Grumpy - Hourly Questions
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That's awesome. I like the idea of hourly pay but it limits us on what we COULD earn.
The top hourly guys here earn at least 70k but even our shortest linehaul run makes at least that. Top linehaul drivers are over 110k so there is a big difference, as much as i would like hourly at times I'll stick to mileage as well.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
In case I wasn’t clear, driving and live load/unload are all on duty, and paid. DOT inspection also. Fueling, road construction, traffic, etc. All paid.
That's awesome. I like the idea of hourly pay but it limits us on what we COULD earn.
I’m not so sure, at least with my company.
The most I could get is 42.5 cents as a new driver and that includes the highest mileage bonus (over 29,750 miles/quarter)
In the last 8 days I ran 2531 miles and 68.75 hours. Mileage would have paid 1,075, hourly pays 1355
The first day was 3.25 hours/77 miles so it wasn’t a huge difference.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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That's awesome. I like the idea of hourly pay but it limits us on what we COULD earn.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.