Everyone quit SWIFT!!!!

I didn’t say someone else.
Gross is just an estimate. No more,no less.

 

So why did you reply to my (and others) comment on comparing to someone else?

 

ive met a lot of guys who think running 1500 miles a week is "running hard" lol

 

Well you responded to mine so I was going to answer in kind.

You can’t compare somebody’s gross to somebody else’s because they might be paid more or less(plus too many variables with taxes,deductions,exemptions,etc.)I see it all the time at my exalted place of work.

 

I can only imagine which company they run for. Ours typically 2500-3000 miles is the norm for OTR. A lot of the dedicated (Walmart) loads are 300-350 miles on average (not including backhauls). But it’s the number of stops that are money makers.

 

People who complain about not enough miles etc, are usually leaving things out. Like their involvement in it. These companies have tremendous overhead and they make money by having you drive that truck as much as possible. They don't want their trucks out there sitting. Also, the overall demand for trucking is not currently being met, hence the reason all companies are looking for more and more drivers, so they can get more trucks, moving cargo and everyone makes more money. Since deciding to go into trucking, I've talked to a lot of people out there. And they all say, the miles are there.

 

How can you not compare gross though? I've tried to wrap my mind around how comparing net can in anyway be accurate, but with so many variables I simply cannot fanthom how.

I even gave an example of why net is pointless.....

 

The miles are there,it’s the matter of the PAY associated with those miles that’s the issue. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere,you can run 2000-3000 miles but if you’re only making say $.36 to $.38 cents a mile (and a lot of companies use a sliding scale,plus pay HHG-zip code to zip code),then it’s all for naught.

 

Swift and really nobody is only paying .36 to .38 per mile. Anyone wanting drivers right now is offering a minimum of .42 and average around .44 to .46, including Swift.

 

Look,I compare what I take home,what is actually in my bank account (or wallet). I look at my taxes and compare my income to what I filed previous years,how much in taxes I paid,withholding,yada,yada,yada..

Sometimes it involves some numbers crunching(so far every year for the past 10 years,I’ve always gotten a refund).
YEMV