Making money on SE region

**Blackball** · 05.24.2012

Well let's hear your tricks of the trade. Was in cville the other day and saw allot of MT trucks. Not sure why so many. Thought maybe one big reason would be money. Kind of crazy you ask one guy he's running hard to make 1800. While others seem to stay closer to the 2500 range. So let's hear it. When you only have 5 days to run how do you maximize your miles. Assume electric logs with no wiggle room.

Ill start with dont stop in Albany for 10 if you can make it too 101-109 or cville if you can make it to east point. At around 45 miles a day that's 990 miles a month that's half a paycheck.

**L.B.** · 05.24.2012

I only stop in the yards to drop off paperwork. I run till my time is in single digit minutes before I shut down every day. You gotta be quick with the drop and hooks and quick on the Qualcomm to get the next load info. Stay away from atl traffic, learn the short cuts and back roads. Fuel early in the morning when the lines are short.

I run between 2300 and 2600 miles per week, Monday thru Friday.

**L.B.** · 05.24.2012

A lot of those empty trucks in cville are from the bud dedicated guys who jumped ship. I guess the grass is always greener, yada yada yada.

**Boomer 1** · 05.25.2012

I've run into some of the Bud dedicated guys who are on regional now, they seem to be happy with it. (not as happy as with dedicated LOL). I ran 2400 last week, this week on the other hand I'll be lucky to hit 2000, but for a reason, several looooong live unloads. I fine with it ya know what they say s#$t happens!

**L.B.** · 05.26.2012

Originally Posted by Boomer 1

I've run into some of the Bud dedicated guys who are on regional now, they seem to be happy with it. (not as happy as with dedicated LOL). I ran 2400 last week, this week on the other hand I'll be lucky to hit 2000, but for a reason, several looooong live unloads. I fine with it ya know what they say s#$t happens!

I'm the same way as long as it doesn't happen all the time. A lot of people have issues with Tom but I seem to run well with him.