LoadTally

Order share

The owner-operator’s cut of what the shipper paid for the load — often 75 to 85 percent of the order gross.

Also called: Percentage of gross, Order pay, Percentage pay.

Does it pay the driver? Not a pay item.

It is the owner’s revenue; the driver’s pay comes from the load’s miles and extras.

A leased owner-operator is usually paid a percentage of the load’s gross revenue rather than a rate per mile. The carrier keeps the rest for finding the freight, billing the shipper and carrying the authority.

Some carrier paperwork calls the owner-operator the “driver” on this line, as in “driver paid at 80% of order”. That is the owner’s share, not what the owner pays the person behind the wheel.

The driver’s pay is a separate calculation, from the miles and extras on the load. A driver paid a percentage instead of miles is a different arrangement, more common with company drivers and own-authority operators.

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  • Settlement — The carrier’s statement of what it owes the owner-operator for a load, and the check that pays it.
  • Fuel surcharge — An amount the carrier pays the owner-operator on each load, on top of the order share, to offset the price of diesel.

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What does Order share mean?

The owner-operator’s cut of what the shipper paid for the load — often 75 to 85 percent of the order gross.

Does Order share pay the driver?

Not a pay item. It is the owner’s revenue; the driver’s pay comes from the load’s miles and extras.