Con-Way Truckload Drivers: What's Your 20? (2014 edition)

I read that Buffalo Wild Wings has truck parking down that way ....Google map it to know for sure !

 

CW ...are you getting percentage or per mile pay there .... You didn't think about CFI or whatever they are calling themselves today ...?

 

The construction zone is west of Effingham, around the 30 or so.
North of Detroit about 80 miles.

 

I thought about CFI as the company for me to start being owner op, but when I did research on others. I found that Their were others that had better pay and somewhat of the same benefits CFI has. Interstate pays me by percentage and I'm getting 68%. I know CFI is paying there drivers 0.97 a mile with fuel surcharge. At roughly 20 cents (it fluctuates) to make it a combine 1.17. Now to break down some numbers

Since I've been with interstate I've made an average of $3000 gross without all expenses taken out. However I don't have to run much just too make those numbers. Just last week, I only ran 2150 miles loaded and empty and grossed $3070 which brings it too $1.42 a mile before all fuel and misc expenses. I try to keep my fuel cost low by running an avg 65-70mph. This truck avg roughly 6.8-7.0mpgs if I can keep it at those speeds and depending on road terrain weight and wind conditions. Heres a better way too look at it.


With Interstate
Gross: $3070
Miles: 2150
Fuel: $790
Truck Payment: $1095/4 weeks=$275 ( I make monthly payments on my truck)
Plates, permits, Qualcomm, insurance:$118
Maintenance Escrow: $129
IFTA: $47.75
All Deductions excluding taxes. ($1360) minus that with 3070= [$1710 cleared.] Which equals too 0.80 cents a mile. Generally I put 250 in taxes away so that would bring it down too $1460. Which means I'm paying myself 0.67 a mile after all deductions. My avg right now is 0.68 cents a mile after all deductions.

With CFI since their mileage pay I would say its $1.20 cents a mile with surcharge. However if I only ran 2150 miles I would only gross $2580. With there deductions of just fuel and maintenance escrow and my truck note per week alone it would bring it $1386.

With those numbers from Interstate VS CFI, I knew i would make more here than with CFI. Granted they do pay for permits, IFTA, tolls, plates. You still have to pay a maintenance escrow and bobtail coverage insurance which could vary from company to company. Also because I have a load board and I dispatch myself. I sometimes don't have to run so hard just too make the extra $300-500 dollars depending on how I run.

Lastly I choose Interstate because they have a Freedom Board. Even though I didnt have access too it from the beginning I still was bringing home on avg $2000 a week before taxes.

I know this is a long post and I was actually doing my weekly report while i was typing and I haven't had breakfast yet lol. But just giving you guys a ballpark of what I'm making as a O/O.

 

I know I 40 is in some construction in Arkansas west of Little rock. I don't recall any construction on I-57.

 

Good and bad about the vampire shift I suppose. I'm just trying to avoid potential problems in MO on I-44. They had so much rain yesterday.

 

Sounds good CW.... I figured it was percentage and you'd do better that way ... I've been watching the Pumpkin Choice threads for a while ...they seem to do alright , but they seem to complain lately about high $$$ loads getting ?? Cancelled ?? Out of the blue ( given to company drivers perhaps ???)

 

So did Arkansas either way you pick your poison heading home.

 

Just took a quick look at Google maps. 44 appears to have some closures. 30 and 40 look pretty good. I think I wil go that way. Plus, it'll be some different scenery, well after sunrise anyway. Haven't driven overnight in a few years now. Going to try to get a nap in today. Have two big bottles of Mt Dew in the fridge.

 

I got a killer loads... Nogales to Bethlehem Pennsylvania... I lost three hours in Nogales another bad trailer...customer move my delivery time up by two hours so I lost 5 hours total

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