Running with JCT

Those are some great numbers. I'm at 7.1 on 1200 miles since putting the beast back on the road. I fueled up last night in Cheyenne and made it'd to Mccamon Id at 7.3 with the normal variety of Wyoming winds. As for weight well when I topped off I was sitting at 80580 knowing I would burn enough fuel to be legal when I cross Inkom in the morning.

 

I saw the beast in the yard the other day when I was leaving. Them are some awesome numbers for that truck and that weight. It sure did look good in the yard too.

 

Thanks !!!!

 

That is AWESOME! You sound like you are running good, I hope you go way way east! Not wishing anyone goes NE! But East East is good!

800+ Trucks I bet they are not even on this forum! But I certainly hope they join up! They could Hi-Jack Sharpps Thread like the rest of us!

The team that was supposed to win didn't win at least in my calculations!

This is very good information, But with the Settlements it all works out in the end!

I was thinking the other day, I wonder how difficult it would be to get JCT to give you 2 freebies a year? Or stretch out the payments to where the driver has 2 weeks a year for vacation, with kids still young enough I would like to continue my 2 weeks a year where we go and do things. I would still like to do that if I came to JCT!.

S_M Sorry I didn't get to come see the new truck and meet you tonight, My wife disappeared on me. Thanks.

 

I live by Apache Junction

 

That's the beauty of this new variable lease program. My fixed costs are now just $377/week. Soule_Man's are even lower on his 2014 because his APU is figured into his variable costs. I used to figure that I would use the quarterly safety bonus ($700, more or less) to justify taking time off. With my old lease payment my fixed costs were around $1,000. It killed me to sit at home figuring I was losing $150/day. With my new break-even figure of about 700 miles/week, I'm seeing a lot less negative settlements too.

There are some lease companies out there that have an interesting idea for vacations. Their lease is written so that there are 48 payments per year. In months with 5 Mondays, for instance, one of them would be a freebie. I think that's a great idea for the old lease, but the new lease makes it unnecessary, IMO.

Finally, I try not to look at JCT as an employer, but as my customer. I do them a service and they compensate me (however meagerly, lol). If I run my business well enough to make the money, then I can take some time off. It's important to you and your family to take time off together. I think that JCT has made it easier for all of us to do so.

 

Very well put ! JCT is not your employer - a point of view that will set you up for a much greater shot at success. That should be a point presented at orientation, would be a new idea to many I bet.

 

Sharpp, That is a very good thought, I would certainly be able to run like you guys do but when it is time to take the family to whatever I want to be able to!. I appreciate this. I'm leaning that way! I really appreciate this information.

 

Just wanted tell you guys thanks for all the info. Made me finally get off the fence. Orientation is set for 9/24.

 

Howdy y'all. I just made my deliveries in Riverside, CA. It was awfully nice of JCT to dispatch me a load out of Sapulpa that picked up in Noel, MO> and had 2 deliveries here in Riverside, CA. (both at the same location). So I get the extra $40 for the extra stop and never had to move my truck. I'm sorry I missed everyone who was at the terminal last week (that includes you Terry... I saw your truck parked by the wash bay building). I arrived at the terminal on 09/03 and left on 09/06, after getting almost $2400 in service (including my built in refrigerator install). Now, I'm at Thermo King - Fontana, CA. because my APU is blowing nothing but hot air. I'm going to see if I can hold JCT responsible for the repairs as they just completed servicing my APU, and it was working fine before the service. I'm sure we'll get it all worked out in a satisfactory manner. BTW Sharpp, I had the shop reset the parameters on my truck when they did the 300k mile service, and I'm still getting the mid to high 6s for mileage. So I'm expecting it to get better after what you told me your experience was. Anyway, if any of you are out here in Southern California, let me know