Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

I mean they aren't pretty of course but I'm willing to try my hand at one of those Gliders Schneider is selling

 

I pulll a refer and I'm rarely in a dock more than 2 hours.

 

yeah, but those 2am appointments would be a deal killer for me

 

I had a Schneider ic bring his truck over to run under me back in March. He was averaging after my cut $1.70-1.80/mile on an average 2800 miles a week. When he was at Schneider he routinely ran 3200+ miles a week to bring home $1500. He came over here and did nothing but complain that he wasn't making money because in his mind the only way to make money is to run 3200+ miles a week. I tried to explain to him it's about the revenue not the miles and he didn't get it. He just left to go over to landstar where he's so happy about taking a load out of Pennsylvania to mobile Alabama for $1.45 before landstar takes there cut and then he's dead heading to Louisiana 350 miles to pick a load going to Jersey for a $1.55 BEFORE landstar takes its cut. But to him, he's working and making money because his truck is moving and he's doing over 3000 miles a week.

I tried to tell him that he was on track to gross to his truck after my cut over $210k for the year. It's That company driver mentality that keeps programs like the choice program alive. If drivers would learn to take the driving out of the equation and look at this like a brick and mortar business, they would realize they aren't making money, they only bought themself a job!

 

I get maybe 1 of those a week pulling a reefer. Most of the deliveries seem to be 5am or later. This load I am on delivers at 730am. Now I'll get loads that delivery at 2300 which is much better than 2am.

 

Long waits, odd drop times, rejected products, 1 more motor to have upkeep on along with the possibility of it breaking down, sitting at blue beacon with 50 other trucks waiting for a washout, rejected products at receiver, hiring lumped service... You get the gist.... I've got plenty experience is reefer, I'm well aware of what goes on...

 

Tennille

 

you're right, Whipper........there's waaaaayyyyy too much money being left on the table. Cap'n Dave and Red October can attest to that. I'm looking to jump myself. Just haven't found the right company yet. Was put on to a company called US Truck Carriers last night.......pays 90% if you bring your own trailer.