What's a good pay per mile rate?

30 is really low 45 is pretty high. I'd say a good starting number is 40. Don't go less than that if you're brand new with no experience. With 5 years of experience add 5-7 cents per mile to that number. I'll have a year in June and already been offered a job paying 46cpm in unrestricted trucks. I qualify to start in June, as I need 1 year of experience to work there.

 

Depends on insurance offered. Better insurance justifies lower pay.

 

I think it depends on what you are hauling but say for flat deck I was getting paid 50 cents a mile in Alberta.

 

how good of a driver do you want should be the question

 

But then I have over 25 years experience with a perfect safety record and I was offered 43 cents a mile to haul flat deck out of Alberta. I mean truckers are the only people who don't get recognized for their years of experience. The company said we will start you at 43cents
But I am not a new driver and have lots to offer. I think if experienced safe drivers are walking through the door they need to be paid for what they bring to the table.

 

Good luck finding anyone worth a darn at .30c mile. For a guy with 2+ years and clean record .45c would be what I would start them at.

Being a small company what do you offer that sets you apart from the big mega companies that would make someone want to drive for you. Food for thought