't have to wait around for loads/unloads near as much and there is a lot of swapping, maybe not with the accounts you noted however the trainer truck runs the miles off of the load and then it is passed onto some poor solo driver to deliver and deal with all of that.
Iroc, I think the .38cpm has to come from Hubby having expirience and being first seat. A lot has changed since you left. Be careful what you wish for.

 

If you are willing to become a trainer at 6 months of employment you can make 70k a year with werner. When I was in training both of my trainers were run 24/7 (all drop and hook loads). The only time we ever had to stop was when we ran out of hours on our 70.

My first trainer was an owner/op who told me he made over 100k a year and my 2nd trainer a company driver made 80-90k a year.

Also TCU starts out higher than .26 a mile thats what regional drivers start at.

 

Do the math, I put it in black and white. You can ask any Werner trainer about the pay scale, and you will find out its all true. Im not here to brag about how much money I make, but I certainly do work hard to earn it.

Notarp, I may be new in the industry, but I will tell you at just over a year, I am a better driver than most I have to share the road with. Seems to me with alot of drivers out there, the more experience they have, the less they care about safety and courtesy. So dont be so quick to judge.

Thats it for me here guys and gals... So be safe out there.

 

I think maybe every one is missing the obvious, maybe in his 1st year as an Owner Operator he GROSSED $70,000. That I could easily believe!

 

Beat me to it!

Seriously, if you make $70k your first year at Werner, then that is just AWESOME! You need to teach everyone else how to do it. I met TMC drivers back in 2007 when I was in ornamentation with them who managed to break $70k their first year, but they were married to that company truck, and admittedly had their noses WAY up the "starfish" of their dispatchers/DM.

VERY rare. I would guess that if you are doing that much at Werner, you know someone.

 

Goodmorning; why buy a cb rabio when i same jargon right here , it's all anyway, if you want the cold hard true facts see the company, instead of lightening the forset fire here, time it's hit's post 234 it flamed out enuff too be a totaly differnt story, by then he be making .41 cent's a mile, well i guess that's one way making money,now only if it was real, Everett.

 

I disagree. You have been in what 1 winter? Need some seasoning before you train others.

 

Forget the hipboots you need a full body wading suit for this thread!