percentage pay or by the mile
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tbubster
Seasoned Expediter
Depends on a few things.How much a mile,Does he pay tolls or do you.Does he want you to pay any of the fuel cost?If he wants you to help pay for fuel,Myself id stay away from it.
As far as percentage pay goes what kind of split is it?Most common seems to be 60/40 split with person getting 60% paying for fuel.If he is offering you anything less then the 60% and you pay for fuel stay away you will have a hard time making a living.
Myself I am payed by the mile but I pay nothing towards the truck.I do alright.I got lucky though I got a good owner that leaves it up to me on what runs I take or dont take.When I want to go home I do.Pays me what I am owed when I am owed it.So far he is happy and so am I.Hope it helps good luck and stay staff.
As far as percentage pay goes what kind of split is it?Most common seems to be 60/40 split with person getting 60% paying for fuel.If he is offering you anything less then the 60% and you pay for fuel stay away you will have a hard time making a living.
Myself I am payed by the mile but I pay nothing towards the truck.I do alright.I got lucky though I got a good owner that leaves it up to me on what runs I take or dont take.When I want to go home I do.Pays me what I am owed when I am owed it.So far he is happy and so am I.Hope it helps good luck and stay staff.
Well I haven't drove T/T over 4 years so he giving me a chance and willing to train me if I need some training again.He not offering much while i'm in training but once I done with that he offering .40 cpm but he going lease to a new company that pays more so if he does he will give me around .45cpm but he told me I wouldn't make less than $800 a week.I don't mine starting at a low pay because I don't have much T/T experience and If I when to a mega carrier like Werner or Swift I would be lucky if I got .26 cpm or more.I wasn't sure about getting paid by the mile in this field,I have drove ST and cargo vans before and was always pay by %.I was told by few other truckers not to go for it but I don't really mine for now,I need to get some T/T driving experience so I guest i'm willing to do that for a while.