When do I get to see .70 a mile OTR?

Is that company? I'm 25/Hr and it goes up to 30/Hr if I break 50 hours in a 70. I average around $1200 a week because I go home all weekend.. We don't get fuel bonuses or any of the wait pay like Walmart and UPS gets, though. A family friend is 10 years in at Walmart and brings home $1800 a week because they get paid for everything; slightly less home time, but paid vacations annually..

I'm almost certain what I was told by a Barr Nunn driver was BS, but: He looked late twenties or early thirties, but said after a while he was able to get .70 OTR *company* W2. I did call a recruiter there and they said it was .55 for OTR; same with Big M(the burgandy trucks with the bulldog on the side) which I heard the same about...

From what I've seen first hand: .62+ W2 non-lease OTR at anything not a relatives company is basically a myth unless you're one of these old guys who basically sold their life to a company for cheap... Basically what you hear regarding grandfathered PTL level established companies

It really is kind of a fool move to go do OTR for .50-.60 when you can just as easily get benefits and a home life with a close-enough average check; even with little to no experience it seems... I was kind of hoping this wouldn't be the case, though....

 

It's net after 15-18 percent taken off for federal, social, medicare, and state. They might have a legal service deduction too.. There is nothing a Walmart driver doesn't get paid for from what I've seen, so it wouldn't be hard. I was told if you're really lazy you can even do five days on five days off...

 

It's getting harder to avoid going there

 

You basically make what I do after taxes, but I'm 25 an hour Monday thru Friday. OTR companies act like it's some big discreet reward. 2000 for OTR means you're intentionally being shorted; especially at Swift which is a lot of DC drop and hook