TMC

I'm cleared through the hiring team to go to work for TMC. They are asking me when do I want to go to orientation. I'm fairly happy where I'm at now. Just not enough miles per week. Any positive info about TMC would be appreciated. Like average weekly gross pay. The recruiter told me they have southeast or Georgia regional routes. True or false? If I'm going to be out in the elements tarping for only $50.00 more a week I'll stick with a dry van company. Etc.

 

Thanks for the info everyone. My wife already gets to here (lol) me griping about 5 pm Atlanta traffic etc. She said she is going to dread answering the phone when she knows that I just got through tarping a load in a heavy storm in a muddy lot. I sure wish TMC had dry vans. I would jump on the job with no hesitation.

 

I see that you are from central New York. You may get more miles than I do. My problem is that I get put on runs that are 166 miles then after all of the dropping trailer find shipping and receiving office, then hooking to outbound trailer (after I did a 5 or 10 minute tour of the property finding trailer). Sliding tandems over bridge etc. then writing down important load info that cant be pulled up on the QUALCOMM while in motion. Then stopping at guard shack to get seal number checked. It takes too much out of my 14 hour clock. Plus you have to find the closest cat scale. They load a lot of their trailers around 49,000 lbs. The 166 is not always the miles that you get to the next shipper or receiver. My complaint(if you would call it that) is not enough 300-500 straight trips. Wheels turning is when you know you are earning money. I have been with them 4 and a half months and I have only had 3 decent runs that pay good. It depended on where I was when I got dispatched on them. Two st. Loius runs and one Tampa run. I cant figure out where they put all of the drivers that they hire every week. Im just a truck driver(one guy). They know more about their company than I do. But, it seems to me if they would stop hiring too many guys and give the current drivers a couple long runs throughout the week their turn over rate would drop. No disrespect to you. If you get on with them. Welcome aboard. Its a shame that Im even looking elsewhere because they are a good company. But my bank account is yelling at me for more money.

 

I would say that Im averaging 400 miles per day. and no type of short haul pay. The 166 mile run might be to go pick up a 350 mile run. But the problem Im having is all of the in between stuff you deal with before you can get the wheels rolling. Then before you know it its time to start hunting a truckstop to take your 10 hour sleeper berth break. If you aren't parked at a Pilot, Loves,T/A,etc by 7:30 pm your pushing the chance of finding a parking spot. The bottom line is the 14 hour rule and Qualcomm have really changed the amount of money us truckers can make.