Fact: 2019 will have been a very bad year already. Could I be better off as a company driver or not?

Look around at some local work...... usually pays better than the road . Dump , sand whatever is moving in your area ....

 

small company out of AR.. Some think it is some don't. I Don't have to worry about trailer maintenance and i get year round freight lol

 

He said he's a company driver, so obviously doesn't know how taxes work for an o/o.

 

Isn't there a section where they can talk about what they know? The joy of working 50 weeks a year, begging dispatchers for loads and how much fun it is to park the truck for a 34 hour reset (hopefully dispatch will give them 34 hours, right??)? Some people don't get it for sure. None of us is out here doing this for the heck of it but it's not always about money either.

 

Hell 2 dollars a mile is a company salary

 

Yea even oilfield rates dropped way off partly due to boxes. Were back to yanking dry vans around the northeast. Used to be able to come home empty and grab another good outbound but not now we cant

We have a consistent load from the house up to northern mass (pretty good rate 1 way but can't come back empty like we used to) started teaming it this week.

Kick that load off in northern mass and dh 70mi up to maine. Kick that off in schodack landing ny and come back to the house.

Been using the same 2-3 brokers

 

Even though the rates arent super high anymore you can still make a good living by using your head.

If your strictly doing spot market like us find the smaller brokerages and get them to like you. Joke around with them, leave an impression it can go a long ways

 

Thank you.