Indian River

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  1. Tanker_82

    Tanker_82 Road Train Member

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    I’ve gotten so used to having the storage space, I might have to fab something up if I ever end up in a single bunk truck without the storage compartments you have. One of the mid roofs I had several years ago had a bare wall on the back side and a cubby on each side at the top. I do woodworking as a hobby on my home time, and I’m thinking a person could build a shelf that mimics a top bunk, finish it out with speaker box carpet, a lip on the front to prevent things from sliding off, etc. It could hang on each end where it’s supported by the side cubbies with clamps or notched hooks.

    We had some Freightliners and Kenworths when I hired on in 2016. Personally, I’ve always preferred driving a Pete.
     
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  3. Cobrawastaken

    Cobrawastaken Medium Load Member

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    I thought about doing something like that at one point when I had a kenworth with no top bunk or storage up top. It was a high roof sleeper too. I really didn't understand it, why would you get a high roof sleeper with no top bunk or any kind of storage whatsoever. I'm glad this truck has the extra storage at least.
     
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    I heard the same thing but less than 100 in total so it will still be primarily a Peterbilt fleet.
     
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    My previous truck was a mid roof with a single bunk that I was told was previously occupied by a team.
     
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    I think there is or was a husband and wife team that worked for us at one point. It may have been their truck if it only had one bed.
     
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    If I join indian river next year and get on a dedicated route in Florida picking up milk from dairy farms take it to milk plants down in central florida how much can I bring home a week
     
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    Without knowing what your deductions will be next year, like medical, dental, vision, 401K and how many dependents you’ll be claiming, that’s an impossible question to answer.
     
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    Depends on how you want to work some people only what to do the minimum some go above and beyond. It’s .60 a mile and raw milk is pretty steady work cows never take a day off. And you are able to use ag exempt roughly 150 miles away to and from the farm.
     
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    I’ve never been on a dedicated route like that with the company. I live in Texas and have always been OTR, so I can’t give any input on the miles you would get, whether they would be percentage loads, etc. Like John Boy mentioned, a person’s net income varies by their own personal deductions. Recruiting can probably give you an idea on what your gross would be, though, if you’ve been discussing the dedicated route with them.
     
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    I spoke to a driver doing dedicated milk in the SE and he claims to run 700 miles a day using the AG exemption. That's a little over $400 a day and if you do 5 days a week that's $2K, before taxes of course. He sleeps at the farms though and that's no fun with how muddy and stinky they are. Prepare to invest some of your paycheck in fly swatters and Raid.

    Of course that's one driver's claim and if there are any issues where the farms fall behind loading the tanks then you won't be running that many loads.
     
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