Two simple questions about places you go to pickup/deliver

.53 X 50 miles ? Divide that by 10 ?

That doesn't add up ?

$ 2.65 per hour ..

I'm confused

 

One morning, I left new jersey, delivered in Rhode Island picked up in Massachusetts then headed to Maine. . 465 miles.. 10 hrs in drive time.. do you ever see more then 50 miles per day in said area ?

 

Doin reefer ltl.....ive gotten to see so many of these places jus part of the job&NYC imho is the easiest of all the NE cities....cuz you just do what u gotta do.....but everytime these threads come up....people inevitably tell horror stories and im always amazed that the one town that rarely if ever comes up is Nawlins.....which makes lower Manhatten seem like a big quiet well built industrial park....lmao

 

I'd like to know how you come to the conclusion of "you guys grab whatever pays more and buy the cheapest quality without realizing you'll work harder and pay more in the end and I'll be relaxed with good reliable equipment"

You seem to have this game figured out. Why aren't you in your own truck yet making the big bucks?

 

There was a truck that was stuck all day and night on the cable divider on I-49 the other night because a 4-wheeler cut him off trying to get to the exit. Not the truckers fault, but his rig was sitting on top of the cable shredded, the 4 X 4 PU had exploded into flames, the reefer was turned over and it was a big mess. I bet that driver would have rather wasted a day in NYC vs. that. We all have wasted days, and we all hope that our wasted days don't end up like the driver that I was describing. Be safe out there, it is getting worse and worse each and every day.

 

I think this guy has the gunslinger market covered pretty well....

 

Your company is not making any money if you're stuck in traffic .
If your dispatcher is doing his/her job like i like to do mine , he already had a reload for you.
Your dispatcher had to call the broker to tell him you're stuck in traffic so you're not going to make the delivery as soon as he thought you will plus, he had to cancel your reload and start looking for another one.
The dispatcher is not your enemy like you seem to believe .

Small runs are paid pretty good and if your dispatcher didn't had to many options is pretty hard to pass up an opportunity to make some money for a short run while he's searching for a better load for you.
We're not trying to make your job harder than it is . When we're negotiating a load all we have is the town. When you have the rate confirmation you get the actual address.
When I dispatch my drivers they tell me how hard or easy will be to do the run . They know better than me that they need more than x hours if they have to go through Chicago,ST Paul at a certain hours and they tell me if i need to change the delivery appointment for a later one or not.

I am not complaining but when there's 150 trucks available and only 50 loads on the board your dispatcher is not thinking about how easy is to get in and out of a dock. He's/She's thinking about you waiting for 1-3 hours to get a load.

 

That guy rocks