I've put my time in, who pays the most and who runs with faster trucks

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by fins2feathers, Feb 13, 2012.

  1. TheRoadWarrior

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    Thats a bunch of bullpuckey... its not cause of how fast the trucks went its because of freight rates...bad decision on management..
     
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    I do 60mph, and I brought in 4,600 dollars last week (And yeah, I can prove it.) soooooo you go speed queen :)
     
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    Thats great but how much out of that did you pay yourself???
     
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    I see that as over $1/mile or a lot of stops/lumpin.
     
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    csa is going to thin out the herd !
     
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    Do ya really think so??? BS! when is that going to start?? been hering that crap for a long time now.
     
  7. TheRoadWarrior

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    and how many miles did you run for that 4600...and how much fuel, maintaince,taxes,insurance,health insurance,workers comp did you pay out...
     
  8. TheRoadWarrior

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    Its already starting seriously...once you hit your max csa points allowed your gone...ive been hearing it for a long time too but now they are starting to use it... just like the BMI index from the CDC but i dont know if they ever started using that formula...
     
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    I just dont think theres going to be a mass wipe out of drivers.You might here about so and so's brothers friend sisters husband lost his cdl. But not much more than that kinda stuff.

    I just cant see anything goverment/csa what ever helping out by takeing a large number of poor drivers off the road and makeing my pay go up! Why would they do that,seems there job is to bring us down.
     
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    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    I've had my doors blown off many times by Giltner and Carter Express trucks.

    Now, I figure that that if they allow the trucks to run that fast, they're going to expect you to run the truck that fast - all the time. Just something to think about...