The different forms of Hired Driver Pay/Income?

On a good day, if I got the right run, I could take home $400 in a day. Problem back then was that I was still a rookie driver (less than a year of experience), and they either worked me to death or starved me, depending on the week. That, and the nature of what we did. I ended up leaving after having a plastic pipe burst in my face while getting ready to open a valve on top of the trailer (pressure unload, industrial grade bleach). Long story short, after having a couple days off from injuries, I lasted another couple weeks before I decided I couldn't do it anymore. Too risky and nerve racking for me.

 

Q - with there being extra pay for tankers, flatbeds and refers compared to dry vans, is there any bonus pay for running tandems?

 

As in doubles/triples? Not for doubles, but for triples there's usually at least a couple cents more per mile added on.

 

Theres no bonus for doin reefers. You do washouts for free. N your watching a reefer engine all day. And you need to fuel it.

 

While I'm thinking if it, there's one more form if pay, I'm assuming not many places pay it, but I receive it working for a hospital system: nighttime differential. As a nighttime driver, I get an additional $1.75/hour on top of my base hourly rate.

 

This guy knows how to work.

 

With the differential, we're currently just shy of $30/hour by a few cents, give or take.

 

Man is your comp in chicago

 

Sorry, if you wanna work for us, you would need to move to the Pacific Northwest.

 

Darn 30$ man thats great