Knight Transportation.............Can't Do it.....

Fiddle Sticks I remember you mentioned you have a cargo van. Which brings me to an ad I recently saw for Panther they pay a dollar a mile for cargo van operators. Perhaps something worth looking into. Which btw I can't help but laugh at and wonder why the fleasers agree to operate a tractor/trailer at CR England or Trans Am for 80 cents a mile.

 

Now I honestly don't know the full details of CR England and Trans Am program and pay outs HOWEVER, having pulled as an Owner Operator for different out fits, often lower pay per mile, means they cover OTHER costs, your base plates, a bigger fuel surcharge, that kind of thing. I've pulled for a company for awhile that all it did was shuttle trailers around from the factory or surplus trailers from the big haulers to dealerships. Paid 1.65 a mile at the time, but the fuel surcharge was a joke (a whole 10 cents off a gal if lucky) you paid for your own base plates (200 a month that adds up fast) and no discounts on any thing like tires, parts, shop time etc. All of that eats up the huge pay difference really fast.You have to look into what expenses are covered and what isn't covered besides what the pay per mile is.

 

I think you are selling yourself way too short. You would really drive a truck for $165.00 a day? My guarantee pay for an 8 hour day is $211.92. And that's just for showing up. I haven't worked an 8 hour day that I can remember. Always more. Usually 11.50 to 12.50. If it is less, we still get our guarantee.

Bottom feeders are there for a reason. Sadly, none of those reasons are good for the driver.

 

The point I was making is that lease programs are a joke especially when they pay 80 cents a mile when you can make $1 a mile running a cargo van. Obviously running a Ford E150 is a lot cheaper than a tractor trailer.

 

Depends on the work, what good is running less over all miles and sitting more often if the other gets more miles? Not to mention those vans will require more often trips to shop being they can't go as long between services needed and parts aren't designed for as many miles as a big rig so....

 

Even if you don't wanna put in your time at a bottom feeder.....IMO you would still be better of getting all your endorsements.....could mean the difference between you working sooner rather than later

you really do seem as if you're a tad bit entitled..... I wish you the best, but you might find it harder to get employed with your current way of thinking.... The money you're complaining about to get ALL our endorsements: think of it as investing in yourself!!!!!

 

Knight is so awesome to work for! You gotta be crazy to turn them down!

My job is so steady! I made $500 this week. What's wrong with that? I just paid my cell phone bill.


Im really happy I work here!

 

You might want to fire your dispatcher. What terminal are you out of? Most of my weeks
Range between $750 - $1000. Of course I have never turned a load down either so I keep
rolling too.

 

...and yet you haven't quit I noticed. Hmmm. They got to be doing something right or your not telling the whole story as to why you haven't quit.