Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

"Be Prepared" That Boy scout in us all really keeps packing light hard. But it is a short period and the more stuff you have the tighter life gets. Tripping on stuff you really don't need stinks. Especially when it is someone else's.

 

Hey bud. You lost me on the paid miles, and driven miles can you explain the difference? Thanks.

 

Thank you John boy. Makes alot of sense now.

 

Hey do you guys mind if I ask couple more question?
1.Where do you keep your fifth wheel at,have a Cascadia and run with mine to the back never had problems scaling.
2.Does the company mainly run heavy or is it a mixture?

 

--what's the differential normally? I'd hate to think I'm driving *any* amount (I've heard upwards of 10%) for free...

*EDIT - looks like Johnboy answered a couple of posts up.. THANKS!!

 

Are you doing this to run/get ahead or are they actually dispatching you assuming these numbers? Keep in mind I was *just* taught to assume 50 mph and you're bumping right up against your 68 governor...

 

Yes, JohnBoy responded above but it's also in how you choose to look at it too...

Being paid "by the mile" is how it's calculated but if you think of it "by the trip" and not "by the mile" then you stop worrying about "driving for free"... Or "sitting not working" ... Not saying one should trust blindly or not verify that they are getting paid correctly.

The amount we get paid is, yes, based on how far apart a and b are but that also assumes a certain amount of non drive work too... And what if I select a slightly different route than the computer did... It's just a package deal... And pays a bit better the further the two points are away from each other.

The way I prefer to think of it is they pay me an obscene amount of money to hook a king pin, bump a dock, and complete some paperwork... And they let me use their truck for free to see this great and beautiful country of ours.

Win/Win...

Stay Safe,
MD

 

Just a personal goal... I basically had a 3.5 day drive out here with close to 4 days to get there.

I lost a bit of time my first half day rolling so I need to keep the door closed to arrive on time.

But no one dispatched me based on a 700 mile drive session. Just bragging rights... lol