Linehaul at night?

@Chinatown should be able to help you out when he gets online next time.

 

So I’d jump into UPS Freight NOT TRUCLOAD. They should be union or nothing. They start linehaul at .42 cpm around 17+ Hr for hourly. Top out is $29 hr and .72 cpm around there after 4 years. So off the bat you’ll be making the same as your making and home everyday. Ask @Russian Rabbit he works there. And also you can transfer to Parcel side if you want. Best way to get into Parcel off the street.

 

What would be the point with UPS?.....benefits.
Estes & ODFL are both good. Drivers stay with those companies until retirement. My buddy makes $70K at Estes doing line haul and is home every day.

 

He must have a really short run to make only $70k at that, I believe Estes starts you out at .57 a mile, OD is right around there. Raise every six months until you max out in the mid .60s. Once you max out you only need to average 2700 miles a week plus drop & hooks to hit six figures.

LTL is where its at, truckload is light years behind when it comes to pay. The sooner you jump to one of the bigger LTL companies the better off you;ll be. UPS Freight will be good after you put in the time, but from what I hear your early years will be rough. As the low man youll be sitting at home a lot, working the dock, doing short runs while you watch purchase transportation run your freight every night. Ive seen it mentioned more than once that UPS Freight uses a lot of outside contractors to haul their freight while company drivers sit.

 

Yep, I agree with everything that you mentioned. UPSF does use a lot of outside contractors and it's one of the main issues that's gonna be brought up when they work on they're upcoming contract.

The thing about UPS is that WITHOUT A DOUBT, they are one of the PREMIER jobs out there, BUT there's A LOT of things that you have to deal when it comes to working for them. You'll here stories of drivers making $130,140, 150k + , but this is the EXCEPTION, not the NORM. They all don't make that kind of money and only a select few who are most likely on mileage runs make that. The vast majority of them are hourly and make somewhere around the $100k + mark... that's on the Parcel side. Freight..P&D drivers don't really get that much OT (usually around 45-50 hours a week) and average somewhere around the $75-80k a year mark at top scale, unless they work as a Combo driver. Linehaul, you can easily make over $100k too, but again, the guys making over $120k are the exception, not the rule. And the same thing can be said for a lot of the other LTL Linehaul jobs out there, like ODFL, Estes, FXF, Saia, etc., where you'll here guys making $100-120k as well, and AGAIN...don't want to sound like a broken record...this is the exception, not the rule.

I personally think it all comes down to whether you're happy at what you're doing. Any job that pays over $80k to me is a #### good paying job...BUT what good is money if you aren't happy at what you are doing...

 

I have a 600+ mile run. I got extremely lucky getting this run but it wears on you. at the end of the night I literally have to run home, shower, eat and go to sleep so i can get proper rest. Money is great but to have this run I live in a very undesirable region (main reason I got it). I'l probably run it a few years, set myself up well financially, and transfer out. Working 13 hours a day is for the birds.

Don't get me wrong I'm very thankful to be in this position but after awhile you have to take into account quality of life and happiness vs financial gain and when does that get out of balance.

 

I hear you. I work 6 days a week and no less than 60 hours per week. Put in 64 last week, 66 the week before, and 64 the week before that. Money is great, but I don't see myself doing this forever. Once my house is paid off, which will be in a couple years, I'll cut back on the OT or just eliminate it altogether be an 8 and skate guy.

Yep...Agreed. Former IBC/Hostess Brands driver here.