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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hurst, post: 3208662, member: 70494&quot;]I didnt read over everything here so forgive me if this has been said already. </p><p><br /></p><p>I live in Florida as well. Just north of Tampa in Pasco. There is money to be made in Trucking, even as a company driver. Its just a matter of find the right company and being at the right place at the right time. I dont think endorsements mean diddly for your pay scale. Company knows what it can pay out for its trucks and endorsement or not,.. if the truck can only support $.40 - $.42 CPM to the driver, then thats all they will pay. </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I think you need to give up on running Team. Be your own man and run your own miles. Find a smaller company (Flatbed cough cough) thats running paper logs. I wont get into the logistics of my reasoning,.. but it should be obvious. You will make more money on your own, doing your own thing. How much money you make and how hard you run is entirely up to you. </p><p><br /></p><p>I set a goal for myself to try to average at least 700mi a day. This isnt always possible. Delivery and P/U schedules often conflict with what you can write in your log book. You have to be smart about it. Smaller companies often have older trucks that will and do break down. 2 weeks ago I was down for 4 days while under a load. First time in 3 months,. but it happens. Even new trucks have issues. </p><p><br /></p><p>I dont know what kind of money you are expecting. But I will tell you, I gross on average between $1450 - $1800 a week. Paid every week. Besides the first week I was here,.. my lowest pay was $1140 (Gross). I&#039;m 1099 here and do my own taxes. I see home on average every 3 - 5 weeks. This company is very flexible when it comes to home time. I let them know I want to get home and within 10 days I will be there. Unfortunately its a small company and I dont know of any openings. They are based out of Illinois. So just because you live in Florida, doesnt mean you cant land a good paying position with a decent company. </p><p><br /></p><p>Search and call around. Knock on some doors and see whats out there. Running team has got to suck IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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