Percentage or CPM?

An honest (true honest company) company will let you see both the gross pay and the net pay after fuel etc... If you get on with the right company, you can make some good $$$ providing they are honest. I would ask them how long it is before you can switch if it does not work out. I think with TMC its six months if im not mistaken. Good luck and please keep us updated of your progress.

 

me personally, will never work for % again.......cpm is the only way for me.

 

tmc percentage is a little different then normal. it's a variable percentage meaning it goes up and down depending on things like fuel milage and that sort. so its probally best not to ask them

as far as percentage based on profit that sounds little fishy to me. i work off percentage and its 25% of the line haul which is pretty much the norm.

that is after the fuel surcharge and anything else like permits for od/os is taken out (why should the driver get the fuel?)

the big factor is knowing the TRUE pay of the load at any point you should be able to see the actual load confirmation from the broker to the carrier ( mine gets emailed me to me with every load) and if i still have a doubt what a load pays i will call the broker myself and ask myself

if the carrier is unwilling to give u this curtasy RUN! chances are they are shorting u on ur check percentage is all about honesty and trust if the comany feels u shouldent know these things then they are not a company i would trust

yes u can make good money out here on percentage a buddy of mine brought HOME after taxes and child support $2250 in one week last month he works for the same company i do and makes 25% of the linehaul as well. BUT like someone said it goes up and down with the season and what ur hauling.

i average $1400-1700 gross a week gross i maintain that average by working hard always getting unloaded as early as possible so i can reload as early as possible im on paper and sometimes i have to get "creative" but i never kill myself its all about knowing ur limits.

another thing is make sure ur dispacher/load planner gets some kind of percentage as well with the revenue he brings in. if he is paid a flat rate or hourly he may not care to much about grabbing the better paying load all he cares about is keeping u moving, cheap freight sucks when u gotta tarp and untarp all the time

for me percentage is the way to go but to each is own

 

What company are u with?

 

t TMC the average driver makes 3250 to t he truck/week. The average driver makes 28%. If you cant hold at least 28% ur a bad driver. I was at 30% before i became trainer. My trainies are all at 29 or 30%. That comes out to 910/week at28%. Add on stopoff and tarp pay and most week you will be over 1k. If you stay out week-ends you make more. If you work hard you make more. I never had a week under 1000 and most weeks made 1200+. My trainiees all make 950+ every week and average 1100. If you throw in miles, at TMC the average otr driver makes .46/mile if on % pay

 

AT TMC you can switch right away in the first 3 months, then its twice a year

 

I couldn't remember what it was. I had never changed from the % pay because anytime I did my numbers for the week I was always way ahead on the % pay then I would be on CPM. Like you said, the avg CPM figures on % is anywhere on the .45-.50 CPM. I had many that were way over that also but it averages out to around .50 CPM.

 

I used to pull that down a week on mileage pay.

Then the hiring boom started. Poor mileage driver.

 

Yea, I have no experience and I'm drawing over 4k a week for my truck.

 

Roehl likes their drivers to gross an avg $3k/wk for the company. I made just under $4100 one week, but I'm usually around $3200-$3400. But the pay that I do take home @ .39 CPM, plus accesorial pay (tarp, stops, OD, etc.) is more than I'd make with %-age of that, IF they offered it.

I think it's definitely up to each individual driver, if offered the choice.