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<p>[QUOTE="TigardTrash, post: 12359755, member: 319646"]Hey all,</p><p><br /></p><p> Been where I'm at 18 months, 12 of it dedicated left coast running PDX to LA. Clean DAC, only 1 ticket that lapses in May off a three year and a spotless safety record with nothing at all since getting my CDL A with Hazmat, doubles/triples and tanker endorsements.</p><p><br /></p><p> I like dedicated but in looking around I am only making about 2/3rds of what most Megas are paying, and they clean forgot my one year anniversary raise altogether which puts me in mind of a move.</p><p>I'm not a Prima Donna who thinks being home on weekends means 48 whole hours or who is too scared to run but if I'm going to bump it 60-70 hours a week I want to get fairly paid for it. </p><p>Not a huge fan of tarping or falling off a flatbed trailer at almost 60 years old but I am in fairly robust shape for my age and not scared of work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have offers from Crete and Marten both, and some apps in with a couple of outfits doing line haul like Oak Harbor as they have a Terminal in Eugene, where I am going to be moving with my new Wife in May.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what options do I have here? Should I just continue to suck it up for six more months until I reach the magic two years? I don't want to leave where I'm at as I like the job, but I can't make any ###### money and the backhaul loads are not only scarce at times, KBX borks the PU number over 80% of the time, costing a LOT of valuable time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks folks for any advice, some of you here have really saved me some heartache in the past with really great advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TigardTrash, post: 12359755, member: 319646"]Hey all, Been where I'm at 18 months, 12 of it dedicated left coast running PDX to LA. Clean DAC, only 1 ticket that lapses in May off a three year and a spotless safety record with nothing at all since getting my CDL A with Hazmat, doubles/triples and tanker endorsements. I like dedicated but in looking around I am only making about 2/3rds of what most Megas are paying, and they clean forgot my one year anniversary raise altogether which puts me in mind of a move. I'm not a Prima Donna who thinks being home on weekends means 48 whole hours or who is too scared to run but if I'm going to bump it 60-70 hours a week I want to get fairly paid for it. Not a huge fan of tarping or falling off a flatbed trailer at almost 60 years old but I am in fairly robust shape for my age and not scared of work. I have offers from Crete and Marten both, and some apps in with a couple of outfits doing line haul like Oak Harbor as they have a Terminal in Eugene, where I am going to be moving with my new Wife in May. So what options do I have here? Should I just continue to suck it up for six more months until I reach the magic two years? I don't want to leave where I'm at as I like the job, but I can't make any ###### money and the backhaul loads are not only scarce at times, KBX borks the PU number over 80% of the time, costing a LOT of valuable time. Thanks folks for any advice, some of you here have really saved me some heartache in the past with really great advice.[/QUOTE]
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