.29 a mile or $21.00 a hour?

Should be a no brainer...

 

you should have a mental evaluation done if you dont go with the local job.

 

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED?
This is a no brainer! I made $.29 in 1985! Now that is an embarrassment and these companies are trying to make you think that freight rates are down. THEY ARE NOT! check the gooberment's web site tracking produce load costs and tell me someone isn't screwing their drivers! This is NOT a hard page to figure out! Now dry freight is lower and hazmat a LOT higher! Bulk IDK. Show your friends at that BFI that's paying that pathetic amount of money to line their pockets with and I'd get every one of them to walk off the job or get some intestinal sickness for 3 days or something! http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_fv190.txt Now do you believe me?

 

I'm really wondering just what your question is here?

I can only think of a couple of reasons you would not go with the local.

1) You are "hooked" on OTR. Not good with a family, but do-able for some people.

2) You are to lazy to do the physical work involved in LTL.

If neither of the above apply, for heaven sakes jump on that local offer!

 

lordy...........truckers will dispute everything, us profeshionals jist laff and smack arer nee........yuck yuck

 

id have to say unless you are just completely unhappy at home, this has got to be a no brainer all the way. obviously getting home every night and probly producing a bigger check is better then dealing with the bs you put up with now

 

Ok, I've been in your shoes. Balance current pay with, unpaid time (loading, breakdowns etc), meals/showers on the road, missing lil' mama etc. The difference is I was making .39/mile after almost 2 years.

$21/hr ($24 in my case) looks mighty fine vs that. I took it and love what I do. I play with military rigs every day. Home nightly, far less expenses, kids get see Daddy... you get the drift. For me it was the best move I've ever made. Don't get me wrong, I still miss the road a bit. But nowhere near enough to leave my current gig.

Pal

 

You can find thousands of driving jobs that pay .29 cpm... not so many $21.00 per hour jobs with bennies... I'm just wondering why he had to ask!

 

Local I drive local now and I would jus say stack your money up for the cold season just in case when it gets cold the co might get slow ....