You aint gonna believe this... Yet Another Ic Choice thread move over DFO!

Those trucks are usally from people who washed out. I had a lady in my class get a 2014 like that 22k miles sold it to her for 140k they guy said he wasnt making money and turned the keys in . Where are you running now? The t680 is dang nice truck i like it more every day. I was worried i was gonna regret stepping away from freightliner after driving them since the day i got my cdl.

You could possibly get it but they are gonna want money up front

She told me they had Fl's Petes And Kw's I said i wanted a KW she told me the colors I said red and i told her i already knew they specs so she didnt even go over those. They had everything available when i came in i had options of new and used trucks

 

yup your right aint crapping get in or out od Idaho 12 loads coming out between today and the 7th 18 going in, in the same time span.
You'd have to run into Washington to get home plenty in and out of there over 100 loads both ways between now and the 7th

 

I havent been off the east coast since i started but i am open to going west just not northwest i keep hearing its a dead zone if i dont have a load getting me way outta there im not going in .

 

So 37 days and 9991 miles into being a IC what can i say?

Its like being tossed into the ocean and having to learn how to swim.

The first thing is that class on Thursday isn't enough to really get you ready to work that load board, so i encourage everyone who is about to be an ic or just started to work with one of these vets that is willing to help you learn the strategies of working the board i failed to do that. I had to try it my way and it wasn't pretty.

The truck (KW680) has been great its not getting the economy that i hoped but pulling 37k plus through mountains never is pretty im stilling getting around 7.5 but when things flatten out i can average as much as 8.6, It does however still need an alignment and a trip to KW for a service advisory that's out on it.

So out of all my weeks i made profit only 1 week the second week every other week i've brought in 100-400 dollars. WHY? Because I wasn't booking my loads correctly or i was mismanaging fuel along with simply running to fast.

Being I IC is pretty simply once you learn the basics or simply pay attention to what the vets are telling us.

So I pretty much typed this because i wanted to give some tips to new drivers, and i know the vets have said it in their posts but it wont hurt to say it again So i Encourage everyone to post a tip here for the New folks because i know the month i had would've put others out of business.

So my tips from failing the first couple weeks.

1. Find out what your load really is worth
Pull up google maps and find out the true miles to see what the load REALLY PAYS that load from Chesapeake va seems good until you realize you lose cpm on the actual route you use.

2. Book Em in pairs
Dont Get stuck in a dead zone by booking 1 load at a time i did this and got stuck twice
Also whatever you aim to make per mile (1.50 for me) by pairing em you can take that 1.75 and a 1.25 and still balance out unless that 1.25 is 45k in which case id walk away.

3. Book through the weekend
I got stuck by booking one at a time and ended up in a dead area with no load on a Saturday i sat until Monday morning. So save yourself the hassle and lost profit book your loads all through the weekend unless you're going home

4. Research the INs And OUTs
An extension of #2 look at both loads before deciding to book you might have a great load going in but nothing but a trailer of rocks coming out so make sure there is actually a load coming out before you book the first maine and mass will do that to you. You get up there and then nothing but crap loads that take you deeper into the abyss.

5.Keep notes
Im a numbers guy and i was really keeping track of my progress i did it this week and it made a world of difference (see next post)

6. Have Fun
This isnt a job i havent worked a day since i signed my lease. We are getting paid to see the country Ithaca New York the roads coming into there make for some beautiful site seeing.

Post anything you have guys And thanks for reading

 

Seeing my progress helped me make better load decisions my only thing to work on now is my time management.