Shaffer Experiment

You weren't here that long, lol. Besides. I live in the west.

 

Want some numbers? My buddy Keith runs the hell out of the west. Lives in Winter Haven. Lots of Florida based drivers are in the west constantly. They aren't barring Florida drivers from running west. We're a smaller company. You take what you're near.

 

I don't get this miles per day thing. This is not how trucking works. Some trips are better than others. If you're getting 2500-3000 miles a week with any carrier, you're doing pretty good. This week I turned in 2 trips. Empty from Mechanicsville, VA to Altavista, Va, loaded to Casa Grande, AZ, empty to Nogales, AZ and loaded to Grandview, WA. With a 34 in between. Over 3700 miles. Weekly miles, monthly miles or even quarterly miles is a good way to see what you'll be making. Daily miles will drive you insane.

 

You are correct Joesph. You have to figure it the month ,if not buy the quarter. You got take the good with the bad.

 

Yours. And honestly, I would give it back in a second because of how it worked out. Now, i don't have small weeks. My average is 2500-3000. This week is 3700. My quarterly miles are 34,300 this quarter. That's an average of 2858 per week.

 

By the way, it's a mediocre company to you because you don't understand how it works. I have an inverter, an APU, the freedom to make my own decisions on how I do my job. There is also a benefit of sticking at a company for a while. I reap the benefits of being a good employee and driver. If I get a "bad" load, I know theres a good one right around the corner. If you stay at a place for a while, you'd figure that out but for some reason, you think that they should cater to you. You're at a company the same way I am. At their will.