Alliance, Alliance, Alliance...QUESTION

but to a numbers guy, who has worked in the government a good part of his life, the costs are important, as that is the way he thinks.

When all is said and done, what one puts in their pocket is the important number. For some that is alliance, for others, being a company driver is better.

 

What it comes down to is this: You can make more money for doing the same job if you're on the Alliance side. However, you must be disciplined and committed.
And in fairness to Max's numbers, I would plan on an average of around $600-$700 per week during the first six months.
you have to learn the ropes.

 

"Average" what per week, Emul...revenue? Pretax weekly profit?

 

Average net income.
You don't start at the top.

 

so question, how soon can you get into the alliance program? i know i want to gain a little road time and experience before going that route, but when are you eligible to go into the alliance program? from after training and all that...

 

First you must complete your training.
That's minimum of 5 weeks O-1 and 3 weeks of O-2.
Then you enter the grad fleet. That takes 90 days.
After 30 days on the grad fleet you can be accepted into Pre Alliance.
That is where you work with the Alliance Driver Managers and run like Alliance, but are a company driver and paid as a company driver.
For those next two months, they will show you a settlement each week of what you would have made on the alliance side and what you made as a company driver.
If you are satisfied and your numbers show you will be successful, you can change over to the lease side after grad fleet.
They will not let you change over if your numbers are not at least 10% better than you would do on the company side.

 

Awesome, thanks for the information!! it's one of the route i was thinking of taking if i decide to go with Stevens. Many thanks man!!

 

I just finished calculating my costs and income for 2011. Since I'm on hometime until next year, these numbers are final.
I'm posting so people can see what can be done on the Alliance side.
I'm just short of 4 years with the company and didn't start out this good, but if you apply yourself, it's possible.
Net pay represents the checks I cashed plus Escrow I put aside for whatever. This does not include Maintenance Escrow.
Dispatched Miles: 147,881
Dead Head Miles: 13,587
Loaded Miles : 134,294
Gross before income tax is $70,849.24. That works out to 0.4791 per dispatched mile.
My fuel mileage is a big reason. I averaged 7.86mpg for the year. Keeping your foot off the pedal really helps.
All these numbers come off my settlement sheets from Stevens.

 

Anything worth doing is worth doing well. And you do it well. January 9, here I come.

 

I would like to add that those are trainer miles, a solo will not do those type of miles.

My total miles for the year are 116,214

I took 50 days off in 2011.

Had additional 7 days of breakdown in Shrevport LA.

It costs me the fuel for 360 or more miles each time I go home as stevens has no freight into or out of Casper WY.

Gross before income tax is $42,050, so $0.362 per mile.
Average MPG for the year 7.01

I also have almost 4 years, started just before Emulsified. I have chosen NOT to train.