1st Year Pay: Breakdown

Sorry I didn't see that you were driving part time until after I posted. Now those numbers aren't bad at all.

First I'm not saying I'm correct but I believe i am like I said it was a quick calculation.

You are allowed to drive 11 hours a day and 70 a week right?

Let's say you only drive 50 hours a week and only work 50 weeks out of the year so that's 2500 hours. $22,000÷2500 you get like 8.8 I think. So if you drive more then 50 hours a week that hourly rate will go down based on your 22k net earnings.

When calculating hourly rate you use gross not net.

Plus as they said they do not work every week. They run 14 days off 7 days

Shows I can't type fast as replies beat me to it.

First I'm not saying I'm correct but I believe i am like I said it was a quick calculation.

You are allowed to drive 11 hours a day and 70 a week right?

Let's say you only drive 50 hours a week and only work 50 weeks out of the year so that's 2500 hours. $22,000÷2500 you get like 8.8 I think. So if you drive more then 50 hours a week that hourly rate will go down based on your 22k net earnings.

people don't base yearly earnings off net pay. Basing pay off NET will be extremely inaccurate based on each person. State income taxes vary (some very high, others take none), number of dependents are different, and so is healthcare/dental and 401k. If I were you I'd keep in mind what they're NET was but focus more so on GROSS pay

For me I focus on the net pay because that's what pays the bills. I look at both the gross and net but the net is most important to me.

Sorry I didn't see that you were driving part time until after I posted. Now those numbers aren't bad at all.

No big deal. It's easy to miss that detail since I hadn't mentioned it since the beginning thread and I see where you were getting the numbers. :) I know a lot of people would say $22K isn't enough for the needs of their family, but coming from a $9/hour job, this has given me so much breathing room.

First I'm not saying I'm correct but I believe i am like I said it was a quick calculation.

You are allowed to drive 11 hours a day and 70 a week right?

Let's say you only drive 50 hours a week and only work 50 weeks out of the year so that's 2500 hours. $22,000÷2500 you get like 8.8 I think. So if you drive more then 50 hours a week that hourly rate will go down based on your 22k net earnings.

people don't base yearly earnings off net pay. Basing pay off NET will be extremely inaccurate based on each person. State income taxes vary (some very high, others take none), number of dependents are different, and so is healthcare/dental and 401k. If I were you I'd keep in mind what they're NET was but focus more so on GROSS pay

For me I focus on the net pay because that's what pays the bills. I look at both the gross and net but the net is most important to me.

With that being what you are looking at it might be helpful to mention, I don't have kids or anything so I am the only one on my health/dental plans. Of the two options I was given I chose to be on the better (but more expensive plan). Also, remember that I put 3K into retirement. I varied between putting 10-15% of my income into my 401K. Hope that helps.

Okay! Here are the last two check of the year 2015.

12/24/15 Mileage: 2,173 (0.415 cpm) + Multistop($15) + Short Haul ($20) + Live Load ($20) = $956.77

- 401K: $95.68

Net: $594.08

12/31/15 Mileage: 604 (0.415 cpm) = $250.65

- 401K: $25.06

Net: $141.93

I was also mailed a $25 Christmas check separate from my regular weekly pay.

YTD Gross: $35,275.72 Retirement: $3,054.36 Net: $22,385.61

It has been a great year and in another month and a half, I will be at one year solo and can shake off my rookie tag!! Truckingtruth has been so so helpful during this adventure, and I am excited for another year of trucking in 2016. Ihope these posts will be helpful for those specifically interested in Roehl's hometime fleets. I have subscribed to this post, so if anyone has any questions about Roehl or anything else they think I can help with, just post on this thread and I will do my best to help you out!

So if my calculations are correct based on 14/7 you averaged around 1000 per work week gross. Based on 35 weeks on 17 off. Good money 😀

Very informative thread Hrynn. Kudos for keeping track throughout the year. Gives some invaluable insight to those considering a career (like myself). Many thanks!

New CDL Grad starting orientation with Roehl on 1/19 (Van)

Question on your cpm increases, more specifically your raises. Beside the 2 automatic raises that I know you get for certain service time periods, are your other increases your Quarterly raises?

I had the understanding that you don't start to qualify for the raises till AFTER your last automatic raise; so basically your 9th month. but it appears that you were qualifying and getting them much sooner. Are they easy to get because I would think as a rookie driver that the raises would be minimal due to inefficiencies that would come with learning the job. So if you're were able to get to .415 cpm at 11 months is fantastic in my opinion. Great Job. Does that mean getting similar or better 2nd year raises are very probable....or do they keep "raising the bar" due to becoming more proficient at the job? or is the "bar" the same throughout? Do most drivers qualify for at least the minimum quarterly raise?

Any info you have would be great as I am not clear about this..

Thanks

New CDL Grad starting orientation with Roehl on 1/19 (Van)

Question on your cpm increases, more specifically your raises. Beside the 2 automatic raises that I know you get for certain service time periods, are your other increases your Quarterly raises?

I had the understanding that you don't start to qualify for the raises till AFTER your last automatic raise; so basically your 9th month. but it appears that you were qualifying and getting them much sooner. Are they easy to get because I would think as a rookie driver that the raises would be minimal due to inefficiencies that would come with learning the job. So if you're were able to get to .415 cpm at 11 months is fantastic in my opinion. Great Job. Does that mean getting similar or better 2nd year raises are very probable....or do they keep "raising the bar" due to becoming more proficient at the job? or is the "bar" the same throughout? Do most drivers qualify for at least the minimum quarterly raise?

Any info you have would be great as I am not clear about this..

Thanks

Here is section from the employee handbook:

"To minimize the concern about your pay while you're still learning the job, your performance points score will not be used to determine your mileage pay rate during your first full calendar quarter of employment. Instead, you will receive a mileage pay rate increase of $0.02 on the 3 month anniversary of your Phase II graduation date, and another $0.02 increase on the 6 month anniversary.

During the second full calendar quarter following your graduation date, if your performance would procure a higher mileage pay rate based on the applicable pay table, your mileage rate will be set at that higher rate, and that will also establish your pay and performance level.

However, if your performance would procure a lower mileage pay rate based on the applicable pay table, your mileage pay rate will not go down. Your current mileage pay rate will be used to establish your pay level, and your performance will be used to establish your performance level.

In the third full quarter following your graduation date, your performance will determine any further pay changes"