Miles per week

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1000 - 4000 miles per week...7 days.

.12 - .45 per mile.

Looks like you are in the beginning stages of research...don't stop just because CR England says you can start on Monday...same for CRST.

 

Are you willing to work 12-16 hour shifts (and usually sleeping during the day) on a regular basis? When I was a company driver doing OTR (over the road) for the first two years, my shifts were almost always 14-16 hours with 400-700 miles of driving... depending on location/etc. There are lots of good things about driving, BUT it's certainly not for everyone and is far from easy. Good luck with your research.

 

Look into Millis Transfer.

 

Expect to work much more than this in trucking. I've worked many jobs with long hours, and when I started trucking it was still a stiff kick in the groin. Many work 70+ hours a week and drive every day, no day off... If you're lucky you can get 34 hrs of home time(different from 24 on and 48 off)... It's just the way it is, in this business.

 

OP, I think what you want to know is the basics of the HOS. This job, while tough, is not what it used to be. From the moment you go "On duty", you start a 14 hour clock, during which you can drive up to 11 hours. You also cannot drive or be on duty for more than 70 hours in any 8 day period. The 70 hour rule means that you're average work day will either average under 9 hours a day, or you'll be taking a 34 hour reset once a week.

Actual miles usually depends on what you do and where you're driving. Assuming you're just doing Dry van, you'll have plenty of miles with a good company if you go over the road for weeks at a time. The more you go home, the less miles you average. If you decide to do regional, you generally get 34 hours at home each week, and you're probably looking at less than 2500 miles a week, where 2500 is average to low for an OTR driver.

If you're really interested in driving, just read around here more. Look for some of the users that started threads about their start in this industry to get a bit of an image for what to look forward to.

 

Seems like most starter companies pay .29-.32 CPM. There are some exceptions above and below that depending on what you are pulling. Flat, tanker and dedicated van/reefer accts usually pay a bit more. Generally the van/reefer starter companies run more miles, but pay less so you are working harder to make the same amount flats and tanks make.

The amount of miles depends on season as well. Right now we are in our up swing. Things start slowing down mid November depending on location and what type of freight you pull.

Pick a good company, run hard and live frugal on the road and you can make 50k+ your first year as a company driver.

 

The check I got yesterday was for 3,746 miles at .31cpm pulling a dry van. That was a Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and I was home that friday night, off till monday morning, home again Tuesday night and Thursday night. It all depends on the company and your confidence/ability. Keep your head down, work hard, and be professional. As long as it's not a POS company, you can go far.