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<p>[QUOTE="lual, post: 12388441, member: 308783"]Driver pay is a function of SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES...including, but not limited to:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>how much CDL "seat time" you have (and can verify)</li> <li>where you are located geographically--some parts of the US pay more</li> <li>the type of freight you are pulling--generally speaking, the more specialized the freight, and the more experience required for it--the better the pay</li> <li>how many/what CDL endorsements you have</li> <li>the carrier for whom you are driving; some carriers pay more than others, for the same freight</li> <li>the time of day/week you pull freight; fuel haulers make more at night/on weekends/holidays</li> <li>I'm sure I've probably left out something.....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> </ul><p>With all that said--your spreadsheet is just "an example" of what can theoretically be made by a top driver at a carrier if everything goes EXACTLY RIGHT for him/her, in a year of good freight volumes.</p><p><br /></p><p>-- Lual[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lual, post: 12388441, member: 308783"]Driver pay is a function of SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES...including, but not limited to: [LIST] [*]how much CDL "seat time" you have (and can verify) [*]where you are located geographically--some parts of the US pay more [*]the type of freight you are pulling--generally speaking, the more specialized the freight, and the more experience required for it--the better the pay [*]how many/what CDL endorsements you have [*]the carrier for whom you are driving; some carriers pay more than others, for the same freight [*]the time of day/week you pull freight; fuel haulers make more at night/on weekends/holidays [*]I'm sure I've probably left out something.....o_O :rolleyes: [/LIST] With all that said--your spreadsheet is just "an example" of what can theoretically be made by a top driver at a carrier if everything goes EXACTLY RIGHT for him/her, in a year of good freight volumes. -- Lual[/QUOTE]
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