Hi Pat.
That’s the first time I have heard of doubles priced that way. Pulling a set of pups used to pay 1cent a mile more than a 48/53 ft trailer plus a flat rate then of $5.00 to hook them up, trailer to trailer. Pulling 48ft doubles on Fl’s Turnpike would pay 2cents a mile extra.
It would be interesting to find out what his rates are as it could be a nice little earner.
My mate works for a decent LTL carrier on line haul pulling pups and earns 66cents/mile. On the road averaging 60mph = about $40.00/hr. Factor in drop and hook, fuel and 45 Mins free waiting time he reckons its about $30.00/hr on an average night. That’s not bad at all.
The problem with 48ft doubles is some company’s, as in this case have you run both trailers in from the pad and back out. Some have you bring the lead trailer in and back and have someone else take care of the tail trailer. Traveling to and from the pad we were paid by the hour at the topped out city rate back then $20.00.
Obviously the number of miles you run each night dictates your earnings, along with the traffic/road conditions that brings your average speed down, increasing your work hours and decreasing your hourly rate!
Paul