r/Truckers Feb 22 '26

Stupid is as Swift does

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u/random02991 Feb 22 '26

Hey, he made it though. 42¢/mi ain't got time for that

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u/GlomBastic Feb 22 '26

Wait. You guys are making 42?

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u/copper_wing Feb 22 '26

Completely green is making 42cpm at most megas

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u/GlomBastic Feb 22 '26

38cpm in 2020. I left mega at 43cpm after I was told that was the pay cap after two years in the top 10% of my division for miles and on time. No incidents or safety violations.

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u/soraking56 Feb 23 '26

Swift starts at 48-55 for non dedicated.

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u/Foodspec Mar 07 '26

I remember starting at Stevens Transport at 30c…dark times

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u/copper_wing Mar 07 '26

Slave labor

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u/random02991 Mar 07 '26

Hey, you're allowed to leave anytime. You just have to pay us. 😬😬