North by NorthEast by Choice - the saga of sadwar continues

Just understand this is all about the law of averages. Schneider tells you right up front "make hay while the sun shines". We are in a very good time for freight, there is a trend in trucking of freight falling hard after the holidays. This year was an exception, so maybe next year too. Just make sure she understands she will be sticking it out through the occasional bad week too.

 

As a company driver i couldn't tell freight was soft. The only thing that slowed me down was that horrible winter

 

Are you all doing that on Schneider's choice program getting 65%?

must be finding the good loads out there.
What areas and miles per load have you guys been getting?

 

Hey I don't want any trouble with your wife there bro!

But on the flip side if you run smart and hard you can have a nice balance of home time and income.
You live in a good area for freight so that makes it easier as well.

 

Thank you for sharing.

Yeah this thread is 66 pages and the link to the other is 92 pages, I wouldn't even know where to start but I will find time for it.
% and picking your own loads off a board is the way to go, I don't know of any other Van companies that offer both of those.
Man if you're doing that well these trucking companies must be making a killing off of us company drivers as myself. Regardless whatever company it is.

 

Yep all on Choice @65%..I run the NE as much as I can but ghost out of town from time to time following the freight trends.

 

Would you guys recommend starting choice with no safety net? As in no money in the bank saved up?

 

I wouldn't start without a cushion..I mean it could be done but you don't want to go in the hole.
If you start taking advances you will be in the red from the get go.
Sure if you run hard you can pull yourself up but all it takes is something unforeseen to trip you up.

I'd save as much as you can then dive in..but REMEMBER to read and ask questions if not sure about something.
Plenty of people on here are willing to help.