Is this a good job opportunity?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Velli, Sep 1, 2017.

  1. Velli

    Velli Light Load Member

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    Slip-seating position
    250 miles per day max
    $900 a week
    Home daily
    Sun-Fri

    I don't have a year worth of experience but I wanted to be closer to home. Is this a good situation for someone with less than a year experience?
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Looks good on the surface. Home daily and Saturday's off.
     
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  4. Velli

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    Averitt is offering me a position that delivers service center to service center and home every weekend. Weighing my options between these two companies.
     
  5. Chinatown

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    If benefits are important; compare benefits and incorporate that into the equation.
    @tscottme I think has been with Averitt for years; maybe he will chime in.
     
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  6. Velli

    Velli Light Load Member

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    Will do and I sent tscott a PM asking about Averitt last night but never got a response. I noticed you have experience with slip seating you seemed to have a negative experience. Is it that bad?
     
  7. Chinatown

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    I did slip seat a short time driving day cabs. I just don't like touching things where other people may have been coughing, picking their nose, sneezing, eating, scratching their crotch, etc. Every time i slip seated, had to wipe everything down such as door handles, door locks, radio knobs and anything else. If you're in a public restroom and notice a wad of paper by the door, that may have been me not wanting to touch the door handle, so I open it with a tissue, then throw the tissue on the floor.
     
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  8. White Dog

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    There's your "cup half full" answer.

    Here's what I see:
    6 days a week, at $150 gross per day. Salaried positions are notorious for taking advantage of all 14 hours (and if 'short haul' one 16 hour day as well).
    $150 divided by 14 hours is $10.71 per hour
    $150 divided by 16 hours is $9.375 per hour

    If you can live with that; knock yourself out.
    If those are my only two choices, I'd take the Averitt gig, and have the entire weekend off.

    P.S.- These stinking companies sure don't ask a lot from drivers do they?:biggrin_1square5:
     
  9. Redtwin

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    Need more info about the job. If you are only driving 250 miles what are you doing for the rest of the day?. If it's breaking your back doing food service or beverage delivery then they can keep it.
     
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  10. pattyj

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    It sounds alright if you dont mind sharing the trk.
     
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  11. Velli

    Velli Light Load Member

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    It wouldn't be an entire weekend of rather a 34 hour reset but the other job is essentially the same thing with it being Saturday off. But I know I'd be able to make more money per week with Averitt assuming they get me consistent miles. Really tough choice for me I don't won't to regret my decision but I need to decide quick because I know both positions can fill pretty quickly.
    No touch freight delivering to customers within the state as well as out of state and back.
     
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