Deadhead pay

[DaveP]

Dave P. Sorry folks, I forgot to ask about deadhead pay. Why do some Co. pay and some don't? What the average? Hi/low, and how much can you expect that's fair?

And thanks everyone for that detention info! Very clear.

 

[terryandrene]

deadhead pay is as low as the companies can pay and still advertise it as a benefit. It's as low as 10 cents per mile after the first 100 or 50 miles for a cargo van, to as much as 50 cents for a tractor.

Deadhead pay is nice to have but generally not a factor in run/relocation decision making process.

 

[RichM]

As the previous poster said,deadhead pay is inconsequential in most cases.In my case I have been with the same carrier for 18 years,at that time deadhead pay to a D unit was .20 per mile and you ate the first 50. Nowadays with fuel up about 200% from then,deadhead pay is still .20 per mile and you eat the first 100.