Beginning at the Beginning

no , they we have the 9400's and will be keeping them until it is time to get rid of them (warranty runs out) the have started to buy KW's and Prostars , but I just seen a Prostar with trailer attached being towed down I-70 to Vandalia OH on Saturday...

 

Are you with USA? What kind of miles are you getting now in this slow economy?

 

Be humble, do your year, get your school paid for and move on when you feel the time is right( I drove for 2 yrs before I left) know you DM works for you, not the other way around , so if it gets to the point you feel like it's all messed up and you have thought's of quitting early dancing in your head, STOP, take a breath, before you end up owing C1 about $5000.00 for 2 and 1/2 weeks , request a new DM, it took me 3 tries to get a guy I worked good with, we had over 18 months together before I left. BEWARE of nights/weekend dispatchers....(the reason I left) stay out of the terminals unless you had to be there, and don't get caught up in all the boohoo'ing in the driver's lounge = I was on a Larado TX run , stopped for PM service in W. Memphis.. and was in the Driver's lounge for a couple hours while the shop had the truck, so I got to hear all the I can get no miles here BS from a group of drivers sitting at a table behind me, when I came back from Texas 2 and 1/2 days later two of the guys were still there, and still complaining... mean while I was pulling another 3000 mile week in... and most of all just be safe , don't hit nothing and you should be alright...

 

not anymore I left in Feb this year, I drive for NTB up here in Michigan now, I get between 2000 and 2500 a week running regional here for the last week I had 2036 miles at 39 cents a mile avg. made $789.72 before taxes and was home 2 and 1/2 days (all together) about 60 hours before I went back out for 5 more days , got home this morning at 10 am and I am off until Thursday night at 8pm

 

Thanks. Best of luck with your new company.

 

no problem on the info, glad to help... I started right off after my trainer time , 1st load went to Longview TX from springfield OH... your trainer,, it all depends mine was ok, he was on a dedicated account and went home on weekends, so I spent my weekends in a Motel 8 in Evansville IN, and because of that and good friday falling in my training period I had to stay for 5 weeks instead of 4... when I went solo I would stay out for 5 weeks and then go home for 5 days, but I was single and I have no kids so I could hit a groove and churn out the miles , rest for 5 days and do it all over again, my best 7 day pay period with USA I collected 4508 miles all on one check(legally) had a 3000 mile california run to sherwsbury MA , with a 34hr reset on the way( started on Tuesday the week before after delivering to california after coming off hometime)ran back to springfield MA for a Haz-mat (paint) load to greensboro NC, and picked up a greensboro Haz-mat (paint again) load going to Waco tx, had to reset in Shreveport LA and handed in 4508 payable... had a string of 3000+ mile weeks that was like 14 or 15 in a row not counting home time weeks, but that was winter 06/07....