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mindbender · **^ Top** #1 11.09.2007

I have another question. As some of you know I stopped working at Maverick. Nothing they did it was all me and my family. I came home and started looking around and of coarse all the good jobs want the 6 months to 3 years of OTO. I was about to give up and do a local job 10 - 15 a hour and saw about the 7/7. This would be perfect for me and my family. I need some advise. I have contacted Roehl and Transport America and got both rolling on my info. Both look fine. I understand I will not make a million out there but both are saying about 30 a year on the 7/7. Has anyone done this and can advise on what I should do and what you have seen with these programs?

TruckingBum · **^ Top** #2 11.09.2007

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Originally Posted by mindbender

I understand I will not make a million out there but both are saying about 30 a year on the 7/7. Has anyone done this and can advise on what I should do and what you have seen with these programs?

yes
yes
what kind of advise its all about whether you can afford to work every other week.
are you retired semi retired starting some sort of home building project.
mayb instead of this work 6 months at a time and take off.
who knows let your self be your own guiding light .
if you dont like it you can always switch to ft or quit them and go somewhere else and go f/t .
never hurts to try it out.
if i was you i would continue f/t until you get some more exp and can get a higher cpm rate.
hell work another year take a year off go crazy.

mindbender · **^ Top** #3 11.10.2007

OK I should have explained more of my situation. I was with Maverick and when I was gone but back on the "weekends" (34 hour restart). I have 3 kids 10 and under and and a wife. It was just not enough time at home. I have a small company that I do but it would be a part time job much more than a full time job. I am going to have to get a local job or something because the kids need me home more than 34 hours a week. With all that being said I could do the one week on and one week off and that would be fine with the family. The week off I can do the small business. I am not in big debt or anything so I think it would work. They are saying I will make about 30,000 a year is this an accurate outlook on money. This will also allow me to get the experience in to be able to in a few years maybe get on with a dedicated route or something that pays more but fits me better. Now what do you think?

Lugnutt · **^ Top** #4 11.10.2007

I talked to someone awhile back about the 7/7 program. The person I talked to told me he did it for a year and made 24,000 for that year. He quit and got something local. I also talked to a recruiter from Roehl last summer and she told me that I would be looking at around 25 a year. Unless if they gave their drivers a raise, I would get that in writing that you will make 30g for a year.
I'm aware of your situation with your previous post. If you and your family can bare it for a year with you being OTR with Maverick, you can quit once you get a year experience, then get something local. As it stands now, being fresh out of school, it's going to be tuff to get something local. You can check out any beverage distributor for local deliveries. It's hard work but they pay good. BOL.

TruckingBum · **^ Top** #5 11.11.2007

mindbender i made about 35k and i did it in 11 months granted some xtra runs here and their but few and far between but like i said if you dont start out high on the pay plan you wont make it even close to 30k.
example .38 x 3000=1140 x26=29640
none the less if you want the best hometime in the industry its at roehl.
not my kind of company but the hometime was bar none the best ever.

mindbender · **^ Top** #6 11.11.2007

Why is it not your type of company? How is there home time different from Transport America in the same kind of program?

notarps4me · **^ Top** #7 11.11.2007

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Originally Posted by mindbender

I have another question. As some of you know I stopped working at Maverick. Nothing they did it was all me and my family. I came home and started looking around and of coarse all the good jobs want the 6 months to 3 years of OTO. I was about to give up and do a local job 10 - 15 a hour and saw about the 7/7. This would be perfect for me and my family. I need some advise. I have contacted Roehl and Transport America and got both rolling on my info. Both look fine. I understand I will not make a million out there but both are saying about 30 a year on the 7/7. Has anyone done this and can advise on what I should do and what you have seen with these programs?

Keep in mind you will be slip seating.

Brickman · **^ Top** #8 11.11.2007

I've seen the rolling bill boards on the truck training school in Greeley CO stating "WORK 6 MONTHS A YR AND MAKE $42,000"

Needless to say I do not believe them.

bullhaulerswife · **^ Top** #9 11.11.2007

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Originally Posted by Brickman

I've seen the rolling bill boards on the truck training school in Greeley CO stating "WORK 6 MONTHS A YR AND MAKE $42,000"

Needless to say I do not believe them.

Yeah, I'd be asking for references on that one! Show me the drivers that are doing this, before I give you my money!

mindbender · **^ Top** #10 11.11.2007

What about 7/14 any ideas on that?

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