"how much did you get for that load"?
"It paid $1,000 "to the truck"
"Wow you got a grand for that?"
"No, I got 67% of it"
"I thought you said $1,000 "to the truck"
"yes I did"
"You own the truck right?"
"yep"
"And it paid $1,000" to the truck"
"Sure did"
."....and you got %67 of that?"
"yes"
but you said "to the truck"
"I know"

 

Yeah! That's always confusing!:?
Personally, when i say what is the load pays, i always mean my cut!

 

Some owner operators who work for percentage will quote the gross amount the load pays. I know a lot of Landstar BCO's (owner operators) who do that. When someone says to the truck, it means the amount you get after the carrier or broker gets their cut. In other words, if the load pays $2/mile and you get 75% of the rate, that means the truck makes $1.50/mile. The $1.50 is truck pay. Some people get confused by those numbers.

 

That's the way you do it when you're not trying to bullsh*t someone, the honest way. :wink:

 

"To the truck" means to the owner operator.

"To the truck" doesn't mean "To the Broker, To the Carrier, then whats left to the operator" :wink:

 

Well, you better ask around before you give such a definative answer.
You will find that most % drivers quote"to the truck" as the gross.
Then they take their cut.
It is an old term and may be using the word "truck" as a verb

 

personally, I regard "to the truck" as synonomous with what the broker pays. Then there's "to the corp" which is after EVERYTHING.

 

That seems silly to say "to the truck" when refering to the gross. I mean, what do I care what the total of the load pays- I only care about MY cut. I never quote gross numbers- the only numbers that matter to me are MY numbers based on my percentage. Everything else is in someone else's pocket!

But- that's a good reason not to trust someone else's numbers. Even if they aren't outright lying to you, they may be confused about what you're asking.

 

As a percentage driver, I always consider "to the truck" to be what I get.

If I haul a load that pays $10,000, and I get 52% of it, then the load paid $5200 to the truck.

I could care less what the load pays to the company.

 

but rev don't you hear other % drivers say "to the truck" but mean the gross?