Thanks everyone for some insightful responses.
the one major advantage I feel I have from my own perspective? Is I don’t adhere to their schedule. I realize I’m driving as many miles as a lighter full time driver would, HOWEVER, I can walk into dispatch anytime and be like, “see you in a week, see you in two weeks, even three if I wanted.
I typically drive two weeks take 4-5 days off and then go out again. If I take a full week? I’ll stay out three weeks. If I take two weeks off? I’ll stay out a month.
I feel like they’ll say “available for dispatch” but I do also feel like there’s some room for negotiations. Like at least letting me have health insurance, or a paid vacation once per year.
For me the number ONE FACTOR, is that flexibility. I can travel and take a week, do something fun, etc anytime I want. I don’t have wait until my vacation comes.
How many miles per year OTR to be considered “full time”
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Ask your dispatcher first? See if they think full time status vs what youre doing now would *actually* change anything in their eyes (time off on your schedule etc) if they say no, then have the conversation with hr
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As long as you are getting a W-2, you sound like you are OK. Many driver's dont have medical insurance through their employer because their SO have a better plan or they can get a plan cheaper than what is offered by the employer. As to a 401K, unless they are offering a healthy match, you can save/invest yourself with better results.
That nickel you are not getting probably has a lot to do with the companies backend program costs.
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You should be getting the same cents per
Mile as the full timers.
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It has zero to do with miles and everything to do with hours worked.
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