Pay and Mileage when starting trucking?

Yeah, from my experience it's much better.

 

I started out in the 34 cpm range. Listen to Chinatown, I’m only making .58 cpm now, but gross 18-2300 weekly Mon-Fri. No some drivers from previous company that make .65 cpm, but make well over 6 figures with accessory pay.

 

I haven't and wouldn't because I can't afford the pay cut.

 

Dry van company. Horrible pay, but I didn't know how to research and what questions to ask.
That company is no longer in business.
Then went to ProCraft hauling fishing boats, running 48 states.
Was fired.
Went to YRC Logistics refrigerated division; non-union. That's when my pay really jumped. Ran 48 states & Canada. Was offered local, but turned that down because I like running the roads.
Some reefer company bought YRC Logistics and absorbed it into their reefer company.
Decided to try something different, so hired on with a hazmat tanker company running 48 states and Canada. Pay was a lot better. I had all the endorsements, which I acquired during cdl school, so there were no hurdles moving into hazmat tankers.

 

Can’t say on inner web. Large carrier, private fleet account. There’s lots of them out there

 

At Schneider or Werner...

The pay can vary considerably, based on:

• The type of freight pulled
• Your experience level as a driver
• Where the freight is ran
• The customer/account in question
• Whether the freight includes hazmat--or not
• I've probably left out something else

Thus...pay at these carriers can vary considerably.

That's no real reason to exclude them -- especially if you are a new(er) driver.

-- L