Fellow drivers I need some opinions. I am currently employed with a company doing local driving. I make $21 an hour, with straight time even for overtime but also don't work too much overtime. I am off every weekend. The last time we shut down because of COVID they did pay us, but not sure if they are going to if we have to shut down again. Meanwhile the customer we do hauling for in the division I am in, may close due to orders being canceled. If they do shut the local stuff I am doing now down, and want us to run their regional stuff I think they pay .38cpm for that. The trucks are definitely "sub-par". They may pass DOT but that's about all there is to say good about the trucks. The trailers are absolute junk.
I was offered a job that's OTR, home every 5-7 days, but I would be comfortable with being out two weeks. It pays .50cpm and the truck is a brand new Volvo. Only real issue there is no benefits. I don't necessarily "want" to leave where I am now. But I also don't want to chance it and either be out of a job, or be doing whatever regional junk they have for .38cpm. So I guess I am wondering what would you all do? The difference in pay, even if I only ran 2500 miles per week instead of the 3500 or so the OTR job claims, I would still make $400 more per week.
Decisions, decisions
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Metalicious, Jul 4, 2020.
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Is the OTR job with no benefits on a 1099?
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Have you driven OTR ever or just home nightly driving jobs?4mer trucker and Metalicious Thank this. -
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Where are you in Texas?
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Great Plains Transport has salary of $1250 a week and this includes when you're on home time; the salary doesn't stop.
Great Plains Transport | Truck Driving Company | North Dakota
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Here's a smaller reefer outfit that's east of Dallas and you can be home every weekend or stay out if you prefer.
Bulkley Trucking
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