Why pay has fallen...
- Thread starter Ragman
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Not only has pay fallen but fees and fines have increased making for a double whammy for drivers and people in general.....
Boiled down to its essence.... the rich plot against the middle class...
Be afraid be very afraid.... :-0
Boiled down to its essence.... the rich plot against the middle class...
Be afraid be very afraid.... :-0
Boiled down to it's essence any clueless moron can enter into this industry and claim the deck is stacked against them.
I am afraid. Very of afraid of encountering you or one of your drivers on the road or any where in the vicinity of a low overhead.
I have a problem with the following line from the OP's linked article:
Now, as a line-haul driver for XPO Logistics, one of the world's largest logistics companies, Oppelaar said he earns around $25 an hour after taxes.
I'm not aware of any major LTL or TL carrier that pays linehaul drivers an hourly wage. When I was with XPO's predecessor I was on the clock for fueling, hooking and spotting. The rest was mileage pay. Things may have changed since then but I doubt it.
I agree with much of the linked piece but there is some turd journalism included for dramatic effect.
Now, as a line-haul driver for XPO Logistics, one of the world's largest logistics companies, Oppelaar said he earns around $25 an hour after taxes.
I'm not aware of any major LTL or TL carrier that pays linehaul drivers an hourly wage. When I was with XPO's predecessor I was on the clock for fueling, hooking and spotting. The rest was mileage pay. Things may have changed since then but I doubt it.
I agree with much of the linked piece but there is some turd journalism included for dramatic effect.
I believe UPS pays OTR drivers by the hour.
What the XPO driver said probably simplified I run 600 miles per pay at 50 cpm in 11 hrs.
I take home about $275 per day for my 11 hours.
I didn’t take the time to read the article.
What the XPO driver said probably simplified I run 600 miles per pay at 50 cpm in 11 hrs.
I take home about $275 per day for my 11 hours.
I didn’t take the time to read the article.
We probably get paid $50 an hour for loaded miles. Of course, that's only a fraction of the hours we dedicate to this job.
I can see the article now, "Expediting in a cargo van can pay up to $50 an hour". Maybe we can generate interest in the field!
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I can see the article now, "Expediting in a cargo van can pay up to $50 an hour". Maybe we can generate interest in the field!
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