What pay should I expect?

It sounds good on the face, Prodirt. If they pay on time and in full as stated, I'd say go for it. That first year is a lot of learning curve anywhere you go, so hang in and get it on! Best to you. J

 

In heavy haul, usually it starts from $25. But up north pays more because of the harsh winters. So you should be looking at least $28 per hour and with 60 hours your weekly paycheck should be at least $1960 before tax, overtime included.

 

Or one could say the info you got here was way off.

Either way that's what they offered, counter offer and see what they say. The worst they could say is no.

 

Or if anybody happens to know the name of the company that pays $28 an hour I'm sure that driver would like to know where to turn in his application..

 

For that kind of driving, I would say nothing less than $20 to start. For heavy haul, I'd say $25 to start. Another thing, make sure that they pay overtime. If not, run away as fast as you can.

 

Keep in mind $25 an hour is about .40 cents a mile, which is bottom feeder pay

 

Some people said that the info i gave was off. Its not off at all. If you dont see yourself worthy of that kind of pay, its not my fault. I never undersold my labor when i used to work for companies and now i dont accept cheap freight. The drivers who accept those low pays are making this business harder than it is.
I wish all of you could realize what kind of risks you are taking for that kind of pay.
In prodirt's situation, they want you to work on the snow for $15, hell no.
Even ryders local jobs start around $18 per hour.