PCA stands for Packaging Corporation of America and we hauled corrugated boxes. I averaged around 1500-1800 miles per week and we were paid on a combination of mileage+stop+detention+fueling. The breakdown of pay was a little bit complicated since mileage was on a sliding scale, but I was grossing around $900 per week. Aldi drivers did a little bit better.

 

Bumping your 70 and grossing $900/week? Doesn't sound good at all.

 

~$12.86/HR is what it comes out to. My last job we had guys that were paid $900.00/wk salary. Depending on what route they were on(extra board drivers). Some weeks they made a decent hourly wage and some weeks it sucked for them. I can work a nice easy 54 hour week and bump over a grand and I am at the bottom of the pay scale right now.

 

I always thought it was " Death rides a Pale Horse ".

 

Well I don't have any jokes about the four horsemen, but I do work for Black Horse Carriers out of their Phoenix terminal. Our main account is the Michael Lewis Company. I get .40 per mile off my odometer and $30.00 a drop. I run between 3000 and 4200 miles a week, (I hope we keep the reset). I leave out on Tuesday and get back in Saturday night. This gives me a gross pay of between $1400.00 and $1800.00 a week depending on stops and where I run. We have health, vision, dental, disability insurance, 401K, vacation, and holiday pay. I drive a 2007 Century mid-liner with auto-shift and a 500 Detroit. And all of our trailers are air ride. Anything else you would like to know.

 

Yeah, How do you log 4200 miles in 5 days! :shock:

 

I get back in Saturday night and "log" in Sunday morning. I guess I should do a 10 hour rest 5.25 hours from home but, I just can't see it. After 32 accident free years I think I'm a better judge of when I'm tired than Washington.

 

Sounds like better pay then 900 a week . I guess out west you can log 70 mph in most states .

 

It may not apply to all but they are adjusting the per diem to match actual truck times.

In other words if you 'ran out of hours' yet still scooted your week foward
to appear legal on the logs the payroll people cannot legally pay
the per diem for those 'imaginary days'.

Company I drive for sent out a message to the drives some weeks back
pertaining to this new standard.

( Big bro reaching out to keep people honest I suppose.. :roll: )

 

I think per diem is a rip off. It saves the company money on their income and ss taxes, while shorting your future ss payments.