A quick back story on me..I graduated Sage CDL school in Jan. 2006.
Since then I've dabbled in driving an expediter straight truck, and for the past year or so I have been moving trucks around for a couple local dealerships. So basically I haven't had much experience pulling a trailer.
Ok so recently I got an offer to run a daycab pulling a 41' hopper hauling grain for a local elevator. The runs will be from elevator to elevator. The boss said the pay is by the load, but when I asked what the loads usually paid he said it varied by where the load was going and he would have to look it up.
He was super busy the day he gave me my road test so I didn't press him for a better answer.
I make $8.00 an hour now moving trucks for the two dealerships(peanuts I know). I'm pretty sure I'll make more then that hauling grain.
Anyone ever pulled grain and was paid a percentage of the load? If so did you make out ok?
I start Monday or Tuesday(waiting on a truck to get fixed) so I guess I'll find out sooner or later, but figured I'd post here and see if i could get a ballpark idea.
BTW jacking a trailer around tight right hand turns on narrow little country roads is a little challenging to say the least..lol