Realistic gross as a o/o

But some people do fail all about money management I haven’t posted on here in awhile hope everyone doing good & making money even with the uaw strike I stopped going to Toledo until it’s cools down with them folks out there

 

I actually feel bad for all the newcomers buying this equipment hard times thankfully my equipment will be finally paid off in Feb of 2024

 

I am glad it worked out for you.

 

Thank you I’m almost done but honestly it wasn’t easy lol but I’m almost done climbing the mountain I told my wife after everything is done I’m taking a month off & we spending a week in key west tickets already book

 

That is my kind of place to vacation and relax. Laid back people and awesome food and drinks. Enjoy!

 

Yes it is we really enjoyed it especially the food I gained like a extra 20 pounds last I went

 

I love some Cuban food and many other restaurants in Key West.

 

we spent a month down there camping back in septmeber of 2021 and i would retire down there if i ever won the lotto. it’s so laid back the food and bars are awesome it really reminded me of the 2 years i spent stationed in cuba

 

Here are your short answers that turned into long answers.
Seniority works likes this, if I’m ahead of you I can pick a load or bid a truck you may want. It’s not common in BG but this can lead to Seniority-isis. Don’t hang with these guys, they are pretty #### boring.
Define nice truck. You’ll get a day cab no matter how far you run or how long you’re gone. You’ll have a sleeper in your wallet, aka a CLC card for a hotel room you can stand up in and use the private shower and bathroom.
BG doesn’t have lanes, we have boards. The Open board is everything east of the California board which is roughly everything west of Denver. Consider where most Vette’s are purchased and take it from there. Surprisingly, the biggest Vette dealers are in NH, Atlantic City and FLA. Something to do with GM allocations.
BG has long loads because all Vette’s go by truck these days. Most terminals have less than 500 mile loads.
Your starting pay rate is exactly the same as the driver with 20 years of seniority. $1.53 per loaded mile $0 for empty miles, $24 loading, breakdown, delay. Return loads pay 25% to $1+. If you add all your pay for a turn it averages $1+ /mile plus premium health care and pension.
Being out for only a week at a time is doable if you live in BG.
Once you’re hired at a terminal, it’s your home terminal. The day you do paid work is your seniority date. Welcome to the club, you’re not a truck driver anymore, you’re a union carhauler, it’s like the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant. Not all poodles are dogs.
In carhaul everything is on a board, you’re on a seniority board, the loads are on a board, you have to make the board to be on the board, if you’re late for the board, you’re not on the board and have to pick after the board. When you are starting out at junior seniority, you will want to ‘play the board’ by missing the board so you don’t get stuck on a hot load which the bottom of the board has to take.

And that’s your quick run down!