What is line haul pay?

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  1. Feb 12, 2013 #1
    Steve C

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    I was just tentatively offered a job with a tanker company. They said they pay 22% of line haul.

    How the heck can I calculate what I might be making?
     
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  3. Feb 12, 2013 #2
    critters

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    that can be hard to figure out as loads generaly pay different each time depending on miles,you would nned to know what the load pays to know how much you get paid.
     
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  4. Feb 12, 2013 #3
    Mommas_money_maker

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    Load pay is usually 2 parts. 1 is line haul and the other fuel surcharge. So lets say a loads gross pay is 2000 bucks and 700 is fuel surcharge then the linehaul is 1300. You would be getting paid 22% of 1300 which is 286 dollars.
     
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  5. Feb 12, 2013 #4
    Autocar

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    You are correct. Linehaul is the basic transportation charge, without any additional accessorial or fuel charges.
     
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  7. Feb 13, 2013 #5
    NoCoCraig

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    That is very crappy pay.
     
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    Autocar

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    Too little information to make that determination.
     
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  9. Feb 13, 2013 #7
    Ghost Ryder

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    Do you know what line haul is? 9 times out of 10, a paying load like that can be done in 1 day. $286 for one days work ain't bad.
     
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  10. Feb 13, 2013 #8
    Sillen

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    I agree...

    $286 is like minimum wage ONE weeks pay, around there.
     
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    bamakm73

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    Got a offer 70% line haul and paid 100% fuel surcharge
     
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    TripleSix

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    Your truck or a lease? And any trailer payments? 70% plus a trailer payment, run like hell.
     
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