MY EXPERIENCE AS A Mercer FLATBED DRIVER

Delivered today and scanned my bills in the truck right after he signed .
Reload on Long Island tomorrow. My choice really I wanted to visit my mother there and take a 34.
Long Island to Joliet 1.82 p/mile 856. 43k lbs. Fuel should about $585.00

Basically Monday to Monday week 1 will be about 4646.28 to the truck minus Fuel and tolls makes it
$3113.01 to my bank account.
No complaints. My coordinator answers the phone in half a ring. He takes me off the matched up junk that I pick which I appreciate.

I'll update on 10/21

Oh and I got all the PM's from everyone and You're Welcome! That is why I'm posting here. I was very afraid of making the change myself. It was a big decision for me as well.

 

Updating early.

2nd week will be a short week. I broke my wrist elbow and 2 ribs. all on my right side. I slowed down a bit but I didn't stop. I added my son to my truck to help me out. He already knows flatbed thank God.

I delivered this past Monday on time. I booked a load from east chicago back home to charlotte. Still 2.05 a mile at 784 miles $1607.20 . I booked Charlotte to Florida 2.04 a mile at 753 miles $1536.12. I already called the agent there and he will have a load ready for me for Monday p/u.

Grossed $3143.32
Fuel $ 999.33
To the truck $2143.99

As skateboarderman would say "Life is Good"

I still have not sat for any amount of time. This past Monday I called the agent for E.chicago to charlotte. I told him I wasn't empty yet but this is when I could get there. He booked me.

I'm averaging over 2 a mile for 2 weeks now. My coordinator still answers the phone in half a ring.
I delivered 1130am today. I scanned the BOL before the ink dried right in the bay. I was paid 2 hours later.

I'll update next week.

 

Hello, all.
New to the board and just want to say a ton of good info in this thread.

Anyone can say "I'ma 30 year vet of the slab, c'mon!" but a few lines like that tells me you made your bones.

Just one question.... ya got the tattoo yet?! ("Go Mercer")

 

You've been watching too many reruns of B.J. and the Bear.

 

Woop Woop!

 

Unless your OD or constantly heavy, I'd say you need a tune up or slow the #### down.
The profit train is in the slow lane.

 

Well, yeah. You say it like it's a BAD thing:smt003

 

Slab, bones, tats. Kindergarten stuff.

 

Dang! Less than 5 posts and I'm already grating a road train member the wrong way!
If the way I post isn't up to your intellectual standards, or is just too bush league for you to find entertaining... too bad. Grow some skin, move on and try to forget what you've read that has been so irresponsibly written by my kindergarten hand.

 

Flatbed22, looks like you're off to a great start, we'll except for gettin all busted up. Sorry to here that.
But you're still working and with that ethic youll find it difficult to fail.
Kudos.