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28 cents seems a little low. Have you shopped around more?
Storm Wrote:
28 cents per hub mile. $30 per drop/hook. $65 for live load/unload stops. Average $50k/year
is what jb. Hunt. Offered me. Is that any good?
That CPM rate seems rather low. What is your average mileage per week? How many trips will you average per day? Find out is there is detention pay and how it works.
A word of caution; some of the worst equipment on the planet is rail trailers and containers. Your pre-trip must be thorough. Keep in mind DOT's favorite camping spot is at or near the entrance of an intermodal yard. Not saying it's bad gig, just be aware of "all" that goes with it.
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.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Yeah its mostly the experience part that gets me. I have 3 tickets To all 10mph in my car from a while back. The newest one is over a year old. And 2 of them fall off in 2016.
I only have 6 months experience doing van and ref.
I appreciate the word of caution. He said 3 to 4 stops a day. And after an hour it's 10 an hour I think.
Storm Wrote:
28 cents per hub mile. $30 per drop/hook. $65 for live load/unload stops. Average $50k/year
is what jb. Hunt. Offered me. Is that any good?
That CPM rate seems rather low. What is your average mileage per week? How many trips will you average per day? Find out is there is detention pay and how it works.
A word of caution; some of the worst equipment on the planet is rail trailers and containers. Your pre-trip must be thorough. Keep in mind DOT's favorite camping spot is at or near the entrance of an intermodal yard. Not saying it's bad gig, just be aware of "all" that goes with it.
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.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
It's no more then 150 miles from base is most of the drop off locations
Okay it looks like most of your pay will be stop pay. It will probably average out fine.
Okay it looks like most of your pay will be stop pay. It will probably average out fine.
I agree, you replied before I could.
It's no more then 150 miles from base is most of the drop off locations
Do you get paid the same CPM for deadheading?
Deadhead:
To drive with an empty trailer. After delivering your load you will deadhead to a shipper to pick up your next load.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
It's no more then 150 miles from base is most of the drop off locations
Do you get paid the same CPM for deadheading?
yes. All miles paid
Deadhead:
To drive with an empty trailer. After delivering your load you will deadhead to a shipper to pick up your next load.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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28 cents per hub mile. $30 per drop/hook. $65 for live load/unload stops. Average $50k/year
is what jb. Hunt. Offered me. Is that any good?