At a major crossroads!!!!!!!

Thanks for all the posts listed today. Many different opinions for sure!!!! I know that .12 cents a mile is piss poor and .13 cents for third seat is not much better, but I believe once I make it to 2nd seat it jumps substantially. The recruiter had said what it jumps to but I can't remember. I should have written it down. Again my geographical area doesn't leave me with much of a choice and I don't want to throw away the $3,795 I spent for schooling. I don't see me staying in training for very long....maybe a couple months because I excelled thru school rather quick and I will bust my rear to get myself out of training if I get on with Armellini. I just keep going back to I have to start somewhere and pay my dues. I'm hoping I can offset the low cents per mile with the pay I get for all the stops we make and several people including the recruiter say you can make a dozen or more (or less) plus they offer hub miles. I mean if I have to stick to the California runs (Oxnard,CA) to make more money I will. Round trip to oxnard is 5,460 miles at .12 cents a mile is.....$655.20 (gross). But then of course a northeast run is only like $350 (gross) cause it's around 2800 miles roundtrip. Not stellar but it's what I got to work with. If I get called for an interview I will go and ask the recruiter tons of questions and evaluate my options. I will bring up that .12 cents a mile is low and to take a northeast run roundtrip is far from $500 a week bring home. I will get the facts and report back to get a concensus even though it's ultimely up to me. If I walk away from the interview feeling like the risk is going to outweigh the gain then I just won't commit to them. But I would hate to have to pay another $1,000 for a refresher because I couldn't find anything within the 1 month span of graduating school.

 

Thank You. I knew .12 cents a mile wasn't too good, but I didn't know how bad it is. Yeah I'll diffenantly talk to the recruiter if I get an interview about it. I doubt the amount will change just on my account but I'll see what else she has to say.

 

Yeah 4th seat @ .12 cents a mile is what I'll start out at and the recruiter said it's to see how well I do on the road. She said I'll get about 2 hours of drive time in a day (maybe more). She said your actually getting paid to do nothing but take it in & learn. I said to her so to progress from 4th seat to 3rd seat all depends on how well you pick stuff up and she said yes. So I'm guessing I'll only be a 4th seat for maybe 2 weeks or so. And then 3rd seat is a cent more a mile and gives me more responsibility and drive time. As long as I progress thru that at a good pace which I plan on doing and am sure I can do I can expect to be in 2nd seat within I'd say 2-3 months top or not even that long. I'll get 2nd seat when they see that I can control the tractor trailer on my own while the 1st seat driver is sleeping is what she said....and that makes sense!!!!