percentage or milage

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

i see some people pay a 60/40 split while others pay a milage pay. which seems to be better?

i was offered a .40/mile loaded and .20/mile unloaded in a sprinter van. does this seem right?

RoadTime · Apr 20, 2014

robertbarnes62 said:
i see some people pay a 60/40 split while others pay a milage pay. which seems to be better?

i was offered a .40/mile loaded and .20/mile unloaded in a sprinter van. does this seem right?

That sounds like a good offer to me.

zorry · Apr 20, 2014

robertbarnes62 said:
i see some people pay a 60/40 split while others pay a milage pay. which seems to be better?

i was offered a .40/mile loaded and .20/mile unloaded in a sprinter van. does this seem right?

Sounds pretty decent. That is if owner is paying all fuel, tolls,etc.

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

RoadTime said:
That sounds like a good offer to me.

i just wanted to check since i am new to this expedite service. i drove semi's over the road and mileage did well.

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

zorry said:
Sounds pretty decent. That is if owner is paying all fuel, tolls,etc.

yes he is paying all expenses

zorry · Apr 20, 2014

50% dh puts you at .33cpm. Less dh,higher pay.
If my math is right, this seems higher than I would expect.
Good luck.

OntarioVanMan · Apr 20, 2014

zorry said:
50% dh puts you at .33cpm. Less dh,higher pay.
If my math is right, this seems higher than I would expect.
Good luck.

where did you come up with that 50% DH figure...

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

zorry said:
50% dh puts you at .33cpm. Less dh,higher pay.
If my math is right, this seems higher than I would expect.
Good luck.

thanks for the input, i am new so what is dh?

JoeS · Apr 20, 2014

robertbarnes62 said:
i just wanted to check since i am new to this expedite service. i drove semi's over the road and mileage did well.

If you're running solo, (depending on the company) I would not expect more than 2k miles a week.

Turtle · Apr 20, 2014

Probably out of thin air, to show an extreme example of headhead (dh - or driving while unloaded), and the fact that even at such a ridiculous deadhead (dh) figure you can make at least acceptable money ($).

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

JoeS said:
If you're running solo, (depending on the company) I would not expect more than 2k miles a week.

ok, thanks for the input. i have done some research and i see there may be some waiting in expedite frieght.

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

Turtle said:
Probably out of thin air, to show an extreme example of headhead (dh - or driving while unloaded), and the fact that even at such a ridiculous deadhead (dh) figure you can make at least acceptable money ($).

well he is paying .20/cpm unloaded and .40/cpm loaded..

zorry · Apr 20, 2014

I put in the 50% dh as a high figure. I've never done Van or Sprinter, but it shows that even with high dh you'll be able to afford to eat.

Turtle · Apr 20, 2014

robertbarnes62 said:
well he is paying .20/cpm unloaded and .40/cpm loaded..

Right. 40 cents per loaded mile is pretty good. ANY cents for unloaded deadheaded miles is awesome. Most of the 60/40 splits, nor the per-mile pay setups, don't pay anything for unloaded miles. So if you get 40 loaded and 20 to go get it, and the owner is paying fuel and tolls, it's a good deal.

JoeS · Apr 20, 2014

If I were contemplating this, I would ask to see the mileage breakdown for the last 6 months as a screen shot from the carrier's owner's page.

JoeS · Apr 20, 2014

One also has to clarify what encompasses unloaded miles. For instance, does that include the distance from the consignee to a layover? In other words, when does the unloaded mileage pay kick in?

RoadTime · Apr 20, 2014

robertbarnes62 said:
ok, thanks for the input. i have done some research and i see there may be some waiting in expedite frieght.

"some waiting" may be the understatement of the year

But don't let that scare you off, if it's what you want to do

zorry · Apr 20, 2014

That may or may not be helpful.
I had an owner tell me he thought the last team in a particular truck was just looking for a place to live, not necessarily a job. A better indicator is talk to other Tristate drivers like Kickstarter and see what is possible over there.

robertbarnes62 · Apr 20, 2014

JoeS said:
One also has to clarify what encompasses unloaded miles. For instance, does that include the distance from the consignee to a layover? In other words, when does the unloaded mileage pay kick in?

i did not think of this, thanks

JoeS · Apr 20, 2014

zorry said:
That may or may not be helpful.
I had an owner tell me he thought the last team in a particular truck was just looking for a place to live, not necessarily a job. A better indicator is talk to other Tristate drivers like Kickstarter and see what is possible over there.

Tri State? I didn't see where the OP said this was Tri State. I must have missed that post.