Hi, I'm reaching out to anyone who is working, or has worked as a team sleeper driver for Averitt.

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  1. Blandboys

    Blandboys Bobtail Member

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    I heard team drivers make around 100k each. Is this true, and how hard do you run. I work for a very good company on a dedicated route with guaranteed pay.. The money is good, but the insurance sucks, and your limted on how much you can make over the guaranteed. I don't want to leave this company until I found out more about Averitt. Thank you
     
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    A 100 grand each ? not likely
     
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    Stay put! The "grass is not greener".
     
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    Can make that working for several line haul companies such as Old Dominion.
     
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    This is a linehaul job. Pay is 74.5 cents a mile and I know they run at least 6000 miles a week.
     
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    74.5 cpm??? are we talking team or solo, from the 6000 miles per week, I take it as being team and if so the 74.5 cpm is split.
     
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    Hell for teams that's really good money if they can maintain 6000 miles, and that's at Averitt? I didn't know they ran teams
     
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    Team shuttle drivers are at 74.5 cents split. Average mileage is 5,000 to 6000 a week. Averitt has team shuttle (linehaul) positions and some of our dedicated accounts have team drivers.
     
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    Just pulled this off their website. It says $0.80/mi. Sorry about the multiple posts.