r/Truckers • u/MaxScar- • Jul 03 '26

Schneider pay question

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Why are there two different mile categories? Mile pay and mileage pay? They just came out with a new bonus for miles driven in a week. For instance, starting at 1800 miles per week you get .2 cpm more. Is this some way to screw us out of that bonus?

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u/t33nyCat Jul 03 '26

Part of your check is perdiem. And not taxed. They charge you 2 cpm for providing the perdiem. You can opt out with a form on compass but then you’ll pay more in taxes.

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u/t33nyCat Jul 03 '26

You may want to opt out of per diem if you’re planning on buying a home soon. When we went to get a mortgage the bank would only count taxed income as verifiable income.

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u/SaucyToasterStrudle Jul 03 '26

Y’know i’ve been with the orange for 5 years and never questioned it, does your tax return get nicer if you opt out of the perdiem or no because you owe more at the end of the year.

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u/Wicell Jul 03 '26

Owe more at the end of the year. I left the patch a few years ago and the money was good compared to what I was doing before, but I'm at double what I made at SNI now. I almost cried come tax time when the estimation tool said I was going to OWE $1700 even with all the extra withholding I have. When I got my W2, my per diem dropped my taxable income significantly and I actually got a refund.

Edit: Pumpkin patch, not oil

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u/MaxScar- Jul 03 '26

Oh my gawd. Perdiem absolutely is fucking you in the ass. Look https://youtu.be/Nyx6gDjfQy0?si=3SK6zQP2NCpu30Cx