About six months with Eagle Express Lines. Pretty happy.

I use itemized deductions because I have enough to itemize with 2 houses,rental property etc. The meal allowance is deducted under business expenses which can also reduce tax liability by about 11K and I believe you can also take the meal deduction in conjunction with the standard deduction

 

Thanks

 

Looking at this ad for a job out of Des Moines, IA now:

This position is based out of Des Moines, IA heading to Swanton, OH, St. Paul, MN, and Rochelle, IL.

SCHEDULE:
Thursday - Saturday
0845 lv Des Moines, IA
2015 ar Swanton, OH
---Layover---
1025 lv Swanton, OH
2115 ar St Paul, MN
2245 lv St Paul, MN (Ride along)
0430 ar Des Moines, IA
24.5 Hours per Trip

Sunday
2345 lv Des Moines, IA
0500 ar Rochelle, IL
---Layover---
1610 lv Rochelle, IL
2245 ar St Paul, MN
2315 lv St Paul, MN
0415 ar Des Moines, IA
18.5 Hrs per trip

43 Hrs per week

Hourly rate is $21.00/ hour plus $5.11/ hour for health and welfare (up to 40 hours per week).

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The schedule details are there so not much question about that. Would this run I-80 toll road thru Indiana/Ohio? Drop and hook at the post office? Any other thoughts or comments welcome.

Thanks!

 

My nephew has a similar Des Moines run with Eagle.

 

How does he like it? Many complaints or demurrers?

 

He was a driver in the military, 3 deployments to the ME, but didn't have OTR experience so he couldn't get on with one of the major carriers. Eagle took him on. Been there about 9 months. Has bellyached about them since almost the beginning. Wants to move on. Just putting in his full year to make himself marketable to another carrier.

It is hard to say if it is him or Eagle. Each person has their own idea of what they like or dislike in a job. They seem to have a high turnover, which is not a good sign.

 

Honestly, I don't think that's a very good run. We have better runs than that.

 

I got a call back, submitting pre hire paperwork now. Say they will set up a road test.

What should I expect for a Eagle Express Lines road test?

 

Pretty standard. Run through a pre trip, hook a trailer and take a drive.
Are you taking it in Des Moines?

 

Not sure yet, I'll send off the final pre-hire paperwk in the AM and see what they tell me about location.