Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

I told them I can't do that load. I messaged the Princess 1st thing this morning and said, whatever they offer has to deliver before payroll cutoff and that I won't have another 2000-2100 mile week...then they sent that load. If they keep this up, I won't be back after my July hometime...I'll get an application sent out on my load going home then drop the truck off in Deland and be done. A local driver around home makes better money than an OTR driver does at Shaffer.

 

They finally sent me a different load. Grand Rapids to Concord, NC for Thursday night. I am tired of constantly fighting with these people to make a reasonable paycheck.

 

I am tired of 300 mile a day loads. You might be one of those drivers @drvrtech77 posts about that is content with that kind of average, I am not. Anything under 25-2800 miles in 7 days is unacceptable, especially this time of year. I shouldn't have to split a 1300 mile load when I am getting empty on a Tuesday, especially when they knew my PTA the previous Friday...that is just piss poor planning. I can honestly see the 300 mile drivers lack of motivation at this point because I am losing enthusiasm about this company rapidly.

 

we are paid every 7 days, and every time I carry miles over, they make me sit and then I don't get extra miles to make up for the previous week.

I ended up with 2150 when I delivered in WA (in 6.5 days), then this load was 2124 by Tuesday(including another 34)...the TX load wouldn't pay until next weeks miles, so that's 2 back to back 2100 miles weeks. I have had 1 week out of the last 6 that was over 2500...if you were averaging that kind of miles, you'd be all over management's ###. I can handle the occasional 2100, but constant 2100 weeks is regional or local miles, not OTR. At least with this load to Concord, I can deliver it and know what I am sending to the house without having to try to calculate whats left over after a split for the following weeks miles.

After the last 18-19 months, starting with SPD's pay changes, I have had a steady drain on my savings, which included covering the $1000's for my wife's meds when I came over here, my savings account has gone from 5 figures to low 3 figures...there is no more 2000 mile week cushion left. I am to the point that I am gonna check to see if I have a whole life insurance policy that I can mortgage just to get some breathing room.