Question for EPES regional drivers

I made 50,000 this year drivng for them got home every weekend. Will make more this year since the 7 cents northeast premium will be in effect for whole year.

 

You OTR or regional? I made almost that OTR first year well into the mid 40's and will do much better this year with the 2nd year bump and NE pay much as I run up there. Not sure what the regional guys are doing but last one I talked to ( some time back, not recently ) said he was going back OTR cause he wasn't making any miles doing regional. Things may have changed now though haven't talked to him in awhile

 

I guess im OTR go everywhere east of mississippi most time stay within 500 miles of the house. Epes switched to home weekly but i have never missed a weekend home.

 

Yeah that would make you OTR. The regionals are only running 1800-2200 a week last I heard staying pretty close in.

I can't say I'm doing as well with the weekends even though I live 10 mins from the yard. Sometimes they forget where I live. I manage 2 weekends home and 2 that I get in during the week for a 34. Sometimes I get lucky and get in like I'm supposed to but the operating philosophy has changed quite a bit in the last year due to a huge rise in certain customers requiring weekend deliveries.

 

To the OP.....I know we didn't answer your question in the least being on the OTR side lol but if you look up the Epes thread on the site and put your question up there there are a couple of trainers that lurk there from time to time and at least one of them has got a pretty good grip on everything going on in the company he's been there quite a while he could probably answer your question specifically