New driver considering Melton. Good idea or would there be a better fit elsewhere?

I drove for Melton since the beginning of the year starting as a student. I recently quit to work in the oil fields closer to home in Texas. I never had a problem with service, if I wanted something fixed it was fixed. If I put a new light on trailer myself, instead of having the TA do it, I was reimbursed the next pay check. My pay was correct expect once and I was paid the $40 dollar difference the next pay check. At six months I was at .39 and no bs per diem. I went coast to coast while I was there.

The downside is majority of flatbed customers are Monday through Friday. You will get stuck doing restarts on the weekend at the truck stops. Not every weekend but it happened enough that got me looking closer to home. I would not say it is a Melton problem its the nature of the business in flatbed. I would guess that is why most flatbed companies try to get you home on the weekend.

Overall, I had no problems with Melton, they treated me with respect including getting me to the airport to fly home after I turned in my truck. My final paycheck was correct and I have no problem recommending them, just remember you will not be busy every weekend and that can be frustrating. Good luck.

 

First off if your sitting with Melton it's cause you are a screw up, year and half and never sat more then hour waiting on load except in Cape cod but yea it's cape cod so there's nothing there. Trucks are 65, I've had 2 trucks neither had a camera so I put my own in. I'm making around a grand a week, tarping not that bad, I'd rather tarp than pull out all 12 chains. Buy a cab curtain if you get a camera and don't want to close middle curtain. Weekend dispatch are idiots but mainly cause have to work on a weekend, boo hoo, and I weighed 79500 on last run full and pulled on hills so trucks are good. Only the lazy guys who talk back sit, I leave them alone they leave me alone. Heck I'm sitting here with a stinking 3000 4 strap load, too easy.

 

Last pay was a 5000 mile check, picked up a 2800 mile run with 160 deadhead on a Friday, dropped Wednesday afternoon, got a 760 mile with 240 deadhead Thursday for Friday delivery. Grabbed a run Friday after that one, forget miles, dropped it Saturday. Got one Saturday to deliver monday. Yea if your sitting it's your fault. Now I did have to do a reset cause that screwed my hours.

 

Ok, super trucker, 5000 miles. haha.

 

with a reset. hahaha.

 

Friday through two Mondays or a 10 day week turns into a 5000 mile week. How miles did you have for the previous Monday through Thursday? 00

I know you lie to yourself and say 5000 mile week. Oh by the way how many miles are you driving this Saturday through Monday and getting a reset? My point you set on the weekends with Melton while the other guys BTC, Boyd, TMC, McElroy, and Maverick etc are taking their reset at home. Have fun at the truck stop buddy. You might need a shower with all that bs you're spewing. haha. That was a good one, I call my melton buddies tomorrow and tell them that one.

 

5,000 miles divided by 7 days a week is 714 miles per day not counting load and unload times road construction 30 minute breaks weather permitting traffic. Want to try again on this story because I'm sure melton runs e-logs.

 

Here my two cents. I heard both good and bad with melton. I guess it all depends if you get a good dispatcher. I called two months ago interested in going to melton but was told that they couldn't compare to the company I'm at now and what I make and that was from a melton driver on this site under the melton truck forum on this forum.

since calling and not returning their calls I've been called atleast 10 times with voice mails " thanks for your interest we would like to hear from you" blah blah blah. Idk what's going on over there but it seems they need drivers cause they keep calling me lol. When a company calls and calls and calls and calls you over and over month month that a big red flag to me that things have either turned for the worse over there and drivers are quitting or they have tons and tons of freight and guys are running 5,000 miles per week like big shot stated above. I'll let you decide what is true and sort it out.

 

How much take home?

 

He he probably brought home 825-945 depending on his tax situation and what he claims.