Seeing if Estes is a good fit for me in ft.wayne

If you look in the LTL forum threads, you may find answers to this, AND the ODFL thread. Best of luck to you, tho!! (I haul tanks; can't help you other than that..sorry!)

 

Wait, you want to run ltl day shift, which is usually p and d and you want no touch freight?

 

Ahhh... i didn't CATCH that part~!!

 

Buddy works at Estes, linehaul extra board. He has his own truck, governed at 67 mph, he's at $.62 cpm right now, started I think at $.54. No driver cams, they do run elogs but he says it's never been an issue for him because he just bounces terminal to terminal and goes to the hotel when his day is over. He's on a Wed-Sun schedule so his 2 days off are Mon and Tues, it varies but those are his. Hours vary too, sometimes he runs day shifts and sometimes he runs overnight, it depends on how many guys are sitting waiting for a load and they go by order. He does not touch freight. There's some of what you're wanting to know

 

I have friends at Estes, but not Ft.Wayne. If you run the city home every day you will handle freight every day all day.
One of my friends is linehaul, no-touch freight, home every day and makes $70K+ every year.
Line haul is the way to go if they have any openings.

 

Line haul is drop & hook.
P&D is pickup and delivery and you handle the freight.
One of my friends has a regular run every night to Indianapolis; does a drop & hook then back home.