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What could you possibly be talking about driver?

 

You can "know the system" all you want, but when it hits the fan it's all about who you know!

 

Just letting you Folks know, the Knoxville yard, has changed the positions were we drop the relays, it is just behind the ground building, not up the hill, was there 2 days ago, just FYI

 

Yea I was there two days ago as well but being new I didn't know any better I saw trailers down bottom but from the directions it said drop lot was on top of hill so I still drove up top 2 double check make sure we didn't have any up there. Question what's the website to verify pay statements & other driver information?

 

www.myashleyworld.com

Your ID is AF plus your employee number. If the number is 5 digits add a 0 in front like so....AF012345

First time password is your brithdate+last 4 of your social. Ex Jan 1, 1975 and 0123 would be

010219750123

You can change your password at initial login.

 

I have a few questions for you guys if I may? I am looking at the PTP position out of Oakdale Pa. I am a little confused on how this works. Would I be more or less servicing the northeast? What mostly confuses me is that you say you lose money in a sense on the longer loads. Then why are you guys from FL/NC/MS running up to WI or IL area? It seems like it would be more valuable to keep you close to the DC.
Another question/thought is (not to sound like a panzy or lazy) but how hard are you running to get 3500 mile a week? Are you going non-stop your entire day doing a 100mph in your head? Would it be acceptable if I only wanted to do 27/2800 miles/week? I just don't want to feel wore out at the end of the day. I know how to keep the left door closed throughout my day but I'd like to be able to take my time as well and enjoy the drive. I don't need to make 70k a year. I just have myself to worry about so making the big bucks is not my top priority.
Lastly- where exactly is the drop lot located in Oakdale? I'm probably about 45-50 miles from that area.

 

well let's try to go in order lol

can't speak specifically to where the oakdale guys run I know there's one oakdale guy in the other thread that posts from time to time but you can run anywhere. PTP is technically "48 state" but I haven't really run west of 35 too much

longer loads pay less per mile. it's all about the D/H on PTP. that's where the bump in the pay comes. run fewer but longer trips with less D/H in a week the check is shorter than if you run more and shorter trips with more D/H. I've made more running 2800 than I have running 3500 due to having more D/H on the shorter trips. page 1 of this thread there is a more detailed breakdown of how the mileage/drop and hook pay works.

running area is wherever they need you. raw materials suppliers down south service the DC's up north. there are also plant to plant transfers of product. in the past we'd run foam or springs or staples or whatever out of NC to the northern DC's, then run out of their area all week, then run a transfer between DC's back home. they constantly are tweaking and refining the lanes and operating areas as new facilities come on line and new drop locations are added and staffed. I've noticed a big shift in the last 6 months to our lanes and they are keeping us closer in and running our local areas more. if we go to ecru or arcadia we're getting back sooner than we used to and finishing the week in our own local operating area. the one constant is always leesport. if we go there on Monday we run out of there all week then home on Friday or Saturday.

planning is very good. they actually do look at our clock and plan to it. yes, you maximize all those hours available most days, but the delivery windows aren't such that you're sweating the minutes to get there on time or worrying about whether there will be parking along the way except in very rare cases. we don't really get to 'choose' whether we run that 3500 week or the 27-2800 week. you get what you get but the paycheck is very consistent week to week regardless of the miles. it's a wide open but relaxed pace. having parking options at customers or company facilities that common carriers don't have helps reduce the stress level knowing you can usually park at your destination or a company facility enroute.

the oakdale yard is off of 22 where 30/978 cross in the industrial park there

 

Well said, flyingmusician---is on the mark-again;

It would not surprise me that you would run mostly NE, my opinion:

I start my week out of FL, usually do a southeast loop, with a twist every once in a while like Huston, Dallas or and Oklahoma, or a St louis back to Advance North Carolina , then back home to Tampa Fl.

I have also done Arcadia WI, and Holland Ma, and Syracuse NY out of Tampa FL.

Longer load runs due pay less in a way, because you lose your drop and hook fees, here's and example:
I could still due say-550 miles in a day, and due a couple of shuttle runs from one of our close factory's and complete a trip for 550 miles in one day=3 drop and hook fees are worth $90 that includes a completed trip also,
550x38.5=211.75,(with out any fees, simple driving)
211.75+90=301.75.+(driving with fees, drop and hook or unload fees, or layovers)

Now if you run 650 miles your hole day average max give or take a little on a say 900 mile trip ( it would take about a day and a half to complete), 650x38.5=250.25. so you can see this difference that we are talking about. Times it out a little to see the difference by the end of the week.

Me, my sweet spot is about 3000, to 3200 a week, with and average of about 6-8 drop and hook fees, and then throw in a management fee or a layover fee or a unload fee($15.00 for taking care of a qualifying problem, and or a layover fee $75, or a unload fee $50.) you can see how it would start to add up fast. Average week for me is about$1300 to $1400, I do have weeks hundreds of dollars higher and a few lower, but overall pretty steady.

But if you are doing nothing but miles you loose that opportunity for the add on fees, thus driving more and making less.

The running area is were they need ya the most, I have stayed out a couple of times for 2 weeks (my choice) to help out. They do put you up in a hotel your choice , and pay you 2 layover fees ($150.00). Not bad! (for your 34 hr break)

How hard are we running, I have seen drivers here run 650-680 a day for the hole week, but that's not common. I have run 3811 one time with 2 hrs to spare, but that was one time, I average about $1400.00 a week, about 3000-3200 with a mix of fees, in it I:E: drop fees, layover fees and unload fees.

Would it be acceptable for 2700-2800, its what they need you to do, there are some areas that only run about those numbers and some that run more, it just depends on location, location, and the needs and time of year for the company. (Slack season is when school is out)

Money well, I know of a driver that all in(all bonus's profit sharing etc.) , made about $77,000 this year, but he is a crazy man, always beating on dispatches door for work, me a little more laid back about $73,000.

Also some earn about $66,000 to 68,000. Its location.

How you run is mostly your location, location, location.

They have improved as mentioned a good amount, I have sometimes 3 runs stacked up, which makes my day to day activity's a lot more pleasant to deal with such as where to break fuel etc.

On your money concerns about what you really need, I would tell ya take the extra money and put it in the 401k program, or a Roth IRA, you will appreciate it a lot in life, later on I tell ya, max it out, for you $15,000 to $20,000 would be your legal max for a conventional 401K depending on your age. Unless you are an old fart like me, then $25,000 is the yearly max for the conventional.

Hopefully this sheds light on your questions:

 

Do you guys see NYC?