JCT

OK, 8 weeks into JCT and I'm happy. I'm averaging 3700 a week and that includes the 5 days I went home. The best part I'm going on a mini vacation with the family next week 5 days and I shouldn't be in the hole when coming back out. That's amazing and very tough to do at many many many other companies.

I'm glad I made the move to JCT when I did, only wished I had done it earlier.

I'm picking up in Jacksonville, FL Wednesday 16:30 heading to San Antonio, TX for 0700 delivery Friday anyone running I-10 let me know.

 

Vulcan, I agree with that 100%. I have been a lease op for over a year now with another company and I cant wait to get over to JCT at the end of this month. When you sign a Lease you also sign an Independent contractor agreement. when signing that, you also get a 1099 at the end of the year. we are not hired by JCT. we are simple signing a contract to do work for them. and a LEASE agreement for the truck.

 

just booked my flight for orientation.... only $41 to fly from dallas to tulsa.... much better than a bus ride.....

 

Excel,

Let me guess Southwest. How much is the bus ticket?

LMB,

Spot on. Very well said and keep up the good posts.

KH

 

Ok so WOW what a cluster my last p/u was.Wrong p/u numbers provided to me and 48 hours to p/u one load OUCH!!!!!!!!!! delivers Lake City,FL on Monday early a.m.Oh well it happens I guess anytime there are people involved you have a 50/50 shot it gets messed up somehow.

 

Funny for sure old goat. I think its safe to come out. She either found a job, or had to pawn her computer, either way.....

Excel, I live 231 miles away so my wife is going to drop me off. Thanks to some advice I got its going to work out very good, my kids start school on monday too.

 

well the flight is on american airlines

 

i looked into flying out from salt lake city to tulsa. AA was the cheapest flight. delta was a close second and southwest being a distant 3rd.

 

WELL LETS SEE I FOUND A SMALL COMPANY IM HAPPY WITH AND WE RUN 100% LEAGLE. INTERESTING ON WHAT JCT PAYS,LETS SEE ITS JUST LIKE MARTENS LEASE PROGRAM,ONLY WHEN A DRIVER MAKES THE LAST PAYMENT IT IS HIS/HERS THERES NO DOLLAR BO...THEIR O/O RUN THE SAME MILES BY THE THEIR TRUCKS ARE WIDE OPEN THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME FLOORMAT AS JCT.
ANYWAY HERE IS MY BRKDWN ON PAY:

1)PAID 90CPM ALL MILES AVG 3200 WEEKLY
2) THOSE THAT HAVE TRK NOTES EITHER A BANK IN KC OR MHC FINANCEING PAYMENTS ARE: $515 WEEKLY 06/07 KWS, I BOUGHT MINE FOR $58,000 WITH 315,000 MILES(COULD NOT PASS IT UP ITS A 07 T600
3) I PAY $1300 A YEAR FOR PLATES,$1000 A YEAR FOR PERMITS
4) I PAY QUARTERLY FUEL AND AND ROAD TAXES, SO I GET ANY MONEY REFUNDED,NOT THE COMPANY IM LEASED TO
5 )$.07CPM GOES INTO MY MAINTENCE FUND
6) $336 A MONTH FOR ALL MY INSURANCE,BT,PD,OCCAC
7)FSC 80% ON REEFER LOADS THEY PAY FOR FUEL,100% ON DRY LOADS. THE LAST MONTHS AVG HAS BEEN BETWEEN .24-.27CPM. MY MPG RUNS BETWEEN 7.5-9.0 DEPENDING ON WGHT AND HOW MUCH NW I DO...MY FSC COVERS THE COST OF FUEL RUN BETWEEN 65-68 NO FASTER NO NEED IN IT MY KITTYCAT LOVES IT.
8) I TAKE TYSON OUT AND BOOK MY OWN LOADS GETTING BACK TO TYSON PLANT, NOTHING BELOW $1.75 PLUS FSC
9) WE GET DETENTION $25HR AFTER 2
10) DRP PAY ON TYSON LOADS $25,NURSERY ITS $50-75 A DRP

NOT INTENDING TO OFFEND OR UPSET ANYONE BUT GUYS I DID THE LEASE THING AND HONESTLY I FEEL ALOT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF AND MY BUSINESS NOW THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING AND I DONT HAVE TO WORK OR RUN THAT HARD ANYMORE. FOR THOSE INTERESTED THE COMPANY IM WITH IS PALENTERE BROS. THIS WILL OST LIKELY BE WHERE I RETIRE FROM, ITS NOT BAD ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THE CRAZY ITALIANS. THE ONES THAT ARE LEASEING HERE THEIR LEASES ARE FOR 2YRS THEN THE TRUCKS ARE THEIRS.REMEMBER WE RUN 100% LEAGLE DUE TO DOT TIGHTING DOWN ON FALSEIFACATIONS......
FYI THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT KNOW BETTER CHECK MISSOURI IS GOING TO BE A TEST STATE FOR NEW DOT POLICIES CRACKING DOWN ON FALSIFACATIONS, THEY TOOK OUR SATISFACTORY AND KNOCKED IT DOWN TO CONDITIONAL FOR 6 MONTHS...
JCT DRIVERS KEEP THE POSTS COMEING THEY ARE GOOD FOR A LAUGH OR TWO.....TRUCK ON