Boyd Bound 05-02-11

So far my Boyd experience has been positive, fellow boyd drivers ive met have been positive and upbeat and havent told me of and serious negatives theyve experienced with the company,theyve also been very helpful with securement advice...................one week of load securement class only scratches the surface of challenges you face.

Ive been solo a month now ,.......... my miles started at around1600 1800 and last week i ran 2600,i can definately feel the difference.......wow.....2600 might not be much to an experienced driver but it wore me out.Mainly because of planning.I can handle 11hrs driving in a day if needed.Ive noticed that the chain securement jobs wear me out the most.

I need more practice on narrow backroads..............made alot of drivers mad one evening driving40 50 on 55 mile an hour road.........made it to the shipper on time though

Daggone gps peeez me off at least once every 3 days...............
Ive been home every weekend since ive went solo.
So far the positives out weigh the negs..............................

 

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Thanks alot Plentygood!

Thanks Rubberducky

I think the miles vary pending on the driver, 2 trainees who i started with say they havent been gettin miles but they say they been havin problems running certain miles on peoplenet and cant get there on time,i dont really understand what they mean though.I think if they give you big miles and you cant get the delivery completed in satisfactory time they will ease up.Thats what i got out of what they were saying.But who knows.

My first 2 3 weeks were low miles 14 to 18 hundred then theyve been 2000+ since ,my miles actually could have been better but it seem like every week some shipper or consignee drains my hours at there stop so i wind up losing time i could have been rollin.

Im comfortable with 2000 miles,
This week was 2200 and lost alot of time early in the week waiting for a customer.Yesterday i picked up a load that i brought home for the wkd its a 800 mile trip...so i was off thurs day late to saturday late.

I really couldnt tell you what the average driver gets because i dont know but every time i send in my empty call i dont have to wait long before im movin to my next load