On the Way Home ...
...My Life as 'Drive away' driver

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Pay - 2003
11/20/03 - On my second group of trips I have had almost all round trips which, as you can see, makes a huge difference. I have also been able to share motels and other expences on a lot of these trips. But I have turned down a few runs because I now know they will not average $10+ per hour, those runs are then given to the 'new' drivers (which I was on my first group of eight runs.)


In addition to these trips there were also many trips where I was either paid either $100 <> a day
OR ... where the company paid a lower rate per mile, but paid for all fuel. These runs can pay as little as $8 per hour, and up to $12 if you can share motels and rental cars.

NOTE #1: The 'After Expences' column includes "on the road expences" ... it does not include any food, cell phone costs, fuel to / from local pickup location, taxes or an other misc expences
NOTE #2: The 'Pay Per Hour' column is the milage, found by using 50 mph both directions, except on my round trips.

The following is a list of my second eight road-trips in Class B trucks.

  Trip Miles Cents
Paid
Cents
After

Fuel
$$$
After Expences
Pay
Per
Hour
   Notes  
                 
  21 1034 .60 .44 407.19 19.69   RT - Shared motels - used truck  
                   
  20 650 .55 .34 217.88 16.76   RT - used truck  
                   
  21 1034 .60 .32 335.23 1621   RT - Shared motels - New truck  
                   
  18 310 1.02 .80 173.74 14.00   Co paid Motel & Rental - Demo truck  
                   
  18 1159 .40 .26 310.66 13.40   3/4 RT - Shared driving, motels - Demo  
                   
  20 650 .55 .33 172.64 13.28   RT - New Truck  
                   
  16 1310 .68 .48 448.27 11.40   1/2 RT - 1st tank fuel paid - New Truck  
                   
  15 422 .73 .38 86.44 5.40   Oneway - pick-up 3 hours away - Demo  



The following is a list of my first eight road-trips in Class B trucks.

  Trip Miles Cents
Paid
Cents
After

Fuel
$$$
After Expences
Pay
Per
Hour
   Notes  
    1244 .55 .43 497.69 19.90   RT - Used truck  
                   
    1244 .50 .28 338.49 13.53   RT - No motel  
                   
    815 .65 .48 256.50 8.01   Shared motel / rental car  
                   
    1475 .65 .44 473.93 7.89   Shared motel / rental car  
                   
    328 .61 .48 102.36 7.30   Used Greyhound  
                   
    562 .60 .32 77.03 3.50   Shared motel / rental car  
                   
    310 .89 .61 35.50 2.95   Had motel for six hour trip -
Co paid $100 in cab rides
 
                   
    1071 .61 .37 22.83 .51   Early close, extra nights motel  
                   
                 
       



 
 
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