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Owner Operator & Co-Driver - Best way to pay the co-driver?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by WesternWheels2, Aug 11, 2013.

  1. Aug 11, 2013 #1
    WesternWheels2

    WesternWheels2 Bobtail Member

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    We are O/Os and recently added our son to the truck driving with my husband. We are trying to come up with a fair way to pay, i.e., percentage of gross, by the mile, etc. How do you split it fairly?
     
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  3. Aug 11, 2013 #2
    379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    Pay him a percentage of the trucks gross. 24% is what I have seen most of the time. Paying him by the mile is going to short yourselves if you're billing on practical miles and paying him off his log (hub miles) so a percentage would be the fairest in my opinion.
     
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  4. Aug 11, 2013 #3
    WesternWheels2

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    Is that % for a team or half that % or ?. He is a hard worker, other wise he would not have been allowed on the truck, and we want to be fair, but do not want to be left with zero for our half of the loading/driving/ect..
     
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  5. Aug 11, 2013 #4
    WesternWheels2

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    Also we are talking gross of what the load pays before the carrier%, fuel or anything is taken out.
     
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  7. Aug 11, 2013 #5
    Wolfyinc

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    I would pay by the mile but thats my opinion
    if you pay by a % of the load what if lets say the husband drove 700 out of 800 miles for a run, you want to pay your son based on that load still? unless you base it on the 100 miles driven then pay him 1/8 of the % of the load.

    To me by the mile is more fair since you get paid for the time put in, of course are you going to compensate him for detention time etc?
     
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  8. Aug 11, 2013 #6
    Allow Me.

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    If I'm reading correctly, your Son is now teaming with Hubby, right ? So, lets get to basics. The truck makes a certain amount. From that amount, all expenses get paid. As an example, the truck revenue for January is $12000. Out of that 12 grand, all expenses get paid, including fuel, truck payment, repairs, insurance and of course driver salary. So, if Hubby is getting $4000 net after all expenses running solo and then adds Junior as a driver, the truck should be able to run twice as hard, doubling the revenue, but also doubling some, not all expenses. For instance, the truck payment will be the same, registration the same, insurance the same, maybe a tad higher for additional driver. However fuel will double and repairs and truck will wear out quicker. In theory, team drivers split the pay. In reality, the newbie on the truck should get less pay, since he needs training and seat time. Consider the additional revenue by adding Junior as a driver and come up with a fair pay. Just curious, are you O/O's with authority and truck/trailer, or are you leased on to a company pulling their trailer ?
     
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  9. Aug 11, 2013 #7
    cetanediesel

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    You might want to do a graduated scale. $2.50-$3.00 per mile load 40-50 cents per mile driven. $2.00-$2.50 per mile load 35-40 cents per mile. And so on. You could just get it done and go in the 40 to 50 cent range and be done with it.
     
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  10. Aug 11, 2013 #8
    WesternWheels2

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    O/O leased to carrier pulling own trailer. Starting process to get own authority.
     
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  11. Aug 11, 2013 #9
    baha

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    paying a % of net. gives a chance to save 2 make more at end of trip
     
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  12. Aug 11, 2013 #10
    Lucar

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    Too complicated answers, pay him as a team driver .26 cents per mile, all miles.
     
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