Tarp pay question

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  1. kranky1

    kranky1 Road Train Member

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    Oversize for 150 miles on my trucks would be a $1500/day rate
     
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  3. kranky1

    kranky1 Road Train Member

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    My drivers end of that would be $450. Tarped or not doesn’t change much, it’s oversize to start with, and you still lose the truck for the whole day to do it. Charge large, profit never hurt anybody.
     
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  4. Ruthless

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    Is that canadian dollars?
     
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  5. idriveaholden

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    Okay 860. thats like 110 an hour for the truck at 8 hours

    110/hr is pretty standard from what ive ever seen, but guys are making that same 110 with legal freight.
    i wouldnt want to run percentage for your boss
     
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  6. kranky1

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    Yeah, that’s a monopoly money minimum of sorts. To be honest if the driver would rather go home, I’d be just as happy with that as $1500/day for a truck. 10’ wide plate going 2000mi with another $4-$5/mi worth of LTL piled on top of it is more my thing.
     
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    Jacoooooooo Heavy Load Member

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    Tell your boss you want to be paid for tarping everytime you tarp. Otherwise you don’t tarp. It’s not too much to ask btw.
     
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  9. RunningAces

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    Wait until they get back to you and let you know that "you're getting $45 for every tarp job from now on driver but the rate has dropped to $170 for the trip"
    That's how Prime did it when I broke in there. They said tarp pay was like 100 bucks I don't remember the exact amount but they would just take $100 from the trip total and move it to the "tarp pay" line lol.
     
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  10. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    If I’m understanding his post correctly I think he gets paid the $215 and that includes tarping but he is able to not tarp certain loads and still get the $215??
     
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  11. CAXPT

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    You're understanding it correctly.
     
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