FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

Already got my next load after this one. I will drop this load in Topeka on Sunday afternoon and head back to the KCMO yard to pick up a trailer Monday going back to Victorville. After a shag driver brings my load to the yard, I'll hook up to it and swing by the house for a 34, leaving for California on Wednesday morning.

I've noticed that after switching dispatchers, my miles have improved and I'm preplanned more consistently than usual.

 

Check engine light came back on yesterday for that stupid rear axle temperature sensor. Oh well. They don't call them dummy lights for nothing. I'll mention it to the shop next time the truck goes in for service but it's not a 'have to put it in the shop now' problem.

Met another driver in the CB lounge the other day whose Cascadia had to go to Freightliner because of some major oil leak and it only has 30k miles on it. Wonder if his truck was built on a Monday.

 

Or a friday..

 

Pre planned?
What That?

 

What are y'alls end of month mileage? My trip odometer says I ran a little under 12,000 miles for April.

My first full two months here at FCC:

March: 10,551 paid miles (8 days off)

April: 11,047 paid miles (5.5 days off)

I'm hitting the ground running with a 1500+ run to California for May. June will hurt a bit for mileage since I'll have to take 8 to 9 days off for my vacation to northern MI.

As long as I average over 10k miles a month, I'm happy. I'm not one of those people who goes balls to the wall every single day. I try to find a balance of working hard, but without burning myself out. I also tend to take a couple of days more hometime a month than the average driver. Again because I try to strike a work/home balance that works for me.

Overall, I'm very happy with my choice to come here.

 

I averaged just under 13k per month for the whole year. My best actual month was just under 15k. But on that month, I was running my drive time down to the nub almost every day, with an hour or more left on my 14 most days, 10 hour break was up with me sitting in the seat, waiting for it to roll over, and taking a 34 every 8th day.

 

I'll add up the paid miles for the month and get back to ya... on that note though, next week will be exactly one year into my lease, signed my paperwork may 4th last year. I reset one of my trip odometer that day and left it ever since, I've turned right at 170000 miles the first year of the lease. That's actual miles driven, but I usually average around 3100 paid miles per week if I go home Friday and leave Monday morning, 3300-3500 when I stay out till Saturday and burn my 70 like I did this week

 

Man you must do a lot of drop n hooks

 

BR, more power to you. Im retired now but remember one year I drove 148k paid miles. Could not do 2000 miles/week now.
Dont try to make it all the $$'s this year. Its bad on your long term health. Happy travels.