South Central Flatbed L/O

So far things are going good here. Im staying relatively busy,proof of that being Im running a recap this week lol. The loads have paid well. With Maverick I was driving one rare truck,a blue t600 kw with a cat motor. So my mpg was like 6-6.5 versus now Im getting 8+ and the last couple loads Ive averaged 9mpg (light loads). Also at Maverick I was paid a flat $20 to tarp here Im paid $50 or what the customer pays whichever is greater. Maverick had this mindset that tarp pay from the customer was somehow theirs even though I bought my own equipment. So thats a big plus in my book. Maverick is a good company,all companys have bad points but I would recommend either right now. If things continue to go well here I may recommend Prime more for those interested in lease (after you have experience) but for company drivers I think Maverick still wins due to more regular hometime bigger trucks for company drivers versus Primes lightweights and pretty decent pay and company drivers are issued equipment versus Primes company guys buying equipment (although I see Primes rational behind that policy).

 

Wow the guys throwin tarps in Fletcher today sucked the big one! Crooked and not bungeed up like its suppose to be smh. Half hearted effort at best.

 

Headed to Lubbock Tx this weekend. Gives me about $4k gross with one day left before payroll cutoff

 

My average has been $1.61 for all miles this week so far. I had one low paying load that dragged my average down a bit.