SOMEONE said it couldn't be done...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by windsmith, May 18, 2012.

  1. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2009
    Messages:
    10,670
    Thanks Received:
    12,211
    Location:
    Rancho Mirage, Ca.
    0
    Stuff happens, slow weeks, equipment repair, weather, illness, home emergencies, etc. Get thru the year, then see how much you have made. It just might be $50k. Luck to ya'. BTW, it's what you make at the end of the year that matters. So many guys quit after a bad week or two needlessly.
     
    windsmith Thanks this.
  2. Jorihe84

    Jorihe84 Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2010
    Messages:
    2,763
    Thanks Received:
    1,333
    Location:
    North Florida
    0
    Also noticed he said "waiting on his check in the mail" .

    I wonder if it shows up.



    Bets starting at $5
     
  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    Messages:
    22,474
    Thanks Received:
    20,137
    Location:
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    Hitman hit the it,you just started that company,how do you know you'll make 55 k the first yr.How do you know that company won't shorten many of your checks.You may get one good week of driving but how do you know every week is going to be consistant miles.That's nice you like your company but come back in a month and let us know if you're still very happy and content with them.So tell me,how much are they paying you per mile?I did'nt see anything about the pay on your first post.
     
  4. Treefork

    Treefork Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2008
    Messages:
    2,883
    Thanks Received:
    1,459
    Location:
    Northeast Indiana
    0
    Third paragraph, third sentence. Percentage.
     
    123456 Thanks this.
  5. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    Messages:
    22,474
    Thanks Received:
    20,137
    Location:
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    oh ok thankyou.I'll have to go have a looksee.
     
  6. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    Messages:
    22,474
    Thanks Received:
    20,137
    Location:
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    Not bad for a first check.Now you make sure to tell us each week what you're making.Hope it does'nt bouncedy bounce like a basket ball before you get home,lol.I'm joking.
     
  7. Eaton18

    Eaton18 Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2011
    Messages:
    1,755
    Thanks Received:
    1,104
    Location:
    Waverly, KS
    0
    I get paid truck percentage too. It can be nice for short runs. However another negative way of looking at it is, how long and far do you drive empty? I've driven almost 300 miles to get loaded. Over the last 3 weeks, I would haul a load 165 miles, then bounce back to get loaded at the same place. I done this twice a day. So that's 330 miles driven, for free, several hours. Percentage is paid to drivers to benefit the company, not the driver. I'm not complaining, as I was fully aware of this going in. There's times that I can be home every night, or only out a couple nights a week. However we're always home on the weekends. So as a newbie driver, how lucky is that to get hired by a company like this???

    Paywise, I might make a little over $40k my first year. I've now been driving for 6 months. The pay fluctuates a lot. Sometimes I get good paying loads, but also some real crap paying loads in the same week. It just depends on what's available.
     
  8. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    Messages:
    22,474
    Thanks Received:
    20,137
    Location:
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    So you don't get paid something for dead head miles huh,I did'nt know that.Getting paid % versus cpm,does'nt it average about the same?
     
  9. Eaton18

    Eaton18 Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2011
    Messages:
    1,755
    Thanks Received:
    1,104
    Location:
    Waverly, KS
    0
    Nope, it doesn't. I might be close if we get a lot of short hauls that paid well. However the higher paying loads do so because they are hauled further. There's been numerous times that my pay, which is a percentage of what the truck is paid, has been no more than $50 for hauling the load.
     
  10. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    Messages:
    22,474
    Thanks Received:
    20,137
    Location:
    Sioux City,ia
    0
    I don't know if i'd like getting paid% or on salary for that matter.