Biscuit Lips said:
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Yeah, it is the pay scale for C.R. England. It has been four or five years since I have driven for a carrier that has paid CPM. and was wondering if that sliding scale was customary in the industry now. Have no plans of driving for this carrier, just wanted to see what you guys thought.
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So.... how are you paid now? Percentage? As rates get lower due to fuel price decreases and competition for the fewer loads available, are your load rates staying the same? Just asking.
My first company paid me (team) a rate a bit lower than that (I always fell into the 700+ mile range.) Other companies near me paid a sliding scale based on "regions" which equated to those mile breaks (and about the same money.) But, the important thing was.... I ALWAYS got the miles! I was usually back home within 5 (maybe) 6 days with a
net of about $700/wk average (no benefits paid by me.) I didn't consider myself "irregular route." I went to the west coast every week, and DANG they never DID move it any closer to NC!
I never cried! I never whined. I knew I was just starting out and things would get better. They DID. I have little more than 3 years in the business now, and I'm making about 5 cents more per mile than I was with that company. (That's a 33% raise.)
I'm not getting RICH like TerryLamar or the Rev or some others here, but... I've still got TIME to progress in the industry.
But I NEVER had to live on some 3-500 dollars a week! The Megas promise low pay and deliver even LOWER miles!
Pay scales are based on mileage expected. i.e: If they pay HIGH rates for miles, they give you LESS miles! MORE sitting around time waiting for a load! But, this would equally apply to a percentage deal!
I don't think they do it on purpose... not with malice and intention... its just the nature of THEIR business model and contracts. And MUCH of it is up to the driver!
If you don't want to leave your "region," and want to be home once during the week and every weekend.... you are LIMITING what they can give you as a dispatch! And unless you get paid well for each 'drop' or detention, you will NOT make much money EVEN if the rates are higher for lower miles.
Contrary to what some of the "local advocates" here think, you don't HAVE to get paid for fueling the truck or bumping a dock if you are getting the MILES! But... if you are getting paid CPM, you MUST get miles!
I'd rather drive 200 more miles per day (about 2.5 hours) than bump 4+ docks a day ANY day of the week! I guarantee I spent LESS time in docks or WAITING to get into a dock than all these HIGH paid regional or local drivers! OR the SOLO's who can only drive 600 miles a day and have to sit and wait to deliver...several times a week!
BTW.... I got paid the SAME for ALL 'empty' miles on my way to my backhaul. No "sliding scale" there! And not a DIME for my time waiting to hit the dock! But, it didn't bother me cuz.... TEAM drivng means you NEVER have to sit for NO reason! When the wheels CAN turn, they are TURNING.... and I'm making money!
That payscale is not SO out of line for a newbie if you're getting the MILES! The question IS.... will the company get you the miles?
