Got hired by US Xpress I start my training tomorrow.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by kbowers, Aug 17, 2014.

  1. TruckDuo

    TruckDuo Road Train Member

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    Who do you recommend ?
     
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  3. RogerThat72

    RogerThat72 Road Train Member

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    Fill us in please I'm ready to make the change to USX....Said no driver ever
     
  4. Shotta1981

    Shotta1981 Light Load Member

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    US express don't run there drivers u will never make over 800 dollars if u if get to make 800 dollars consider yourself luck it won't happen often they do a sliding pay scale if u don't believe me call a recruiter and ask them do they do a sliding pay scale a sliding pay scale means if u run over 500 miles u will get around 29 cents per mile and if u run less miles u will get 37 to 40 cents per mile do the math with your miles u will see its not worth working for them
     
  5. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    man I hope they're paying you a lot to be truck teaming with a noob for 8 weeks
     
  6. freightwipper

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  7. Shotta1981

    Shotta1981 Light Load Member

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    Not as much as u think when your over the road and teaming expect to be out running and being home 4 times a month if u are lucky personally I would never want to run team I know u training but u never make money as a team unless if the team has the money going to one household then u win but until u put your time in and then find a good company u will never get home they way u want and sometimes the day u suppose to go home u won't get there due to shippers and receivers or traffic and hours of service keep that in mind
     
  8. Shotta1981

    Shotta1981 Light Load Member

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    When u team u make less if not the same as a solo driver best to be solo and u need to find a company that has a lot of drop and hooks that's how u make your money no matter how many cents per mile u make if u spending time sitting at shippers and receivers and waiting on loads making 50 cents per mile I could be running getting paid 25 cents per mile and make more money then u cause I'm running and your sitting
     
  9. Wild Murphy

    Wild Murphy HAPPY TRUCK DRIVER

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  10. Shotta1981

    Shotta1981 Light Load Member

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    Crete is pretty good
     
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  11. kbowers

    kbowers Bobtail Member

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    Its 44cpm starting out at teams. And as of this previous Monday sliding pay scale is gone. Anyway. Checking in. Just delivered my first load besides recovering an abandoned truck and driving from my trainers home town back to the terminal for a pm
    My first load I didn't get to deliver due to a trailer blow out. But my first full load was from Tennessee to Reno, Nv. And I found out that IH80 is a looonnng sob.
     
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