Should I leave LTL and go back to flatbed?

In my opinion the only way local driving makes sense is if you get time and a half after 40 hours.

 

Tanker jobs in Dallas pay horribly. Hourly seems to be around $30/hr for most tanker jobs around me.

 

36.50 is real good. Im in Indiana near Chicago. 30 an hour plus time and half after 40 is good for here.

The fuel hauling at Pilot pays low to start but it might lead to better opportunities.

LTL pays well. Better than most things. Short of UPS.

You could flat bed and leave Dallas for cheaper rent else where in Texas? Might be a better option.

 

If I was in your place, but with my knowledge. I would stick it out with LTL.
Go deliver pizza, rent a $60 a day car and do uber 3 days a week.
Get handyman jobs off Craig's list, and go hang TV's.
Basically I'm saying develop a side hustle to get you over the hump.
When the economy improves (it's a roller coaster goes up and down every 5 years) But when it improves, start SAVING for the next time it gets like this.

 

####... LTL is where it's at huh.

 

35 hours a week was about much as I worked on Lunehaul my last 25 years
If you gotta work more than 40 hours a week you living too high on the hog
Nobody on their death says “ I wish I’d put more miles on”

 

I’m not Linehaul. I’m P&D. Linehaul makes far more in 35 hours than P&D does. I also live in Dallas. Not my choice originally, I was just born here and haven’t managed to get out yet. Dallas used to be cheap. Then everyone and their grandma moved here during covid. Now a one bedroom apartment in the hood is $1650 starting. 35 hours doesn’t cut it in Dallas. Average cost of a house here is $400,000 now.

 

Every job isn't supposed to pay enough to buy an average house. Can you imagine how much fast-food would cost if every employee was getting paid enough to buy the average house or support a family of 4 or pay tuition at prestigious universities, etc? The standard compromise is either get roommates or live/commute from where the affordable housing is available. I lived in a suburb of Dallas when I was in high school. I don't have much love lost for Dallas. If your hours are predictable, getting a part-time job or making a hobby into a job could supply extra income. If you know you would prefer to go do what the flatbed driver SAYS he is doing, go do it. NOT everyone describing their pay and working conditions ALWAYS tells the truth. So don't take a stranger's word for how much money he's making without some supporting evidence. Lots of drivers have switched jobs after hearing what a paradise another job is only to find out the truth isn't quite what you expected.

 

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