2200 miles a week as a newbie?

Are you asking why stay out a month at a time?

 

I stay out 6 weeks to 3.5 months a stint the money says when to take time off

 

a month to 6 weeks sounds good for me then about 3 days off. I need to check up on my mother she lives by herself in her 60s and has medical issues. And i would want to see my sisters and nephews.

 

if that works for you.. great ! check it out and see if the money says yes..

 

its been slow.. its the season. I've run about 15,500 since January 1. lot's of down time.. waiting

 

Fleet average at mega carriers hovers around 2000 +/- 100 or so, but that average is low because so many drivers IMHO limit themselves. They won't drive at night, or east of the Mississippi, or west of Nebraska, or need lots of home time, etc.

If YOU are willing to take any load anywhere at anytime, then you should be well above fleet average. If you are willing to stay out on the road for weeks or months at a time you will be well above fleet average.

Usually as a solo driver you will get loads going a few hundred miles. Run them consistently and you'll get some nice multiday long hauls thrown in.

I averaged 2500 miles per week hauling dry van for Swift, as a solo driver. That's only 360 miles a day, but as others have noted there will be days or loads that chew up time. If you are patient with those times, stay rested and ready for when you get that immediate call to roll, and live on a tight budget you can bank money every month.

 

just finished about 2700 with repair waits should have a tad over 3100 for the week by tomorrow.. I have no clue how next week will unfold.

 

I feel like I am also a quick learner. After 11 years I am glad that I had the 2 months with a trainer. There is a lot to learn about this industry and I am still learning. Don't be so quick to go to a company that has less time with a trainer. Everything else sounds good about them though.

 

I've only run 11500 since Jan 1

 

The resistance I have to long training times, isn't the training itself or that I feel I don't need that much training. It is down to one thing and one thing only, having to live in such a small space with a relative stranger.

I am a very easy going person, I go to pains to avoid confrontation. I tend not to speak my mind and try to get along with people that probably don't deserve my efforts. I can do that for short periods, but being stuck with someone 24/7 for weeks at a time, I really don't know just how I am going to handle it.

If there was a way to pay for training out of pocket that would reduce or even eliminate having to live in someone's truck I would seriously consider it.