DANNY HERMAN TRUCKING

Why did you quit?

 

I agree the per diem option is important. Any outfit who does mandatory per diem is a joke in my eyes.

I see the DHT guys in the lanes I run and I've gotten some mixed feed back. There are drivers like you who've had great experience. But I've spoken with drivers who simply are not getting enough miles - no matter how hard they're willing to run.

 

I think it might be a certain dispatcher.... just a guess

 

Well, every mega and mid-size outfits have lousy dispatchers who cling to their jobs with spectacular brown-nosing skills (or perhaps other skills which require knee pads...?).

The drivers I've spoken to tell me they cannot change dispatchers. I don't know if this is true or not, just what I heard.

 

Ran with DHT for a while here. My experience was that the Equipment was outstanding. The loads were outstanding. I enjoy Mexico border runs and that was about all they do. The people in the office were easy to get along with. My problem was the pay. 38cpm base pay for a guy with over 5+ years experience is too low. Now I understand they have an intricate bonus system in place, fuel and safety and it could add an additional 10 cpm BUT I realized that 1 minor ding would cut that to about 8 CPM, low miles would shave off another couple CPM and before you knew it your in the low to mid 40cpm range. Fair but not outstanding. Then I took a step back and looked at what it would take me to get the mileage bonuses. 12000 miles per month, during the winter forget about it. And during the summer etc you're averaging 3k a week. 60-70 hours a week EVERY WEEK. now I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm getting older and I can do a 70 week ok, the second 70 hour week in a row starts to wear on me, and after the 3rd its just hell. I'm not willing to work that hard anymore, SO, given that My actual pay was going to be in the 42ish CPM There were just better options out there for me.

Over all they are a good company, They wont work for everyone though and you better be a serious road warrior if you plan to maximize earnings there.

 

Well put

 

This, more or less, aligns with my assessment on DHT after private conversations with several current drivers I met on the road.

Like you, I simply don't see the need to grind out 70 hours week after week after week. And you make a good point regarding the winter months.

If people are willing to become trainers and do some recruiting on the side...I can see them doing better. However, those paychecks are not - I believe - indicative of what the typical solo earns. This should be self-evident, but I suspect there are rookies (and even some veterans) who see screenshots of a few pay stubs and fail to see the big picture.