OTR with Schneider question

They will try to keep you north of i64 and east of i95 if you let them. Seriously though, if your regional plan on 400 mile runs per day, OTR you still probably won't go west of 35

 

Youll probably be in the upper midwest all winter long.

 

Now, now, he'll often get south of I-64. Someone needs to do the Baltimore to Savanah lane.

As @91B20H8 said, you'll do 400-425 paid miles per day. In my humble (read perfect and absolute) opinion it doesn't really matter where I go as long as I average 433 paid miles per day and I'm home when I'm supposed to be.

 

If your satisfied with making 200 dollars a day, you guys are what keeps the rates as low as they are

 

You just recruited a minimum of 300 people and don't have the sense to know it.

 

It works out closer to $240 a day for me, using just mileage income, no training pay. Add in vacation and trying pay and it goes up. We haven't even talked health/401k yet.

Even if it was $200 a day, working 80% of the days in a year that works out to $58,400. That $2,000 or more than the US median income in 2015, and $3,000 more than my local median income. Show me other jobs that I can do in Green Bay WI (where I choose to live) that I can earn that kind of money working 10 hour days, 5.5 days a week WITHOUT an advanced degree.

Schneider isn't the best on pay, we're not the worst either. If you really want to talk about what has made real income decline in the country we can do that. If not, then in the future please make your snarky comments witty or amusing.

 

I'm out of Dallas running regional, and aside from 1 trip to Lubbock I rarely go West of I35. Most of the guys I meet that run sw live in New Mexico and have to park at the El Paso drop lot, or they are teams/lp. I normally run Dallas to KC, KC to Little Rock or Memphis, down to Louisiana to pickup paper, then back to Dallas. I make decent money for only running 3-4 days a week.
Schneider's pay isn't great, nor are the tractors. But you stay busy... As long as your NAT's and ETA's are correct the planners will keep you rolling.

 

Company drivers will never get the Baltimore to Savannah lane. Last I checked it pays .96 a mile. Those treats go on the choice board.

 

I'm about the same here. I'm based out of West Memphis. I started staying closer to this area. Mostly in the Il OH and IN areas. After 3 months they started to test me it seemed. See where I'd go without complaining. Personally I don't mind. I've been to Maine NJ NY and the other NE states. No complaints. As long as I'm home when I want and getting paid I'm good. I more prefer to get 500 miles plus a day. But I'll be happy over 400. Under and I'll be making some calls. Usually I know it before I run it though. Keep your NAT and ETA right and you'll have assignments before you finish your current load.