Id do mileage as you get paid all dispatched miles. I did percentage it has its advantages and disadvantages. Example, i ran with a guy from scherreville, IN to pinnacle, WY in the summer with a load of pipe. He was percent i was mileage. Only way to get a load from that way was to deadhead 1,000 miles to KC,KS he lucked out but not me!
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Percentage guys that go on the long trips up to ND or MT make gobbs of revenue going out but make peanuts on the return trips. I was percentage and made almost $5.00 a mile going up to MT out of Memphis last spring but the only thing they could find for me coming back was a .96 a mile broker load out of SD. You know what, I made so much money going up there I would have basically come back down for free! I'm just glad that had something for me to come back with.brsims Thanks this. -
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Bottom line is if you are going to run then go mileage...if you want to take advantage of the "home every weekend" thing then you might want to consider percentage....either way I sincerely hope whatever decision you make works out to your best interests.Beene07 Thanks this. -
Birmingham, AL a good freight area? There is a drop yard here for BTC. I could leave truck at for home time.
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And yes, Birmingham, AL is an excellent area for us. And having the yard down there is a decent bonus! -
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I've been researching flatbed companies for a few weeks and this company popped up in my searches tonight, it sounds pretty decent and you guys are almost making it sound too good. lol
I'm going to look into them a little more. I'm in Fort Wayne, IN (I-69 & US30) I imagine I'm in their hiring zone.
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I started in May, looking at about 43,000 for the year. Not bad, considering in that time I switched from regional to local and had about four weeks of truck breakdown due to the old local truck I had.
Starting company drivers can generally expect to average a $1,000 per week. More if you put a bit of hustle in your day. I'm too lazy to work that hard (seriously, ask anybody in dispatch!). Even still, I usually hit the average.
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