New guy needing advice. Millis or Wilson Logistics

I know @JOHNQPUBLIC is on straight pay with Millis he can give you few more details about it.

 

Yes they encourage per diem pay but you are not forced to take it or penalized if you do not. I have never had any issues for being on straight pay and I prefer it for all of the reasons you mentioned. That .07 per mile is a big hit and not worth it. I also consulted with my tax guy and he advised against it as well.

If you drive the Millis "average" of 115,000 miles per year that .07 adds up to $8,050.

 

Yeah the per diem versus straight pay is a tough but to crack. Depends on your situation and it is really hard to get a perfect comparison on what take home pay ends up being. I believe you can switch between the pay structures but I'm not sure how that affects accruing vacation time or anything.

 

It is 3 weeks the first year and then drops back to 2 weeks until I believe year 5. I take vacation time, I just do not get paid for it. I look at it this way, say I would get $1,000 a week for my vacation. That is 3k for the first year and then 2k until year five. I would still be 5k behind on year one and 6k until year 5 based on my earlier post about what the .07 more per mile can mean.

Yes we run north/south on 35, go east towards Georgia and there is a TX Regional Division out of Burleson, TX. Pay structure is different for the regional jobs and I cannot offer insight on that.

 

I'd love to see a breakdown of this per diem versus straight pay. Isn't that seven cent difference made up in tax savings? The paid vacation is enticing but the more take home is the ultimate question for me. I still can't get a good comparison.

 

When I was at Millis I tried both....I brought home $100 a wk on average LESS on straight pay than I did on per diem so I switched back to per diem.

Also as for buying a house that's not true. I just bought a house last yr and gave the banker my weekly paystubs and we and told her what the per diem was and she included it into my income since I could show i was bringing it home every week.