Per Mile or Split Pay?

[Stxredneck]

Looking to getting into a straight truck. I'm seeing most job postings offering 60/40 split. This last guy that emailed me pays .30-.40 cents per mile depending on ecperience. I'm sure that is split between drivers so best case is .20 cents per mile. Owner pays for everything and says drivers get 5000-6000 miles each week because he is signed up with multiple companies. Could be sugar coating it who knows.
Best case I'm looking at $1200 a week at 6000 miles at 20 cents.

Don't know if this is a good deal or not

 

[Stxredneck]

Title should read per mile or split pay

 

[brokcanadian]

6000 miles a week? That's a hard way to make a living

 

[xiggi]

Being signed on with multiple companies doesn't mean anything in the expedite world.

 

[acvox24]

No way a solo can do 6000 miles a week. A team can do it. But that's pretty much keeping the truck rolling 24/7. Don't sound like conservative numbers to me

 

[tknight]

Team is the only way but in this day and economy movin 24-7 in next to not realistic! 6000 miles split by team is only 600 per week and that's a long hard week

 

[geo]

if you decide to drive for a owner, make sure everything is in writing and what are your duties , and what are his
make sure about down time, things come up that need to be taken care of make sure that is spell out to
have a lawyer look over the contract, or give it ooida, look it over and become member to, they will help you better under stand things
making money is great , but most important thing is your heath , you have to take me time have that in contract


check with other who may have worked for that owner
when you take over the unit take pictures of everything, inside and out, and when you turn it in take pictures again
so if something comes up you did that, you can show picture and say not on my watch