Start at McElroy on Monday!

Already a lot more comfortable about things. I think my approach --- "hey, I'm greener than a John Deere, so tell me what I need to do!" --- has helped. lol found a few short cuts, or things that just work better for me. Going a bit faster now. Thanks for asking!

 

No, I wasn't in NC this week. Spent my week in TN, MS, LA, & AL. Yep, we have super singles. Folks always ask me how I like them. Well, considering this is my first truckin job, & that the only truck I've driven a/o the supers was the one I drive in CDL school, I really don't have the expertise to judge any difference. LOL

I've had a couple of good weeks, getting over 2200 miles week before last & just over 2000 this past week.

 

Well, we all DO look alike!

 

LOL! I'm sure you do! Every time I see a Maverick truck I wonder if it's one of you guys from here on the forum. Just can't tell y'all apart!

 

Well, I haven't really updated in a while...been a little busy! Anyway, several folks have asked about the avg. amount of miles one might expect with MTL. Obviously, I can only speak about my own experiences with MTL, & that's been my whole intention with this thread. All that said, here are the numbers after my first 7 weeks out solo (this week is not included in these numbers as it's not over yet!)...

Total Miles For The 7 Weeks: 13,327
Average Miles Per Week: 1,903.8
Average Gross Pay Per Week: $ 881.68
Average Net Pay Per Week: $ 647.96

MTL starts new drivers at 40 cents per mile, but if you were to simply multiply .40 x the number of miles, the numbers wouldn't work out. That's b/c we get minimum pay rates on various loads. Once those get figured in, my cents-per-mile rate actually goes up. Even though my "Base Rate Including Tarp Pay" (as it's called) is 40cpm, over these first 7 weeks I actually averaged 46.7cpm. In fact, I had only one week in which I was paid only the 40cpm rate. All others were anywhere from 43 to 53cpm. Not too shabby. Oh, & if I were to maintain that $881.68 avg. for a year, even if I took 2 weeks off without pay), I'd make $44,084 gross for the year. (There...I did the math so you wouldn't have to!)