Running with JCT, Part Deux

Take it everything's good with the wife now? Hope it wasn't anything to serious.

 

I emptied the 1475 load on Saturday, planned for another 1500 by Thursday. Instead they offer 2700 by Monday which locks me into the 1475 mileage week if I accept that.-- Now if this is the way it is, I guess I can slow down to 52 miles per hour to max out fuel and squeeze max dollars from the limited miles.

Forgot about the option to drop if ahead of schedule although i have sent that macro twice for two different loads and the only response I got back was "why is your 14 still running?"

 

Not only they, but you may eat the dead head miles for next load because you turned down a load.

Never, ever turn down a load. Once you pick it up, there are options

 

Yes. She had kidney boulders....notice I didn't say stones. LOL. She had surgery and all is great now.

 

One crucial thing to remember, or rather focus on. Don't look at week to week paycheck. Look at a month. Some weeks may be low due to when they deliver i.e.after cutoff. Don't take a late trip. Put it towards the following week. If your goal is, say, $3600/ month or $4400/month, does it truly matter if it's $900 or $1100 per week? Taxes don't come out so it doesn't hurt to get a $1800 check.

 

I always wondered how you set it up where you never missed a paycheck when JCT was using TripPack? I know y'all use the Transflo app now so that makes it easier. Well the way I am thinking is scan all paperwork and file it under load number then use the app to send in to JCT.

 

Awesome that is everything is good. I've never had kidney stones/boulders. My wife did about 6 months ago, but was caught early enough to dissolve them small enough to naturally pass.

 

I have a goal of 2750 miles a week on average. Currently trending 2150 a week. I get that monthly or even quarterly view thing. But I also know that the truck will pay off quicker with more miles more efficiently as in more miles per week on average.

 

The old system of having to use the envelopes could be tricky on timing. We could scan it in and pay a $6 fee to scan and then still place the BOLs in the envelope and mail it, but I never used the scan with the old system.

Now, we scan everything in free of charge and no longer have to mail the orginals in. But it is recommended to hold to them for 90 days just in case.

I think they got tried of snail mail and holding on to the bills.

 

@MachoCyclone that I remember. But @Steel Tiger, if I remember correctly on this, would have his setup where even when he took time off he didn't miss a check.

I got spoiled by the Transflo app. The new company I am with still uses TripPack. Envelope glue still tastes horrible.