Charleston Port Questions

Have the Ability to work with a company pulling containers out of the Charleston Port. Pays $60 a container, and the recruiter said that the drivers pull 5-6 containers a day. All local drop and hook, home nightly. Is there anyone on here that works with the Charleston SC Port that can tell me if this would be a good Gig. I know the port traffic gets crazy backed up at times, so is it possible to get 5-6 out in a day?

 

i have no idea. but i only see you getting around 3 pulls a day.

 

My former company had a terminal in Charleston which was unique as they had only one 'pier' driver making all the pulls and returns for a 25 truck over the road operation.

Both Charleston and Savannah [Port Wentworth] operated this way though Savannah had two 'rats' for a similar number of road guys....

 

I can't speak to Charleston, but in Houston I've seen those trucks backed up for over a mile and that's no exaggeration.

 

NJ Too...Maher Terminal back to Exit 13A...got to be 3 - 4 miles before the Port Authority Police block it off...

 

Maher from what I see is usually decent, its APM (Sealand) that backs up crazy. But I think they all have their bad days.

 

To the OP.
Owner operator or Company driver?
If O/O.

Just some quick numbers.

Lets say you do 6 moves a day @ $60 per, that's $360 a day, $1800 a week.
Perfect World.

Probably be like 4-5 per day, $300 per day, $1500 per week, now times that by say 48 weeks is $72000 total to the truck.
Never going to work everyday, every week.

Not too good when you start deducting expenses, plates, insurance, workers comp, fuel, maintenance etc.
Didn't even consider health benefits or a retirement fund.

Only way I can see this working is if your wife works and has the benefits etc, or you are retired and looking to keep busy.

I would hope there are better paying company jobs with all included.

 

This is a company job

 

Ok,

Then might not be too bad, still consider down time, slow days, taxes, health benefits and retirement.
Good luck.

 

The company guarantees $1000 minimum weeks if there is downtime or no freight.