Crete/Shaffer Raise Driver Pay (and More) For Second Time This Year
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Damn that is great for them. Maybe the megas will follow
Damn that is great for them. Maybe the megas will follow
Huh? Crete/Shaffer (same company) are one of the mega as you put it.
Damn that is great for them. Maybe the megas will follow
I know Swift Transport recently raised their pay package.
Damn that is great for them. Maybe the megas will follow
I know Swift Transport recently raised their pay package.
yeah they did. but more is better :D
I guess in a sense Interstate gave everybody a raise as well. As of last week they've upgraded their per diem policy. Instead of paying 0.04 per mile per diem, you now have 3 options. You can continue with the current rate, opt out entirely, or receive a 0.01 per mile pay increase and receive 0.10 per mile in per diem. So now, instead of getting 0.38 per mile with 0.04 per mile as per diem, I'm getting 0.39 per mile with 0.10 per mile per diem. Can't complain about that. 
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
I guess in a sense Interstate gave everybody a raise as well. As of last week they've upgraded their per diem policy. Instead of paying 0.04 per mile per diem, you now have 3 options. You can continue with the current rate, opt out entirely, or receive a 0.01 per mile pay increase and receive 0.10 per mile in per diem. So now, instead of getting 0.38 per mile with 0.04 per mile as per diem, I'm getting 0.39 per mile with 0.10 per mile per diem. Can't complain about that.
You drive for Interstate? They have the green trucks, right?
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
I guess in a sense Interstate gave everybody a raise as well. As of last week they've upgraded their per diem policy. Instead of paying 0.04 per mile per diem, you now have 3 options. You can continue with the current rate, opt out entirely, or receive a 0.01 per mile pay increase and receive 0.10 per mile in per diem. So now, instead of getting 0.38 per mile with 0.04 per mile as per diem, I'm getting 0.39 per mile with 0.10 per mile per diem. Can't complain about that.
You drive for Interstate? They have the green trucks, right?
Yep, the pretty emerald green trucks. That's us.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
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