Headed to orientation this weekend.

Yeah I was in Murray just about all day yesterday. What were you there for

 

I had to change trucks since the clutch went out in my other one. I also got talked into taking a lady to New Jersey to pick up a truck she was assigned.

 

Did good on miles today 690.

 

Well 17000 miles in almost finished with my P2 phase.

 

I got about 5,000 in phase 2... My partner has just over 20k.... But our dispatch Monica is a #####

 

How long you been in phase 2

 

Boss I'm with you on so much that you wrote above. Especially about Monica (I did give advance warning about her didn't I? Enough P2 drivers have said the same as you almost verbatim.) & the junky trailers.

As as to the miles & pay, let's qualify that just a little. PTL, in my experience thus far, will run you as much as you can legally run. I average just over 2700 a week myself. If I push it I can do 3000 per week if I want. The only reasons I've had to sit is because either I wanted to or I messed up my PTA. Now it is true the west coast turns are reserved almost exclusively for P2 teams. They can move it quickly on the cheap & make a nice profit from some big paying customers with deep pockets. It makes sense in that way. As a solo you'll be all over Texas & points east. Lots of Mississippi & Tennessee too. It's enough to keep you busy.

About the logs. These electronic logs, you'd be surprised, are very easy to make mistakes on. The folks who work in logs constantly make adjustments & corrections to them after you approve them then send it back to your QC for you to review & approve. Sometimes it results in more time being added to your 70 other times it takes it away. You're still in the early learning phase of your trucking career so coming from somebody with experience I suggest it's not a big deal. The DOT is looking for major violations come audit time. Adjustments to digital logs, which you can even do yourself by the way if nobody has showed you yet, is fairly common. So I wouldn't let that keep me awake at night.

Keep your chin up your almost there!

 

I have been driving for 30 + years and PTL is by far the worst company I have ever worked for. In the month I have been here i have brought home $480 and 2 zero paychecks, even though i have been out here all but 4 days of the month. They leave you sitting too long and the loads are crap. The fleet managers are rude and would rather lie when the truth sounds better. Good luck on getting home time, and if you refuse a load you will sit for the entire day. It is supposed to be no force dispatch but that isnt yhe case . I went through the lease purchase and it has been the worst decision I ever made.

 

####. How long have with PTL bamarac.