Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

Ita their way of saying they managed to get more money on their contracts so are paying us a bit more but it's not permanent.

 

I'm willing to bet that driver doesn't get micromanged much. Nor has he ever threatened his manager.

 

You missed my point and that's okay. So 60 out of your 230 driver's made a good wage. Let me ask you this, how much out of pocket do you pay for all of your medical insurance? How much out of pocket did you have to contribute to your retirement? Do you get sick days, holidays and vacation? If so, how are you paid for these and what amount do you receive for each? And since you stay out for long periods of time, that cost money to eat. How much do you pay for food on a monthly basis or weekly basis? This all adds up to your bottom line. I look forward to your responce.

 

You seem to keep harping on wages. I think I make a good wage, just short of 60K this year. You probably think that's terrible, and that's fine. Might be terrible for you, but I'm happy with it, @kylefitzy seems happy with his wages, SSB is happy with his wages, and his job. What does it matter?

 

Our average wage for solo otr drivers who were here the whole year (71), not all 230 btw, was over 78k. Teams Averaged $85k, with 7 out of 22 drivers over $100k. Locals $72k, regional $68K, all well above industry standard. $8 for dental and $60 a month for health care, health care will be free next year, the company is picking that up. I personally maxed out my 401k at $19,500 and they matched an additional $4100. No Sick days or Holiday pay, not sure sick days would be very useful as an OTR driver anyway. vacation is 1250 a week, we get 1-3 weeks based on time over service. I cash mine out every year when its available.

I have zero idea what I spend on food, I have to eat no mater what I do. I cook in the truck for about half of my meals, just like I would at home.

 

@Lonesome that's the America we live in these days unfortunately, so many people, especially certain members of this forum, want to ride their high horse and shame everyone else as peasants who don't follow suit. I'm 38, a young man by most accounts, but I was raised on the values of do what makes you happy and do it to the best of your abilities. Kudos to you for finding something you're happy doing, @supersnackbar although I don't know the man from Adam, seems like a genuine hard working guy, maybe a little rough around the edges, but who are we as a society to judge? Mindsets like ours are becoming fewer and farther between these days, welcome to America as we know it moving forward..............Good times.

 

I don't claim to know what Shaffer's pay plan is, or how Shaffer's dispatch system works. I do know that most driver's at Schneider don't believe I make what I do, or attribute it to "being a trainer". Training doesn't make me money, all training pay does is make me whole for the miles I miss out on while giving my guys the time they need to learn the job.

I also know that my base rate of 52 cpm and bonus of 4 cpm is less than you make. I also know I only ran 105,000 miles this year. So how did I make $10,000 more than you did?

The answer is I know how my company works and I use that knowledge to get better runs for myself. If Ops asks me to work a weekend, I opt for coming home on Friday like normal and leaving out on Sunday as I know I'll be able to run a full day and set myself up for a good Monday. If I run Saturday, Ops is going to be more cautious on the dispatches to make sure I get home for my 34. I know when it' to my advantage to shut down early and show available in the morning and when it's better to show available with only a couple of hours left. I understand that having a 2,000 mile week with an average load length of under 150 miles is better than having a 3,000 mile week with an average length of haul of 500+ miles.

I'm not knocking you - you have your own style of running that works for you. However your style of running may not be "optimum" for how Shaffer's freight runs. But based off of the "six figure club" thread, there are an awful lot of us sitting at or near 6 figures, so believing a guy hit $122K is not a stretch.