Some ??'s for the L/P drivers

i'd just keep it to myself. least for a month. dont want to give your DM any idea that all the work they're doing to keep you on their board will just go to waste if you choose to become a L/O and you go find a L/O DM.

I've got the same DM as i've had since i started in latter 2008. We seem to 'click'....which is what is important. If you find you and your DM seem to get along, let them know that in 2 mo. or so, you might lease a truck thru swift, but want to keep on their board.

dont forget, regardless if you're a company driver or a L/O....your DM works for YOU. If they arent doing what they need to do to keep you rollin', its time to ask about getting a new DM. Then when they ask "why", you can tell them that you need to keep rollin'.

 

its not hard to jump into L/O. yeah, you've gotta make a few phone calls, etc., and time it just right. If you run into a truck you like, ask about it right away. You might get to 'hold it' if you think you're going to start leasing in a few weeks. but they wont 'hold' a truck for you if you dont qualify. so get your miles in, show them you can run....what is it....9k/mo to qualify for the lease? which is not quite 2300 a week?

once you get everything squared away as far as qualifications goes....its just up to what you want to lease. I prefer to see the truck i want to lease first. i dont want to say "oh i wanna lease a T2000 that is yellow" and then they "find" one for ya. Kinda like going into a car dealership, saying you're looking for a car, and the sales person asking "well how much you want to spend?".

when you start thinking about leasing, and you know you qualify, get to as many terminals as you can. PHX is the best one to go to, cause most of the trucks available are down there. They have a BUNCH of international Pornstars....but i dont like those or the T2s.....cause EVERYBODY has one or the other. you dont see many T660s or W9s.

 

There's a pretty black t660 in Lathrop up for lease

 

I'm sorry...what did she say ? Your charged for miles run over "X" ? What?

And what did he say? If it costs .70 to run and they pay you. 90? .70 to run?

WHAT !?

 

It's a lease, no different than leasing a 4-wheeler. You run over a specific number of miles and you get "charged" for them. It's not coming from Swift or IEL. It comes from International.

Most solo Swift drivers, I hate to say it, don't see 11K miles per month.

 

Gotcha...didn't understand....tks....I pulled a file where we rented Ryder power in the late 90's .... It was $2000 / mo plus .10 all miles / all inclusive except fuel. Fuel was discounted at Ryder facilities. Carrier considered that a deal at the time.

 

Regarding what "he" said. 70cpm to run and only 90 cpm revenue? Nah.

"He" isn't including fuel surcharge or stating actual loaded linehaul rate of 92cpm. Since I average less than 5% deadhead, I will use 5% as a nice, round number for deadhead. That means for a 3,000-mile week, 150 of it will be deadhead, paying 81cpm and no FSC. My deadhead will pay $121.50. That leaves 2,850 miles loaded at a linehaul rate of 92 cpm...$2,622. Add the 34cpm FSC for those 2,850 miles: $969 for a grand total of $3,712.50.

Subtract for 500 gallons of fuel (3K miles/6mpg) at a price of $3.35: $1675, then (my) fixed payments of roughly $675: net $1,362.50. Then, subtract the 10cpm I set aside in a separate account ($300) and that leaves $1,062.50. I know it's not the highest pay out there, so no need to point that out. But, for most "new" people it seems like a halfway fair deal.