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Wow.. has it been 4 days?

Not much going on. .I tore the cartilage in my left shoulder and severely sprained my neck and shoulder muscles. . Glad it's a short week.

I'm loading in Chicago and heading to KC for a Wednesday afternoon delivery. .I scheduled home time beginning Thursday.

I ended the pay period with 3,000 miles. .7.0 mpg.. Settlement will be 1,700 +/- 50$..

Have a good weekend. .

 

I was wondering if you were still around Lions.. Last I remember you had a problem with the differential. .

And your right. . Same ol same ol gets boring. .But I'm kinda glad I have nothing "exciting" to talk about

 

you've got better things in your life that are more exciting. .I recall that I offered to buy one a house. .lmao

 

Following the "suggested" fuel stops/routing I see an average of 20 cents discount off the pump price. . And no your mileage pay doesn't fluctuate. .

$1.03 + fuel surcharge (with hazmat endorsement) on all loaded miles... .90 + fuel surcharge on empty miles... The only fluctuation is FSC (based off of our primary lanes of travel) this week .42

But what you have to realize is this is a business. . Your Business. .ACT business. . And it comes down to smart business choices. .COMMUNICATION is the key!

Look.. This really comes down to economics. .ACT provides us a tool to make money or lose money. . ACT is going to make money on ALMOST every load. .They have computers crunching numbers and finding loads that make money faster than we as drivers have the capability.

If they lose 10 cents moving us out of an unprofitable area and into a profitable one. . They are ultimately going to make money, and us drivers will too.

Unfortunately, as drivers come into the company we are left to a "learning" curve. Meaning, which loads are good for "drivers" and which loads are good for ACT.

Nobody will tell you what's a good load. . Or a heavy load. .a good freight area or a dead area. .LEARNING CURVE! But what I do is lend my knowledge to my ONE and ONLY recruit..GED (lose your paranoia. .ACT isn't out to get you. Lmao) and help with what's a good load or a bad load. .

Talk to other ACT drivers. . They are a great source of information