pay lagging behind?

If your under contract for a year then finish the year.
If not then do whatever you want.
I would get away from that team garbage as soon
as I could.
It goes against every reason to do this job.
And no you don't make more money running team
You just live like slob.

 

There's plenty of good companies out there that'll hire you for more per mile solo if you're interested in long haul reefer. Grand Island Express is a good starter company with minimal experience. You'll start out at prob low to mid 40's cents per mile with them. They are extremely particular about their vehicle maintenance (on-site shop) plus they've got an on site free automatic truck wash for GIX drivers. Excellent small company that cares about their drivers. I drove for them for 7 years long haul. Hated to leave but I needed something closer to home (Chicago) due to the loss of a family member and needed to be home more. Good luck to you..most of us have been in your shoes, so hang in there.

 

It's not just about pay. I know companies that will pay me more. I asked if go to the Northeast. Yes they do and said lots of their loads go to long island and NYC. I passed on that deal deal. My current company does no go to Northeast. It's not worth a pay to go their.

 

I can never figure out why people in the NE aren't naked and starving to death,I swear every freakin driver on here refuses to go NE.

 

We paid 25 a mile to top hands in the 80's mid 30's going into the 90's and still paying people too stupid to understand that .30-40 or whatever thereabouts have been common for decades.

What it should be paid is about .50 for basic newbies and close to a dollar for experienced hands and 1.20 minimum to the truck for teams. You wont believe what the truck produces until you are on a percentage pay of about 25 to 35% and really understand what it will rake in during a good hard week. Thousands. (There is the fuel, tires, insurance, payments etc etc etc.)

 

now subtract needing to pay dividends to shareholders first.......

 

SNI has never been a top paying company, at least not in the last decade-plus. For a company of their size, there are a number of things they do quite well, but pay isn’t up high on the list. And while cpm is not the do-all end-all when deciding on a company, there are better choices for both teams and solos.

Good luck.

 

Wages went down last quarter. Until the minimum wage goes up. Pay will be the same. Just my .02