For you Rookies this is how it's done on elogs

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The term "burnout" comes to mind...
     
    MACK E-6, Jul 13, 2017
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    i think you mean burnt out
     
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    That's certainly what could happen if one maintains that pace long enough...
     
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    I understand wanting to maximize your time. But I stopped early in Moab Utah 2 days ago just to enjoy the rocks and arches. Incredible. Before that I stopped in Vaughn, NM just to photograph old abandoned buildings that trip me out. Just to get out of the truck and live a little. I didn't earn while the wheels didn't turn. But I don't regret it. There's more to life than earning the absolute most you can 100% of the time. I hope you slow it down and live life too.
     
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    i get paid by the hour before i left trucking my final 3 years were by the hour i prefer hourly pay but at the end of the day mileage at ltl companies pays more period you can run hard and make 100k a year
     
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    I have yet to see a company driver make 100k a year and on elogs not happening.
     
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    Not necessarily. At our outfit the city guys at top scale as a general rule do better than the linehaul guys.

    Our best paying linehaul run equals 12 hours at top scale. It's just over .50 a mile.
     
    MACK E-6, Jul 13, 2017
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    Not pulling a van, no. But heavy haul? Sure.
     
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    it happens sorry to burst your bubble
     
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    UPS drivers might be pulling that down.
     
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