Miles fluctuating with my company? Is this normal?

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  1. KyleProthro

    KyleProthro Bobtail Member

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    I'm new to truck driving, been doing about 10 months now. I drive for a local company out of Kentucky. I'm noticing this issue with my company, the miles are extremely up and down. A couple weeks I'll get 2500-3000, and then a few weeks I'll get 1500. It's pissing me off, im down to run, 3500 miles if possible but they just never have it. I find myself baby sitting the truck most of time. They give these short runs, 300-400 miles where im sitting all day. Is that normal?
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You need a reefer outfit that runs coast-to-coast.
    You pulling dry vans now?
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    10 mos experience gives you access to dozens of companies.
    Do you have endorsements?
     
  4. KyleProthro

    KyleProthro Bobtail Member

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    Dry van, I dont have any endorsement but I could easily do that. I'm trying not to jump around. It's my first job. It's missing me off with them.
     
  5. Chinatown

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    @bryan21384 probably fix you up with Climate Express.
    Nah, that one won't work; need 12 mos. experience.
     
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  6. Chinatown

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    It's ok to change companies after 10 months.
     
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  8. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Did you talk to current working drivers at the company before you decided to work there? NOTHING is more important than that when looking for a driving job. What do you want the company to do if they don't have freight for you to move? I would strongly suggest you complete 1 year unless you are kidnapped by people in a UFO. Cut all luxury out of your life, and of your family if necessary to make it to 1 year at the company. In your down time find the employer where they have lots of miles for drivers and talk to as many of their drivers, not just ask the internet, as you and the next employer can arrange to speak to. Please don't tell me why you can't do that and list more complaints about your current job. You do what you need to do even if it's hard, even if there is another way that is easy but produces bad results. Any employer hiring drivers already has drivers. You need to find out from the drivers working at the next company what the pay and conditions are like, not just have some stranger on the internet say "yeah they were OK 24 years ago when I worked there" or "I never heard anything bad, so they are probably a good match."
     
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  9. Pepper24

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    You have a good point not wanting to jump around,If you’re always the new guy you’re going to be on the bottom of the seniority and get the lesser runs.With the jobs being shown here are all common carriers and there freight could just as easily be up and down.Sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don’t know.You really didn’t give any details about the company but it’s not uncommon to have bad weeks especially having less than a year of seniority.Talking to the dispatcher and asking for more work doesn’t hurt
     
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