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You're smart to do you homework. And you're doing it for the best of reasons....family. If its the right move,you'll know it in your gut. Which ever way you go, I wish you all the best.

Pete

 

I do not work there but my friend does, no inverters that he knows of, his truck is 10 months old and he is not even allowed to use one per company policy. He gets less then 1800 miles a week but does make a better then average mileage rate (for all the good it does) and gets home quite often, too much as his miles show! He asks for more all the time as he has a family to feed and bills to pay but it seems to fall on deaf ears, he runs southeast regional they call it I believe. If you got a dedicated you may do better I am sure.

Ask them to put in writing what they are saying and go from there, of course that wouldn't really hold up in any court and what could you sue for anyway??? Loss of prospective wage??? If you're happy where you are I would make sure you left on very god terms or maybe try to negotiate for more home time, some times explaining a situation may help.

Good luck whatever you choose to do, and make sure you'd be happy running a 63 mph truck on elogs!!

 

I spoke with a heartland recruiter and he made things look beautiful to get me in and when i ask heartland drivers it's another story however if i was not happy where im i would just go for it for hometime and with the high cpm pay you can reach 1000$ gross every week and still have time to do whatever you want you don't have to kill your back to average that, new equipment, they will route you so they can buy the fuel where it's cheaper that's what i was told by some drivers and they will count your miles and your money that means as a company driver you can't average 1500$ a week that's why your miles will be well limited, just go for it if you can get in and go from there. Good luck and be safe out there

 

Since you need more hometime, check with the food service companies. Might be home every day. Start with the grocery warehouse in Southaven, MS. I think Greatwide has that account. Usually, make your delivery, then deadhead back to the warehouse, then go home.

Another is US Food Service. There are several more; check Careerbuilder website.

 

I am still with them, almost at the 4 year mark.
Still running out of Columbus terminal for another week. Then moving to Tampa and swapping to another terminal. Not sure if it will be Jacksonville or Atlanta yet. My Terminal manager is making some calls to try and set me up well.

They put an inverter in my truck a month ago or so. 1200w. They are slowly adding them to newer trucks. Mine also has a bunk heater for winter.
I am still averaging around 2000 miles per week, which is also my terminal average for regional drivers. We do not dispatch system drivers from Columbus, so it is all regional guys. Most are home every weekend. I am home every weekend by Saturday morning.

Heartland is a very regional company. All dispatch is set up by region and all contracts are run by region. So the average miles vary due to the region the driver is dispatched from. Also some dispatchers are much more proactive for their drivers than others.
Most system OTR drivers are dispatched from Iowa. Though some other terminals have begun to have small fleets of system drivers.

I have no idea how things will go in the next month or so. On the 9th I take a weeks vacation to move and change terminal. I hope to still make close to the same money I do now, and still have every weekend home. If that occurs then I will stay with Heartland. If not then I will have to explore other options.

oh, on the pays.
No Detention, I have never seen a dime of it. Lucky for me being detained is rare. Mostly drop and hook pickups. Some grocery, but allot of stuff that is fairly quick unload if not a drop.
Breakdown pay is after 24 hours. And really low.
Layover........ Ummm.....yea right. None
Good mileage rate. Heartland is a regional short to med haul company. Thus they charge more per mile and can pay more per mile. But you will work for it.