MY EXPERIENCE AS A Mercer FLATBED DRIVER

Those numbers are the gross to the truck, I'm sure. Mercer gives us the numbers to the truck. Not gross freight bills like Landstar.

And No deadhead pay that I've ever heard of.

 

Those numbers are mine to the truck. Mercer's end is already taken out. Also the deadhead miles are my expense.

 

And yes Mercer is a great company at least for me. I will retire here.

 

doesnt sound shabby at all fellas.

 

Ok these numbers are not good but it's the truth. lol

From NY To OK 165 mile deadhead 1307 loaded 1.67 p/mile. 28k lbs 8ft drop tarps.
AR to MD 85 mile deadhead 1085 loaded 1.95 p/mile 43k 6ft drop tarps.
$4198.44 gross to the truck. plug in your own expenses.

then I'm going home. If I don't get a load home I will just bounce home 400 miles. I'm done lol
As of today not including AR to MD because I deliver tomorrow. I'm ranked 10/1500 in Revenue for the past 30 days. This last load unless I take one more. Puts me at $22,318.00 gross to truck for January.

 

I've thought about leasing on with Mercer myself but I live in nebraska. Not sure about loads getting out of the state or back on a regular basis. Maybe haul step deck for agriculture equipment loads.

 

Fikes told me KC would be as close to home they could get me and then maybe about every 3 weeks no guarantee.

 

Can anyone tell me how freight is to and from Minnesota?

 

Don't count on any ag freight it's been non existent for over a month at least for Mercer anyway.

 

Thanks. Well flat bed then rather than step. Is there a lot of I-80 freight so I could get thru the house weekly?