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Running with JCT

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by Sharpp, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. Aug 6, 2013 #71
    Sharpp

    Sharpp Medium Load Member

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    I finally made it home. Drop the truck off at Freightliner tomorrow and reacquaint myself with the couch and remote. I don't know how my cab ended up getting so cluttered in the last two days. I may need a grant from FEMA or the EPA to clean it up.

    So ends a nice 3,200+ mile week. If the shop can release me by Sunday, I might be able to finish a trip and put some miles in for my next settlement. Otherwise, I'll see what a zero mile week looks like under this new lease plan. JCT has it's faults, but finding miles isn't one of them.
     
    Sharpp, Aug 6, 2013
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  3. Aug 10, 2013 #72
    MachoCyclone

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    How does taking home time affect your pay with JCT?
     
    MachoCyclone, Aug 10, 2013
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  4. Aug 10, 2013 #73
    Sharpp

    Sharpp Medium Load Member

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    All of my fixed weekly expenses continue accruing whether I'm rolling or not. Fortunately with this new lease, I'm only paying $120/week for the truck if it's not moving. I figure that I'm going into the hole about $75 per day while I'm enjoying Vegas buffets and riding my bike. Totally worth it! Lol. When I get my settlement with zero miles, it will be negative and will count against my next positive settlement. I'll plead poverty to my DM when I come back though and hopefully she'll hit me with some nice long trips.
     
    Sharpp, Aug 10, 2013
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  5. Aug 10, 2013 #74
    MachoCyclone

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    Ah. Works the same where I am at now.
     
    MachoCyclone, Aug 10, 2013
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  7. Aug 12, 2013 #75
    Sharpp

    Sharpp Medium Load Member

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    Picked up the truck at Freightliner and I'm ready to roll! It was the clutch switch as expected and the damages were $260 to my maintenance account. But it works like it should and I won enough playing poker last night to almost pay for it. If that idiot didn't catch a queen on the river to beat my full house it would have been a +$300 night. Now I'm ready to go back to work so I can get some rest. Had a lot of "honey do's" this visit.
     
    Sharpp, Aug 12, 2013
    Sharpp, Aug 12, 2013
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    Lady K Thanks this.
  8. Aug 12, 2013 #76
    elogs=2400mlstops

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    Lol, youre at .90 cpm and im 100% o/o at a 100% o/o company but yet theyre wiskfully paying a cool .83 cpm. Hmmm? Yes its time for me to look into what the real market is doing again. Thx for the sound scenarios you been freely sharing w/the forum. Also, very enlightening to knkw some intricacies about the l/p platform.
     
    elogs=2400mlstops, Aug 12, 2013
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  9. Aug 12, 2013 #77
    elogs=2400mlstops

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    Lol, youre at .90 cpm and im 100% o/o at a 100% o/o company (freight exchange of North America) but yet theyre wiskfully paying a cool .83 cpm. Hmmm? Yes its time for me to look into what the real market is doing again. Thx for the sound scenarios you been freely sharing w/the forum. Also, very enlightening to knkw some intricacies about the l/p platform.
     
    elogs=2400mlstops, Aug 12, 2013
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  10. Aug 13, 2013 #78
    Sharpp

    Sharpp Medium Load Member

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    Glad you're enjoying it!
     
    Sharpp, Aug 13, 2013
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  11. Aug 13, 2013 #79
    Frank Acavano

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    Sharpp, great stuff... I've recently started at Sunco out of Lakeland FL on an L/P, and just signed up for their mileage pay plan, as opposed to their 70% plan. The attraction was with the mileage plan, the company would now pay the reefer fuel - on % they don't. Also all deadhead miles are now paid on mileage @ .90 - on % the first 150 were on the O/O. But here's a problem - being in the SE division for them, which gets me home to central FL every weekend, the miles are limited, around 2000/2200. Not good for a mileage program, eh? I may have to go 48 states in order to make this work. Question - How many miles do you feel you need to have a "productive" week? Obviously you can't do 3,500 every week. Also, do you forsee JCT bumping up your mileage rate to $1.00 or more anytime soon?
     
    Frank Acavano, Aug 13, 2013
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  12. Aug 13, 2013 #80
    luvtotruck

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    I am following this as well! I wish all of you luck!. Stay Safe!
     
    luvtotruck, Aug 13, 2013
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