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- 06.30.2012 #1Bobtail Member
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My first month with Watkins & Shepard Sitting here in Amarillo, I realized that I have been driving for a month already..Wow, time flies when they keep you busy.So far I have learned a lot, and I am sure their is A LOT more to learn. I have met a lot of cool drivers that have given me tons of helpful info. I'm thankful Axe was around my first couple of trips,he too helped me out a lot.From 5/31 to 6/30 I have driven a total of 12,903 miles. Within those dates I took 3 resets, and had 0 home days. My truck has been good to me, no major break-downs other than having my alternator replaced which set me back 4 hours. It's an older truck with 775,346 miles but it is well maintainedand runs really good, I enjoy driving past those other company trucks that didn't bother calling back
overall I'm very happy with w/s, and I hope it stays that way.anyone know after how many miles they switch trucks?Id really like one of the newer Volvo's
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- 06.30.2012 #2Bobtail Member
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What kind of money you making and keep us posted on your next month with them
- 06.30.2012 #3Bobtail Member
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Well at 25 cents per mile that comes out to $3,225.75, plus drop pay and tuition reimbursement, so all in all I grossed about $3,500 for the month.
I'll definitely update my progress as the month goes on.
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- 06.30.2012 #4Bobtail Member
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.25 a mile. Sounds pretty cheap to me. Dang !!!
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- 06.30.2012 #7Bobtail Member
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Good to hear. My lady works been working there for a while and says its really good. U just need to stick with it and you'll be even more happy. Good place
- 07.01.2012 #8Darkstar
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.25cpm is for people right out of CDL school with no experience and they get no trainer time, just true OJT...Like he showed, you can still make money and from what we read on this forum everyday, it's much better than most company drivers are making(total, not cpm)...You can make more cpm with other starter companies but if you don't get the miles, does it matter?...And you don't have to spend any time with someone you don't know cramped into a truck for weeks on end wondering if you have a job, once you're in a truck, you have a job!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you're off to a good start!!
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- 07.01.2012 #9Bobtail Member
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I'm ok with starting at 25 a mile, I mean it puts food on the table and pays the bills, all the extras can come later after I get some miles under my belt. I am very glad I came to w/s, they keep you moving thats for sure. On another note, I'm having my alternator replaced again, 2 times in one week... but like the shop says, it Has to be done, no big deal it only sets back an hour or so.
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- 07.01.2012 #10Road Train Member
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I hope you realize falsifying logs is a felony and all it takes is one driver having a felony and FMCSA will come in an audit logs and file charges against all drivers that falsified logs . http://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/3518/ http://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/3199
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