Flat rate vs mileage? Which one would you choose?

IMO. Take the home weekends 5 day Flat Rate job.....you’ll run the south east only with hardly any winter weather...
Highways will become familiar and hardly any snowy roads equal less likely of an accident or some kind of moving violations..(you start to know where the police traps are for example)
I think that is the safer way to get you’re year in and still get experience...

Sure driving the 48 states in a new Peterbilt is nice but the sight seeing is mostly from the highway..and at 2500-3000 miles you will be on the highway a lot and your Peterbilt becomes just another truck after awhile as your “excitement” wears off....Just like when you get a new car...it’s great for a few months and then it’s just another day in old jalopy...Ho Hum...

 

The daily rate sounds like a better deal if you want to be home weekends, that is as long as they really intend on having you home every weekend. My last company job was for $250 a day and I averaged 1,100 miles a week and home every 5th day. It was a pretty sweet deal. My job before that also paid a daily rate (much lower), but they ran me ragged 14 hours every day, and I had to load and unload my own trailer which was included in the daily rate. Needless to say I didn't stay there long.

3000 miles a week is a lot of miles running reefer, especially when you consider that you will be spending a lot of hours at shippers and receivers which is the norm in the world of reefers. You'll probably wind up making as much or more at the daily rate and have a lot more free time.

 

I would drive for either one, both are to low. Centerline pays us 24.00 to 30,00 per hour depending on the assignment, Mileage jobs start at .50.

 

Then go to a different company, Try Legend for example, Or Lily Transportation. Im sure both will probably beet that offer.