Driver percentage
 

Been hauling grain by the hour. Same gig but new deal gonna do percentage. What's the range for driver percentage on grain hauling? I hear 25% around here. Any help will be appreciated.

Re: Driver percentage
 

were you getting overtime by the hour?

No OT just straight time but pretty good hourly rate.

Did you ask why they are making the change...Was it the companies idea or the drivers?

Get away from it if it's percentage. Seriously. It SUCKS! I hauled coils working for 26% for a week. That was enough. Dont be suprised if your days suddenly become alot longer too. Only way I would consider doing it again is if I was making ATLEAST 50%

didnt you say in another post you made 10.50 an hr.????

I guess I consider that pretty good.

A little more info.. I've been hauling for them since August I guess. I've been hauling their own stuff but we're bout done til next harvest-August. I like grain haulin and was considering getting a truck of my own or leasing 1 of my dad's which he's not currently using. They approached me bout keepin on haulin for them with their truck til we go back in august on their stuff again. I'll haul dryer to mill, elevator to elevator, or farm to market whatever i can get. They want to do it on percentage thus my question. I like workin for them cuz they treat me right but I gotta do somethin til August and I don't want to drive a tractor and do field work.

You answered your own question. Why pay you by the hour when you can get 25% of $0?

No loads=no pay, and they don't pay you an hourly rate to sit around.

If it works for you i guess thats all that matters i would say around 30%. But see how much you make you might be better off getting laided off and file for unemployment.

Find out how much the loads are booking for, ratewise.If you can do 2 loads a day that go for 450, you could make like 112$ a day. Its how many hours you to take to do the runs that will tell you to stay or explore greener grass.

Don't listen to people who bash percentage- it can be great.

But, at the same time, listen to those who bash percentage, it can really suck.

Thanks Bandit. The guys currently hauling are getting 4-5 X $90-100 loads or yesterday 2 X $300.00 loads. 25-30 % of these is better than I been doin. Thanks for the positive attitude.

not really positive...but at least factual and realistic.

the glass is neither half full or half empty.

but you can bet if the grain hauling season is coming to a close-- and their asking you if you'd like to go precentage.....I'd bet their looking at their bottom line in the near future---not yours.

Be sure to be clear on what the percentage is of as a company driver. Does it include the FSC, is it before or after fuel costs. I've seen people be very fair and I've seen people nickle and dime the rate before they calculate the percentage. Just be sure that you have it written down how they come to the number that your percentage is calculated from. Once you know that then you should be able to make an educated decision if it is a good deal for you.

Is this a poll? If so I cast my vote.

Percentage sucks
So if the truck breaks down or the loading and unloadind equipment fail
where does that leave the driver, If he gets paid percentage of the loads he runs. What about traffic, and so on.

I get percentage, if the truck breaks down or I get stuck, then I get hourly pay, percentage works for me . I ran 2500 miles this week and brought home 1075.00 dont look at how you are paid , look at what you have in your pocket on payday.

i get paid percentage. works for me. we dont haul cheap freight so my cut is pretty nice

I was talking to a drive this morning who was at the same place I was, he was bragging that he gets 44 cents a mile. He hauled his load from a plant 450 miles away, so he made 198.00 for the trip there, he was going 80 miles to next pick up so total for his load was $233.20
I hauled mine from 450 miles away and dead headed home 350 miles.the load paid me $335.75.. who got the better deal?

I pay my drivers percentage. I don't include the fsc. I don't know of anyone who pays percentage who does pay on the fsc. If the truck breaks down for more than a day, then I will usually pay the driver a flat rate for the day and put him in a motel, if needed. I have been thinking about paying mileage. It would be a better deal for me. Some people are not comfortable with percentage. If you run for cheap rates, then percentage may not be the best way for the driver to go. If the carrier is getting good rates, then the driver will usually make more running percentage. You need to look beyond what you make by the mile. You should be looking at what you have in your pocket at the end of the week or month. With rare exceptions, those who run percentage will usually have more in their pocket on payday than those who run mileage. When you get a percentage of the load, you get a cut of everything the truck earns, other than the fsc. That can mount up to a sizable sum.