miles for the week

Ask for a new dispatcher.

 

It's only natural to want to post a good weeks run on here but it sounds like fright is getting a little slow. To the guys on here, I'd like to see you post your miles so potential new hires can get a good look at what they would get. Whether its good or bad.

 

I'm rarely have a week under 2750 unless I have a mechanical issue or hometime. Like this week ill have 2514 when I deliver monday evening in S Carolina, but as I type this I'm at home until monday morning.

 

Here are my miles from the last 9 weeks...since I have been solo on my own. No service failures, no hos problems, no flags on my driver screen period (I called and checked)

Week 1: 2279
Week 2: 2031 (Hometime)
Week 3: 2912
Week 4: 1935 (Hometime)
Week 5: 3251
Week 6: 1345 (Hometime)
Week 7: 3258
Week 8: 1630
Week 9: 1483 (Hometime)

On the first 2 hometime sessions, I went home Friday afternoon and came out Monday only to have the truck down until Tuesday morning. On the 3rd hometime, I went home from Friday afternoon until Monday morning, the last hometime, I stayed out 3 weeks and came home Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. Now, you can be the judge but to me, those miles suck. I spoke to my dispatcher and got a good week on week 7, then week 8 and 9 followed. I called in and spoke to the dispatch supervisor and was told I have nothing to complain about, I was getting good miles.

I have changed to regional starting this Monday. I am refraining from really speaking my mind about my experience so far because I am trying to stay positive. I do know one person from my class of 10 has already quit from lack of miles. Sorry I am not one of the Millis cheerleaders, but this is my reality and I simply can't afford too much more of it.

 

Was going to have 3250 this week, but i've been preplanned on a load out of Richfield Yard delivering in La Crosse WI monday because a driver picked up the wrong trailer in Richfield and hauled it to BRF. Hope they take it easy on him, CHECK. Double check, check again before rolling! So 3400+ this week.

 

Looks like miles werent bad at first.. you do understand as a otr driver anytime you put in hometime its going to effect what freight you get for that week. Going home every other week is part of the problem. I could suggest many things to increase miles as everyone else has been. But maybe you will do better on regional. I can tell you that time management is even more important on regional. Length of haul is shorter. You will be at more customers leaving more opportunities for lost time. If miles and money was your main concern I highly doubt regional was a viable solution. Miles are there.. ive been solo since March and only had less then 3000+ on hometime weeks. Normally 3200-3600. Wish you luck on making this work. Hate for you to owe that bill.

 

no offense but going home that often its pretty hard for a dispatcher to run you where you can get miles maybe you need to look Into going regional I very rarely go much under 3k except on hometime weeks basically if your going home everyother week you never really have a whole week to run so I don,t think the dispatcher is to blame just my opinion

 

A little over 2,000 by 4pm Friday afternoon or a little over 400 by 4 pm Mon thru Fri

 

I agree. Hard for the dispatcher to keep you head you out going home so often. I average very consistent good miles, I stay out for extended periods of time though. Maybe regional is for you.

 

I knew it would end up being my fault LOL