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what is good cpm for a new driver

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by baltsp, Dec 17, 2019.

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  1. Dec 17, 2019 #1
    baltsp

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    Hello,
    Getting closer to getting my CDL and trying to line up a job. What would you consider to be good cpm for a new person? I am interested in regional, I was inclined towards tanker because I thought it paid the most. One company that hires new tanker drivers said cpm would be 44 to start then 46 after 3 months then 48 after 6 months and then 50 after a year. 1500-2000 miles per week which seems low. I would likely not be earning more than 50k in the first year. Is there a better way to earn 60k or more regional w no experience? Other companies that pay more? I figure I would get tanker experience which would help earn more after the first year but the sacrifices needed for this line of work would be more justifiable if the pay was at least 60. I drive Uber/Lyft sometimes to increase my income but presumably I won't be able to do that if I'm sitting around in the back of my truck all the time waiting for loads or w/e. Thank you
     
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  3. Dec 17, 2019 #2
    rachi

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    Probably around .40 to .42 would be ok for a new driver. Imo, most only take home around $35,000 or so the first couple of years and you'll work 70 hrs a week for it.
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2019 #3
    BackwoodsGA

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    42 com is bout average.
     
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  5. Dec 17, 2019 #4
    slim shady

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    With tanker you'll get loading and unloading pay
    Also get dumurge pay
     
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  7. Dec 17, 2019 #5
    Just passing by

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    Go tankers. There's a lot more to pay than just cpm. And it's a faster in and out of shippers/receivers. They need what you're hauling asap.
     
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  8. Dec 17, 2019 #6
    Chinatown

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    CPM is the last thing to consider when it comes to pay.
    I easily made $65K for 11 mos. work pulling tankers and made .36 cpm. Many drivers there made $72K because they worked the full 12 mos.
    Accessorial pays are what's important when added to whatever the cpm is.
    Company hired two new cdl school grads while I was there and they both made around $65K the first year.
     
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  9. Dec 17, 2019 #7
    DAX_

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    If it helps when I started with swift in 2016 I got 36 cents per mile. Average weekly pay after taxes was around $6-800. Running otr
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2019 #8
    Eddiec

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    .50 cents a mile sounds great, but if you're only getting 1,000 to 1,200 miles a week, then it's not so good.
    You need to think in terms of weekly gross (before taxes and deductions are taken out). Knowing what you need to earn on a weekly basis, and what it will take to earn that amount, will eliminate a lot of wasted time when talking to a recruiter.
     
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  11. Dec 17, 2019 #9
    Chinatown

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    Some Swift drivers are making $1000 - $1200 or more weekly on some dedicated accounts.
     
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  12. Dec 17, 2019 #10
    DAX_

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    The only dry van account at swift that I know for a fact(seen it with my own eyes) that makes that is dollar tree. But you have to unload the whole trailer as well. You might be unloading 3 trailers a week
     
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