Finally at melton

Yeah that's kinda my thought.i came in anticipating mid 60s first year.on paper it's achievable.my load securement eats up my time.lumber and flat steel I do in a reasonable time frame it's the multi tier and oddball loads that kill me.i think I do ok on clock management.try to save every min of drive and on duty I can.had about 4 or 5 hour road delay on Thursday in Louisiana and still playing catch up from that.melton doesn't allow the two hour exemption for unforseen circumstances

 

We used to catch our school bus in Winchester bay ore right on the highway.as the trucks came down the hill we would all arm pump,memories

 

Of Jake's and horns

 

YeA the pay is definitely good for a training co,it's even better then some of the non training companies.if I get my load delivered on Monday before cut off I think I will be in neighborhood of 3000 miles and 2 tarp pays.some places might pay more but don't give you the miles.i try to look at big picture

 

Second week check just landed.1,040.should of been 600 more but I messed up on hours of service.had to do a reset and deliver on tue instead of Mon..payroll cutoff is noon monday.oh well live and learn.i think it will affect my next check too.its our choice but Melton likes to run recaps.coming from construction I am use to working long hours.so only doing 8 hr days is a hard concept for me to get use to.