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<p>[QUOTE="iamthenewguy, post: 2029219, member: 38570"]sorry if there are similar threads, but if there are i guess i wasnt looking hard enough. after only about 1-1/2 yrs of driving i am totally disgusted with being a company driver and have come to realize i will most likely not be any happier at any other company...but i like driving and there really isnt any other sustainable income in my area that would support a growing family such as mine. the home time i have...out 6 days home for 2... is the only positive thing i can possibly say about my job. i used to make 2x the money delivering pizza 30 hrs a week but that was in a different part of the country. now i am working 12-14 hr days for chicken scrap and have nothing left over at the end of the month. my wife wants me home more often.... but i would settle for similar hometime to what i have now. i have alot of questions, i am hoping a few good minds can either teach me everything from square 1 or tell me if i am crazy for even thinking it could work. i have been trying to do some research and run some numbers, but i cant even see what current rates are like on load boards are...or anywhere else. i have heard $2.00 is not uncommon, but i like to look at the worse-case scenario and anything better is a nice surprise. also i would prefer start-up capital such as a line of credit, rather than just truck financing...this would cover my butt if i had a cushion to start with. i cant even begin to save with my job............advice? info? anybody?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies-vb/squares/biggrin_1square8.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":biggrin_1square8:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iamthenewguy, post: 2029219, member: 38570"]sorry if there are similar threads, but if there are i guess i wasnt looking hard enough. after only about 1-1/2 yrs of driving i am totally disgusted with being a company driver and have come to realize i will most likely not be any happier at any other company...but i like driving and there really isnt any other sustainable income in my area that would support a growing family such as mine. the home time i have...out 6 days home for 2... is the only positive thing i can possibly say about my job. i used to make 2x the money delivering pizza 30 hrs a week but that was in a different part of the country. now i am working 12-14 hr days for chicken scrap and have nothing left over at the end of the month. my wife wants me home more often.... but i would settle for similar hometime to what i have now. i have alot of questions, i am hoping a few good minds can either teach me everything from square 1 or tell me if i am crazy for even thinking it could work. i have been trying to do some research and run some numbers, but i cant even see what current rates are like on load boards are...or anywhere else. i have heard $2.00 is not uncommon, but i like to look at the worse-case scenario and anything better is a nice surprise. also i would prefer start-up capital such as a line of credit, rather than just truck financing...this would cover my butt if i had a cushion to start with. i cant even begin to save with my job............advice? info? anybody?:biggrin_1square8:[/QUOTE]
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