Percentage Pay Versus Mileage Pay

Percentage Pay usually does NOT pay "dead head" miles, unless it is over a certain amount of miles.

Dave

Yeah, it does! What's 30% of ZERO?

Percentage Pay usually does NOT pay "dead head" miles, unless it is over a certain amount of miles.

Dave

Yeah, it does! What's 30% of ZERO?

I make 25%, and am off MOST weekends, and am on PAPER LOGS, which is BOTH a blessing and a curse.

After taxes, I usually clear just over $700 on a slow week, to over $1,000 on a good week, depending on what I haul. Dried Blood, Bone Meal and Fertilizer pay the most.

Dave

Percentage Pay usually does NOT pay "dead head" miles, unless it is over a certain amount of miles.

Dave

Yeah, it does! What's 30% of ZERO?

Ten percent of nothing is, let me do the math here, nothing into nothing, carry the nothin'... - Jayne, Firefly

Percentage pay is great,as long as you actually get the full pay,without multiple brokers. I had a lousy 16 mile trip today,and burnt up 6 hours of drive and load time. Made $9,paid by the mile. Doesnt happen often,but just another example,of unpaid time.

Greatest Trucker moans,

I had a lousy 16 mile trip today,and burnt up 6 hours of drive and load time. Made $9,paid by the mile.

You're sure about the 9 bucks? Most real Trucking companies have a short-haul minimum pay rate.

And 6 hours? Besides the 30 minute for distance and maybe another hour for shipper and receiver, you had 4-1/2 hours to wait, I suppose?

Percentage pay is great,as long as you actually get the full pay,without multiple brokers. I had a lousy 16 mile trip today,and burnt up 6 hours of drive and load time. Made $9, paid by the mile. Doesnt happen often,but just another example,of unpaid time.

I agree with Errol. If you were only paid by the mile for that you should be able to wrangle a few extra bucks out of dispatch. That falls under the category of you doing them a favor in my book. They should at least throw $50 at you for that.

I was just informed by a TMC recruiter that they get paid $0.20 per mile after 150 miles if you take on percentage pay

I was just informed by a TMC recruiter that they get paid $0.20 per mile after 150 miles if you take on percentage pay

Is that "dead head" miles? I think my company is the same. They call it "bounce" pay.

Here is how I was paid LAST WEEK, since it was a SHORT WEEK.

Columbus, NE to Clinton, IA (x2) Corn Germ 25% of $728.84 and Corn Germ 25% of $621.32

Clinton to Templeton Urea 25% of $496.47

Arthur to Columbus DDG 25% of $417.76

Denison to Columbus DDG 25% of $361.62

Total was 25% of $2626.01=$656.50 After taxes for four days work is $569.92

Dave

I know this topic was mileage pay vs. percentage pay. I do t know if this topic was covered already, I didn't see it. My question is what about practical mileage pay. Like for example, Roehl pays miles based upon zip code to zip code while there are a couple of other companies that pay practical route miles. What is the difference between the two? Is one better than the other or does it all kind of depend?

I know this topic was mileage pay vs. percentage pay. I do t know if this topic was covered already, I didn't see it. My question is what about practical mileage pay. Like for example, Roehl pays miles based upon zip code to zip code while there are a couple of other companies that pay practical route miles. What is the difference between the two? Is one better than the other or does it all kind of depend?

Paul, if you go to Google and search for mileage from one zip to another, that's mileage based on zip.

No search from one address to another. That's location mileage. There is almost always a difference. No how that works out for the drivers pay, couldn't tell you.