I Start With Averitt in January 2012

JSBTRUCKER, I was approached by Sharkey. They offer weekends home (full 48 hours) and mostly TN, KY, MO, IA, IL and IN as their running area. I have no desire to leave Averitt for another regional job. I like what I have here I just want the miles to consistently be what they were last year.

SDM: Good point. .32 cpm newbies save the company money I am sure.

Finally got released from the doctor to return to work today. Since it's almost Friday I had my FM give me vacation days for today and tomorrow so I'll at least be able to cover my benefits for this week. I'll be back in the truck after a dental appointment on Monday morning. Getting the return paperwork done was a bugger. The doctor kept messing it up, but it's done now. I am feeling much better and a week off has done good things for my mental well being.

I did have a road test with a small local company but what they told me about miles and pay didn't add up. When I got that feeling like someone was trying to sell me a time share I said thanks but no thanks. At 53 my intuition serves me well. LOL

 

To a point I agree. I have talked with some buddies who drive for the cheap freight companies and they say their miles are down and their sitting time is up a bit right now also. I think freight has slowed down across the board.

 

I am thrilled for you but that doesn't make my statement untrue. I have friends at Swift, Ozark, and other carriers. From what they have told me their miles are down also.