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drvrtech77 · Mar 25, 2025

hope not dumb twucker said: ↑

Don’t know about that. Reefer is slow too.
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My company isn’t slow by any means.. busy as heck.. I’m constantly running

asphaltreptile311 · Mar 25, 2025

drvrtech77 said: ↑

My company isn’t slow by any means.. busy as heck.. I’m constantly running
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Reefer?

hope not dumb twucker · Mar 25, 2025

drvrtech77 said: ↑

My company isn’t slow by any means.. busy as heck.. I’m constantly running
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Not where I’m at. Been out 7 weeks and not even 15k. And I haven’t turned down loads yet.

nextgentrucker · Mar 25, 2025

BM 58 said: ↑

You are overthinking all of this. You’re a newb and not going to start at top pay regardless.
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Cool.

nextgentrucker · Mar 25, 2025

asphaltreptile311 said: ↑

I think reefer is about the only group I've heard getting raises.
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Well, I know flatbed isn't slowing down, at least where I am.

wulfman75 · Mar 25, 2025

drvrtech77 said: ↑

My company isn’t slow by any means.. busy as heck.. I’m constantly running
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Same

Tanker_82 · Mar 26, 2025

nextgentrucker said: ↑

Hey how many days do you think it's gonna take you to get to deliver this load?
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I made it in five driving shifts. I left Grandview at 10:47 PM Pacific Time Friday night. I arrived at the customer in Miami at 2:54 AM Eastern Time (today) Wednesday morning. My unload appointment is 6 AM. I made it 3 hours early.

Grandview, WA to Evanston, WY (654 mi)

Evanston, WY to Lexington, NE (636 mi)

Lexington, NE to New Baden, IL (627 mi)

New Baden, IL to Cordele, GA (661 mi)

Cordele, GA to Miami, FL (516 mi)

hope not dumb twucker · Mar 26, 2025

wulfman75 said: ↑

Same
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Where companies if you don’t mind?

radioshark · Mar 26, 2025

Tanker_82 said: ↑

When you apply for loans, lenders always ask what your income is. Depending on the type of loan and financial institution you’re applying at, some will expect you to prove it with paystubs, W2’s, etc. They do this, because they want to ensure you’re financially capable of honoring the terms of the loan.

If you earn $85,000 per year as a truck driver, but are only taxed on $70,000 of that, some institutions won’t recognize that difference of $15,000 when they are determining whether or not they will approve you for the loan. In that hypothetical scenario, you might find yourself in a banker’s office scratching your head at why he or she is telling you that you only earn $70,000 per year when you know that you earn $85,000 and have the direct deposit bank records to prove it. They have guidelines and internal policies that they are regulated by and forced to follow. Non-taxable income might not be recognized as income in certain situations like that.

Whether or not it will hinder you personally depends on what it is you’re planning to finance on credit and where you are planning to finance it at. It has never hindered me. I suppose if I were to live above my means and really tap the threshold on credit, the non-taxed difference might become a crucial factor.

It’s pretty common for trucking companies to classify part of their CPM as per diem. Oil field workers, traveling construction crews, crane operators, welders, etc. usually receive per diem as well. Those other trades typically pay it in a different manner, such as: X amount per day instead of X amount per mile since their industry obviously doesn’t require them to drive for a living. Regardless, most of those trade workers I listed have a higher income than what they’re actually taxed on for the same reason. Those traveling welders I mentioned are usually dragging around big, fancy 5th wheel campers, and they’re making the payment on them with the money that their company gives them for a “hotel allowance.” Instead of blowing it on a hotel, they’re putting the money into something tangible that they will eventually own. A lot of bankers understand how it works and will acknowledge it, providing they have the internal policy flexibility to do so. In a nutshell, I wouldn’t sweat it. Per diem is a common practice, and most truck drivers you see have houses, nice vehicles, credit cards, etc.
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I get per diem and anytime I have gotten a loan if I should them the documentation of getting they have given me credit for income.

nextgentrucker · Mar 26, 2025

Tanker_82 said: ↑

I made it in five driving shifts. I left Grandview at 10:47 PM Pacific Time Friday night. I arrived at the customer in Miami at 2:54 AM Eastern Time (today) Wednesday morning. My unload appointment is 6 AM. I made it 3 hours early.

Grandview, WA to Evanston, WY (654 mi)

Evanston, WY to Lexington, NE (636 mi)

Lexington, NE to New Baden, IL (627 mi)

New Baden, IL to Cordele, GA (661 mi)

Cordele, GA to Miami, FL (516 mi)
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####... Nice!!! Was it do today? Also can you stay at the shipper and customer for a 10hr break? Also how many hours did it take you to do that 661 mi trip to Cordele?

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