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Passed TMC's 3-week CDL orient, today I head out for OTR training

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I know TMC says 80%+ have opted for percentage pay. Have any of you talked to guys who went mileage? I was just wondering how they decided that mileage was better.
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I know I'll go percentage. Because of where I live I'll be doing alot of short runs

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Wow that's good news , your starting with a decent company with really nice equipment lite years ahead of were I started , but they are awful picky on truck operation and the way you take care of the rig.
This may be a rumor , but they fired a driver for buying and putting floor mats in his tractor , so keep it clean and dont have a yard sale on your dashboard.
Best of luck.

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Wow that's good news , your starting with a decent company with really nice equipment lite years ahead of were I started , but they are awful picky on truck operation and the way you take care of the rig.
This may be a rumor , but they fired a driver for buying and putting floor mats in his tractor , so keep it clean and dont have a yard sale on your dashboard.
Best of luck.
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Thanks for the advice. I don't plan on being dirty. I'll keep minimum stuff in the truck.

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So my official hire date is 1/25, so I'm already a couple of months into my 12-month contractual agreement with TMC. That being said, this time next month it goes from a 4k balances to a 3k balance, and then another 3 months down to 2k, then 1k at 9 months of service.

That being said, I just wrapped up my first-month solo driving and wanted to share some numbers. If there are any others you'd be interested to know, let me know, and I'll try to get them.

Gross Pay: $5666.85 (this does not include any bounce/DH miles or Tarp pay) (If I were to have selected to be paid by CPM instead of %: $4446.80) (My current trend is that I'll will go from 26% of Rev To the Truck to 33% by my first snapshot if that were the case, that would increase my gross too: $7193 for the same month)

So the incentive is strong here to keep doing what I'm doing for that extra ~$1500/month for the same effort

Miles: 11,048

Avg Pay Per Load: $354.18 (@26% pay)

Weekly Truck Revenue Avg: $5082 (this gives me max points towards my snapshot

Current mpgs: 7.07 (this gives me max points towards my snapshot

Current Out of Route: %4.4 (this gives me max points towards my % snapshot)

Having Passport, TWIC , and HM endorsements gives me max endorsement points towards my snapshot

Getting parked at my consignee each Sunday evening by 9pm local has also given me max points towards my snapshot

That is all, for now, I'll be back with another update in a few more months, or as anything helpful to new CDL students arises.
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Averaging $5k per week in revenue to the truck is not normal for a solo driver, even if you ran nonstop, but it can be for an aggressive trainer. You can hit $5k but its not often. Also, hardly anyone consistantly maxes out their points on mpg and oor. Very few drivers have passport, twic or hazmat. Parking up every sunday is easy, but most drivers want a full weekend and so dont. If your a new solo driver and not the recruiting dept, and if what your saying is true, then you are a true 1 percent-er.

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I just talked to a recruiter. I asked a couple question that she either wasnt sure about or wasnt clear about when it comes to amenities. I was wondering about XM, DirectTV and refrigerators. Now, she said XM is installed but didnt know about if drivers had to get the service. She said DirectTV price changed with driver performance but didnt want to give me a range. And she said that we could have a refrigerator installed, but we had to buy iy from TMC but didnt give me a price. The only one that is a big deal to me is the fridge so i dont have to eat out all the time, but if anyone can answer these for me i would appreciate it.
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All the trucks come equipped with satellite radio, but you pay for your own subscription, just like if you have it in your person vehicle. I dont think TMC offers the fridges anymore as they were junk and only lasted a year or so. Any 12v cooler from Walmart will do a good job refrigerating food. As for direct tv...I personally dont recommend it. Ive heard driver getting charged $40 in a month for it. Thing is, you can get your own subscription for like $29 or so and stream it to your laptop or phone, and not have to worry about the parkups and all that. Plus, the direct tv units in the truck are a pain. Truck almost always has to be facing south to southeast. If there is any tall tree or in your path it'll likely block the signal. Just buy a subscription and stream it, much easier.

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WinchBarHero said: ↑

Averaging $5k per week in revenue to the truck is not normal for a solo driver, even if you ran nonstop, but it can be for an aggressive trainer. You can hit $5k but its not often. Also, hardly anyone consistantly maxes out their points on mpg and oor. Very few drivers have passport, twic or hazmat. Parking up every sunday is easy, but most drivers want a full weekend and so dont. If your a new solo driver and not the recruiting dept, and if what your saying is true, then you are a true 1 percent-er.
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Then I'm a 1%.

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Anyone else's snap from last Sat filled w/ blocks?

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Your a runner too. So avg is higher for you

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Then I'm a 1%.

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Whats your year to date "by the load"?

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