100,000 miles first year for a rookie. Reality?

I started this thread about 2 1/2 months ago. Seems a lot has changed in that short span of time. I got a fair number of "thumbs up" responses back then from those members who posted in the thread. Nothing's changed on my end...still willing to do what I will have to do to get the miles. I'm wondering, what do ya'll think now?

 

I have'nt read all of your thread sir, but my good freind is in his first year with eagle (an o/o leased to werner) and in 7 month's hes almost at 100,000. They really keep him moving and he's not home much, he also keeps that drivers side door closed.

 

I like this kid.....Polite and respectful....I think he'll go far in life....

 

That was running team . You're not going to get 5,000 miles a week solo . A trainer getting 20,000 miles the first month out with a trainee is not giving adequate training . There's too much of that BS out there . There is no way I would be in the sleeper leaving someone with less than a month's experience behind the wheel .
Newbies are really being used when given trainee pay to do a regular team operation . Does that help you see why bottom feeders find any excuse they can to terminate drivers and bring in more trainees ?
Just checked your other posts . You were "trained " by CRE . That explains it . Just so others see what is going on with CRE . They give a newbie plenty of miles with a trainee . Then they put him with a lease operator a couple of months and they make sure that L/O gets the best loads and plenty of miles . Then when the newbie gets sucked in and signs the lease contract he finds he doesn't get near the miles he expected .
100,000 miles a year ? Not unusual at all for experienced drivers but most newbies leave before getting half that .

 

120 should be the expected miles the first year. And still get some home time. Good luck

 

But don't concentrate on miles . I laugh every time I see those signs on bottom feeder trailers . "Want more miles ? " . No thank you . Work smart , not hard . The newbies mostly go for the low paying OTR jobs where they need all the miles they can get to survive . With more and more wannabes applying for OTR jobs it's probably easier to find a better paying local job .

 

I've only been in this industry 12 years this year. But this is far and away the worst I've EVER seen it.

 

Colorado, hauling containers domestic and imports in W. Kansas, W. Ne., NM, Wyo., S.D., MT.

 

smart alec

 

Hey now, don't rain on my parade!