What are newbies worth in CPM?

You forgot to mention home every 5 day's, pre-planned for the whole week, motel allowance once per round, first name basis, no touch freight.....do I need to go on?

 

My Dad paid 25 cpm in 1977!

Rates were a 1.00 per mile.

Fuel was 1.00 per gallon.

It was easier then.

 

I guess I've done the opposite..lol.. Been here 7 years now and it took me 5 to top out.. In August, I took a step back in time when I was assigned a 2001 truck that still has CCX markings and no A/C..haha.. For whatever reason and I can't explain it, it will outrun anything we have on the flats and outpull anything in our fleet with 10K more in the boxes on hills.. I was super pissed at first but I'm now trying to figure out a way to keep this truck till they retire it..haha..

 

Sounds pretty far fetched doesn't it..

I would not turn the key unless the job topped out at over .50 per mile and I was fairly compensated for all other directions the company gave me whether that was drop/hook, fueling their truck, or a layover.. At .541 right now and 23 for all work and will be at .56 and 23.55 in January so it isn't all that far fetched.. We will have multiple line-haul drivers at my terminal this year over 100K and even more next year so it is possible.. I fully understand that many drivers don't wanna spend 4 hours per night on the dock, myself included, but even more drivers don't wanna put in the time a good paying company because it's all about now.. I went through some lean years here and I'm sure I could have jumped ship for more at that time, but 7 years later I'm glad I didn't and so is my bank account.. $82,500 for 2009, minimum $87,000 for 2010 - at $73,544 right now, and should break 90K in 2011 on the same medium mileage run that I'm on now.. It's definitely not that far fetched if you're actually paid fairly and paid for everything you do...