What would a comparative hourly rate be for starters

That sounds like a union job...

 

Yes im judging by the 70 hr clock and mostly mega starter outfits.

 

This didn't give me a usable result...

 

$7.50/hour x 14 hours = $127.50 (with OT, time & a half after 8 hours)

500 miles x 37 cpm = $185

Pretty simple math lol

The 37 cpm figure is what my starting wages as a student at swift are.

Even with this example who's gonna work 7 days a week for 14 hours... Other than a driver haha

 

Nobody because 7 x 14 = 108... You only have 70

 

If you have 70 take away 10 and add 6 times 2 then how much do you have?

 

Using Casanova's example of $.37, at 2500 miles a week, I think a more realistic number is $12.88 per hour.

First you are limited to 70 hrs in 8 days, if that is divided by 8 that's 8.75 hrs a day x 7 days = 61.25 hrs,

2500 x .37 = $925 per week
40 hrs at $12.88 = $515.20
21.25 at $19.32 (12.88 x 1.5) = 410.55

Total $925.75

Obviously the numbers change with any variable sucha sa more or.less miles and any accessorial pay, and that is why it really is a futile experiment to tr to determine an exact number.

On the low end, probable $11 - 13 per hour, starting out.

 

Where does this happen? I gross 60-65k a year...I turned down a $17.50/hr local gig with 8-10 hours of time and a half every week because the guy trying to talk me into working there has never grossed over 55k, and he has been there 15 or 20 years

 

Not many of you are making that yearly.The majority of trk drivers are making what I said and some not even that unfortunately not even min wage if you broke the CPM into hourly wage.Starter companies doesn't pay in the 60k range.Im mainly referring to the OTR ppl and at starter companies.The longer you drive the greater your chances are at finding a better paying driving position.

 

Then you have the pay sliding scale which also keeps drivers pay low as companies want which isn't fair to the driver.Don't know how many carriers have that but I know some do.