Indian River

3,000 a week on average unless I take time off. I think I transfloed in 2,800 and some change last week. I did a 34 in Amarillo during that same pay period.

 

Some of us run OTR, some regional, some local. I personally, don’t go to Florida often. But, I’m not based at that terminal. Where you live determines which terminal you call home. Yes, they keep me moving. Pulling a tanker is nice. Especially after a 650 mile day and I pull into a truck stop at night where the only spot left is the one everyone avoided... The shorter trailer is easier to get around. We are “no touch” so there’s no participating in the loading/unloading. Your last question is too general for me to answer. Sometimes we drop/hook, sometimes we get right in and live load/unload, sometimes I do my break at the customers property.

 

That would be better left for a recruiter to answer. I don’t take the insurance (no kids, 36yrs old and still healthy). They do match on the 401K but I’m not sure how much. We get vacation pay at each anniversary. Detention pay is case by case when something happens.

 

We don’t unload/load. They do it for us everywhere we go. In the event you have an abnormal hold up, they pay detention after looking at the circumstances. A lot of tank washes are drop/hook. The ones that aren’t usually take a few hours or are located near areas where you would be taking a break anyways. Most have laundry, showers, etc. free of charge.

 

I will put my 3,000 miles at 49 cents up against a driver who gets a small hourly detention rate and 30 something cents a mile any day. I bet my gross is the same or more due to the higher mileage rate IRT pays and customer base/miles available.

 

I’ve never pulled a flatbed, but I would assume those tarps could be a pain to fight with. Our trucks aren’t equipped with pumps/hoses. We either pull into a bay similar to a dealership shop or we pull up/back up to the side of a building where they drag a hose out and hook it up to us. The employees at our customers do everything and don’t like us trying to help or touch anything. Most places have big staging lots with decent bathrooms where we can finish our break or hang out for the night after we’re empty. There’s one in LA (Industry, CA) that has a dedicated “drivers lounge “ building for us. It has a security guard checkpoint and 10 ft wall around the plant, good restaurant next door and convenient store. I don’t mind taking breaks at places like that. When/if I get woke up and have to creep around the lot to unload I always go back to bed afterwards and sleep till I’m ready to get up. So it’s not like unloading or loading takes away from my 10.