Any Help Please

I really don't know what to say except to do the best thing for you and your family. Good luck on what ever decision you make.

 

You are exactly right Brickman....I worked for a company and drove expediting and you work your butt off and off and off...and they just want you to run fast....pickup and delivery fast....if you ever want hometime I would say....think about your decision before making a choice.....I got tired of never getting home....sometimes I was out for 2 mos before they allowed me to go hometime...good luck either way!

 

Teaming as an expeditor will take its toll on you physically and mentally. The waiting will be frustrating and then you have to be able to drive the truck when its your turn. Running team is tough enough without being under the gun on high priority frieght.

I suggest going to US Xpress. Especially if your a new driver. Get some training under your belt, take your time and be safe. Solo drivers will actually get more quality rest than a team and if that solo is run correctly can actually make more money than half a team.

A solo gets all the miles the truck drives. A team driver gets half pay for all the miles the truck drives. Bottom line is a solo that gets 3000 paid miles in a week at .40 cpm will earn 1200.00 and be able to stop and eat, take bathroom breaks, and shutdown for 10 hour per day for a legit break.

A team that splits .40 cpm will have to run 6000 miles in the week for each driver to make the same amount as the solo but will not be able to shut the truck down for more than an hour or so per day.

Teaming is great if your a couple but if your not then splitting the pay really stinks.

 

I ran for Panther and had no troubles. I teamed with my wife and we made alot of money.

However, if you do have a family and need insurance and whatnot, go with US Xpress. Most fleet owners do not offer health insurance. Also, watch the split they try to give you. I always liked the 40/60 split where they pay for everything and all you do is drive.

Also, watch the 1099! I would rather have done that as an employee, but most don't do it like that.

In OTR, you run your butt off. With expediting, you run, but, yes, you do sit more, however, you make really good money when you're running. Panther always made it worth our while for us. If we did a short run to help them out, they'd reward us with a nice long run. Panther rarely kept us waiting.

As for hometime, good luck. We were never able to get close to home when we needed to be. It seems like wherever you live, you never get there. Yet, every time we were home, we'd see Panther trucks all over the place. OTR will likely get you home, whereas expediting you will likely have to deadhead home from a decent distance away.