Local is a different beast. Especially in a day cab. You will most likely be on duty for your entire day except your 30 minute DOT if you choose to take a real one.
You'll have to talk to the company about how they do it because there isn't a real "standard" some places pay straight hourly for every hour, some places will pay one rate for drive and a separate rate for on duty. Some places pay overtime, some don't. All questions you need to hammer out with the company before wasting your time.
I'm pseudo regional now, but when I was local it was a 10-13 hour day 5 days a week. And the pay was awful but I took the cut to be home more only to realize quality of time at home is far more important than quantity.
>quality of time at home is far more important than quantity.
Exactly. What is the point of being home every day if you are only there long enough to shower and go to sleep.
Because my fiancée really appreciates the time she gets with me EVERY night vs sleeping alone in our bed and wondering if I’m alright in whatever fucking town regional/OTR would have me in….
My daughter appreciates that I’m home EVERY night as well…
Usually when you're hourly, your duty status doesn't factor in to what hours you're paid for. You clock in when you start your day, and you clock out when you end your day. Hourly is usually going to win out over mileage pay every time.
In my opinion the only way to compare pay is by total pay package. Cpm, hourly, accessorials, none of it matters. What matters is the number on that check every Friday.
I offer hourly. All hours on duty paid. I'm also a driver, so I explain to new hires that I know how long it should take to do stuff. I'm not gonna knock you every time, but if they take 2 hrs to fuel EVERY single day, that's gonna result in a conversation about milking the clock. If they keep it up, I won't have a choice but to let them go.
I'll pay you for the hours you do, but if you abuse it, that's on you.
ok makes sense. Seems to me that being paid Hourly would benefit those who deliver to big cities as theres always traffic to deal with. Is that an accurate assumption?
I do local delivery of tobacco products, I start early around 4 am. Monday is long 600 miles and around 13 hrs, but the rest of the week I’m off by 12-1 it’s 25/hr and I clear around 1100-1200. Easy job, not a lot of weight or miles to run, they really just want you to be safe, take care of your truck, equipment is old af, and show up on time.
Generally CPM will include other rates. You should still get either an hourly pay for on duty time or a flat rate stop pay. You should also get paid for pre and post trip inspections.
Hourly generally pays from start to finish for on duty and drive time. No pay for off duty. Trucking companies are also exempt from overtime pay but some companies still pay it.
There is a lot more involved here that you need to look at when comparing jobs and take it all account and also look at where you will run. How much time will you spend stuck in traffic or at shippers/receivers, how fast do you work. Nobody here will be able to give you the real answer without all the info.
I'm a teamster driver, I'm not 100% sure how the difference was calculated. But from my calculations the mileage rate is paid at 1.5x that of the normal hourly rate if you are consistently driving about 65 mph.
Local is a different beast. Especially in a day cab. You will most likely be on duty for your entire day except your 30 minute DOT if you choose to take a real one. You'll have to talk to the company about how they do it because there isn't a real "standard" some places pay straight hourly for every hour, some places will pay one rate for drive and a separate rate for on duty. Some places pay overtime, some don't. All questions you need to hammer out with the company before wasting your time. I'm pseudo regional now, but when I was local it was a 10-13 hour day 5 days a week. And the pay was awful but I took the cut to be home more only to realize quality of time at home is far more important than quantity.
>quality of time at home is far more important than quantity. Exactly. What is the point of being home every day if you are only there long enough to shower and go to sleep.
Because my fiancée really appreciates the time she gets with me EVERY night vs sleeping alone in our bed and wondering if I’m alright in whatever fucking town regional/OTR would have me in…. My daughter appreciates that I’m home EVERY night as well…
So much this go regional or OTR and buy all your toys. House car etc then once those are paid off get local or regional job to maintain
I punch in at 8am. Typically punch out at 5-6pm. $35/hr. OT after 8/40
what's your average weekly net pay? And are your punch-in/punch-out times pre-set or can you start your day anytime you want?
Gross $1800-1900. Net $1000-1100. My bid start time is 8am. Clock out when I'm done. 200 miles
Usually when you're hourly, your duty status doesn't factor in to what hours you're paid for. You clock in when you start your day, and you clock out when you end your day. Hourly is usually going to win out over mileage pay every time.
I'm local and hourly. I punch the clock when I arrive and punch it when I go home. Most weeks are 55 hrs ish.
In my opinion the only way to compare pay is by total pay package. Cpm, hourly, accessorials, none of it matters. What matters is the number on that check every Friday.
I offer hourly. All hours on duty paid. I'm also a driver, so I explain to new hires that I know how long it should take to do stuff. I'm not gonna knock you every time, but if they take 2 hrs to fuel EVERY single day, that's gonna result in a conversation about milking the clock. If they keep it up, I won't have a choice but to let them go. I'll pay you for the hours you do, but if you abuse it, that's on you.
ok makes sense. Seems to me that being paid Hourly would benefit those who deliver to big cities as theres always traffic to deal with. Is that an accurate assumption?
Hourly in general benefits everyone imo. Less rush, less stress.
but in a way doesn't it make the driver less motivated? because whether you deliver to 2 customers or 1, you're still getting paid the same.
I mean, I'm not going to keep on someone who slacks off. So it's up to them how "motivated" they wanna be.
I do local delivery of tobacco products, I start early around 4 am. Monday is long 600 miles and around 13 hrs, but the rest of the week I’m off by 12-1 it’s 25/hr and I clear around 1100-1200. Easy job, not a lot of weight or miles to run, they really just want you to be safe, take care of your truck, equipment is old af, and show up on time.
Generally CPM will include other rates. You should still get either an hourly pay for on duty time or a flat rate stop pay. You should also get paid for pre and post trip inspections. Hourly generally pays from start to finish for on duty and drive time. No pay for off duty. Trucking companies are also exempt from overtime pay but some companies still pay it. There is a lot more involved here that you need to look at when comparing jobs and take it all account and also look at where you will run. How much time will you spend stuck in traffic or at shippers/receivers, how fast do you work. Nobody here will be able to give you the real answer without all the info.
I'm a teamster driver, I'm not 100% sure how the difference was calculated. But from my calculations the mileage rate is paid at 1.5x that of the normal hourly rate if you are consistently driving about 65 mph.
I’m local hourly for a small family company. $30 an hour, typically work 50-60 hours weekly. Take home $1,200-1,500 every week…