Shaffer Experiment

On home time. I've made 4 trips out and have been here a little over 3 months. As stated from the start, for me, this is an Experiment. So here is a brief Crete/Shaffer numeric comparison:

Previous Crete #s: 146,057 paid miles. 336 days worked. 218 loads. 669.78 Avg Load Length. 434.69 Avg Paid Miles Per Day.

Current Shaffer #s: 37,838 paid miles. 93 days worked. 55 loads. 687.96 Avg Load Length. 406.86 Avg Paid Miles Per Day.

Crete 434.69 × 45 cpm= $195.61 Avg mileage pay per day.
Shaffer 406.86 x 48 cpm= $195.29 Avg mileage pay per day.

So far, from strictly an income standpoint, it's a wash.
It does appear to be Crete/Shaffer's objective that the two equal out paywise judging from the staff I have spoken to.
However, there are significant job differences between Crete/Dry Van and Shaffer/Reefer.
With Shaffer, I have ran the lowest daily mileage average of any company that I have worked for. Yet I find that I am more fatigued than at any other company I have worked for.

 

I agree that reefer should net pay more than dry van. More responsibility and less rest. I am getting paid my detention pay.

 

No. I had 2 Crete stints that totalled 13 months.

But I did see a poster on your thread claim 142k last year.

 

Yes I did. Not because of income or miles either time.