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

Discussion in 'TMC' started by Farva, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. Coover

    Coover Road Train Member

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    Holy crap, your on pace to gross $95k/year
     
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  3. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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    With the operative word being "Pace". I'd have to be able to maintain that pace. I'll have to take good weeks w/ the bad weeks, but I really wanted to make the above post for new drivers coming in that ask "what did you make" or "what can you make", etc.

    At the VERY least, I have to improve my time mgmt. I'm VERY sloppy with time mgmt, but that will only come with experience.

    I did get a call from a VP yesterday morning talking to me about my numbers. He asked that I call him back (said "whatever you and your trainer figured out, keep doing it"), but you can't talk and drive per TMC policy, and if my truck isn't rolling, nobody is making money, so I'm not sure I'll be able to talk to him anytime soon, I'm afraid.
     
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  4. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    Your first week certainly kicked ###.

    Your first snapshot will be here before you know it. Hopefully you do everything right and hit 32% right out of the gate.
     
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  5. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    Was that VP Jeff Wisgerhof? You want to make it a point to return his call. Good guy that genuinely cares.
     
  6. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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    Nope, this gentleman's name was Mike. He was VP of West Area Sales. Jeff is over the CDL training.
     
  7. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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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.
     
  8. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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    My current week-over-week for the month/trend is 33%!
     
  9. keebler13579

    keebler13579 Heavy Load Member

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    I saw you post your trainer went home every weekend. Did he get home friday or saturday and when was he expected back out?
     
  10. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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    The earliest we got home was a Thursday night, the latest we got home was Friday night around 9-11pm (can't remember).

    We always left Sunday at 11am to head to our Monday delivery location. You don't have to leave Sunday, but you won't make good money w/ TMC running that way.
     
  11. keebler13579

    keebler13579 Heavy Load Member

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    Thanks just keep8ng an eye out on whats out there. Have always run reefer for the same company and its hard to give up 4 weeks vacation. Always take payout but not the time. Currently get home Friday and leave the house to head to the truck between 1pm and 5pm
     
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