Panther Expedited Services, Inc. - Seville, Oh.?

and if your E class, t/t its fed ex's trailer

 

Im a driver for a O/O at panther for the past 2 yrs and I've been out hear on the road for near 30 yrs and wish I would have gotten into this expetited fright 20 yrs ago.I make as much mony running 2500 to 3000 miles a week as I did running 4500 to 5000 in a big truck,it all comes down to have hard you want to run,you will make more if you own your own truck but you can make pertty good working for an O/O.I would be glad to answer any Questions as best I can for anyone Interested in working in the expetite field,email me at bigguy28806@yahoo.com and I'll send you a number were you can reash me.

 

yes i am a panther driver first off panther does not lease trucks they have owner ops and fleet owners i am an O/O team and let me tell you it is not all great we have only driven over 2500 miles one week in 3 mounths we can hardly make the truck payments we have a 22 foot box truck we sit ant sit and sit 90% of loads are under 700 miles even as a team my dad and i team we ran for a fleet owner for 4 weeks before we baught this truck we got a lot more miles but the fleet owner was geting rich while we were get next to nothing he was spliting the take after expences 60/40 we got 60 but we had to pay 600 a week 2 rent the truck 300 each their are tons of deadhead miles 70% of the time it is 100 miles or better to take a load that only goes 300 400 500 miles in closeing you can make $ if you can get the miles but that is a big IFFFFFFFFFFF hope this is helpfull

 

That is the first I ever heard of a fleet owner charging drivers for truck rental . No wonder you didn't make any money . $2400 a month for a straight truck ?

 

You paid rent to a fleet owner?

You should have continued looking for a fleet owner.

There are times that you will sit for periods of time in expediting. But January was pretty bad and February is not much better.

 

i worked for panther the problem is too many trucks and not enough work for them

 

I run a cargo van as a team with Panther. There is no logging per DOT. However; if your a solo they require only 16 hrs on duty then you must take a 5 hr break. Honestly...Im looking to leave Panther because it seems like there is no freight to haul. I and a lot of the other drivers feel that they are giving the loads away so that they make more money on the load and dont seem to give a #### about any of there O/O's. Its your choice if you want to work here or not. My son works at McDonald's and is bringing in more revenue in a money than my truck! I would stay away if I where you. P.S....He only works part-time

 

I'm glade I read this info,I'm in talks with them but now I think i'll take another route.

 

As a follow up to my 12-30 post I am no longer employed at Panther. And I am having problems getting paid all I am owed on my final settlement. I will be more forthcoming once it all shakes out. Stay tuned.

Mark

 

panther big trucks if on dod (government) loads make over $2.00 per mile when you include the fuel surcharge every load is a negotiation and there is no forced dispatch you make the same money as other companies with a lot less miles on your truck and you.Starting rate is 1.40 a mile without hazmat plus fuel surcharge and they do pay deadhead and other extras as well.