7/7 # Roehl ?

Hmmm, there are a couple of companies that offer these flexible schedules. Although, they are falling by the wayside as the economy continues to tank.

How hard can it be?

Imagine your worse day towing the 35 ft RV.

Now add 50 mph winds with blowing snow, and about 25 more feet of vehicle. And a set appointment that requires 24 hour notice to set another one, if you miss that one. No real truckstop to speak of for over 100 miles.

Now you can easily pull off and get out of the weather, if it's required. If it ain't, your company might have other ideas for you.

And you can easily SIT for an extra 2 or 3 days. Because you missed your original appointment to unload. But you make ZERO dollars while doing this. Couple of more times...you're looking for a new job.

And, it just goes further down the hill from there.

 

I did 7/7 with Transport America for a couple months. They hired me out of school, I did my training, then got into a truck opposite another student who also wanted 7/7. TA paired up drivers based on smoking preference, which was nice since I'm a nonsmoker and very sensitive to smoke. The guy I shared a truck with was also clean, though he never did buy that cooler he said he would (I bought an inverter to put in the truck, he said he'd buy a cooler and we'd just share it).

Miles varied widely. Some weeks I'd get 3,000, other weeks barely 1,000. Benefits were offered, but cost more. Truck repair was a pain, as has been noted by other posters. And having seven days off bored me.

But it might work for some. Depends on what you're looking for.

 

I rather have the traditionally 5 days out with weekends off or gone for two weeks with the weekend off.

 

I'm with Roehl doing the 7/4-7/3. If I could know that I would get two days at home for every five days out I would gladly do that instead. I went with this because I get 21 days per month of available drive time and 9 days per month at home-IN THEORY. This is the same as what regional drivers are supposed to be doing. The reality is that even though someone is waiting to get in your truck that doesn't stop them from keeping you out up to an extra two or three days and then expect you to be ready to go on time on your next "launch" date. My reason for choosing this is because I have a family at home and have no intention of raising my daughter over the phone. That has always been the problem I have had as a company driver- They want to own me lock stock and barrell, but I believe faith and family come first.

 

I'm looking for maybe part time, 7/7, 20/10 something like that, I'd prefer near 18 on 13 off, or 14 on 14 off any idea what company's miight offer this? I'd settle for 20 on 10 off, I don't care about holidays or weekends......
Dan

 

That makes 2 of us. When you find one, let me know.

 

PM, DF, and danc - I'm with you on the days off. I want to know that when I get home it won't be just enough time for a "bounce". If the schedule has me home for 7 days, odds have it that I'll actually get a few days to do what I want, go somewhere, make some plans ahead of time, etc.

To me a weekend off doesn't quite cut it - weekends can be a mess depending on where you are, and it's really just enough time to unpack - wash and repack. I'm looking into the 7-4/ 7-3 or 14-7 schedule, and as far as I can tell it, the 14-7 schedule should allow for more time on the road. Granted you need a 34 hour reset somewhere, but this can happen as a repair on the truck (hope not) or a missed appointment, etc.

My brother drives OTR for a local company that may have an interest to me when I graduate CDL camp, being that I drove heavy in the Army and have a few years experience in a straight truck as well. Thing is, he's out about 12 days - home maybe 2 - and so far he's been rolling in on Saturday afternoon and out on Sunday night alot of the time. He gets his miles, and needs em right now, but I'm a different setup. I'd do it if I had to, but I need other options. Anything over 14 days out and I will forget where things are in the cabinets at home, 21 days out and I forget what the house looks like.....

 

quite frankly you'd think if you could get two people to share a truck what would the company care? in fact they might get better utilization out of the truck?
'course you'd have to both be agreeable on whos driving when. I suppose having two people too keep track of would be more work for the company.
was looking into CRST as they offer training and 20/10, but in looking at their operation, no terminals near me (I assume that it would be best to live near a terminal?)
Dan

 

Can anyone tell me what the pay would be on the 7/7 fleet at Roehl ? I know what the recruiters and there website claim, I just want to hear it right from drivers that been there.

 

Looks pretty straight forward to me.
You figure out what your starting milage pay is, probibly around .38 cpm.
Then you look at what they tell you they try and get you for miles, 2300-2600 per week.
Go with the high one.
But even if you say 3000 miles, that is only for running weeks. So you are only driving around 6000 miles per month. To give them every benifit of the doubt, do the math at 3400 a week, they even say you will not get that.
So if there are 4 weeks a month, you will get 6800 miles per month.
At .38 cpm. So around 2584 a month, or 31k a year gross.

Remember, the miles I put in were most likely more than you will make on most weeks. So this is the top cap.