Taking another swing at it

That's what I like about this job ... the 3 foot commute ... Used to do Ontario to downtown LA ... Antioch to downtown SF on BART from Concord ... Sacramento to Concord ... and my all time favorite - Sacramento to downtown SF via BART from Concord ... 10 hour days and a 2+ hour commute each way ...

 

hello wickedfire, ive been reading all you have posted and i agree with you about equity. i started with them in jan this year as a company driver then may 1st went l/p i have no problem making my payments and most weeks make a good paycheck. i also just spent a week at the ocean and did not go negative on my lease, like you said if you dont refuse loads you will not be sitting and im getting plenty. just thought i would throw my two cents in lol BE SAFE

 

How the hell is that working? I go home every night have no money going out other than what i stick in my face for food and take home around $700-$800 week.

 

Not boasting at all, I think I do OK but not what I'd like to make by any means, but that was my point. I average somewhere around $1000/wk and take home that $700-$800. That's with no expenses out other than gas to get to my terminal and home every day. Why should somebody that half way works for themselves make less than that WITH the added expenses? It's not right. Sure, where you live has a little to do with it, VA isn't the cheapest state around but c'mon. That's awesome if it works for him and when he owns the truck it's be better. I'm all for taking it a little with truck ownership being the end game, but there's limits. I don't know how any of the fresh out of school OTR guys go out and live on what half these companies are paying, and it's not like I'm some vet that has this killer resume, I've been driving a little under 2yrs and making considerably more than many people who have millions of miles on me. I don't get paid too much, they get paid too little. Needs to be a huge driver push back in this country.