TransAm Trucking On my way ...

I'm curiuous about whether they said, that as an experienced driver, you won't be forced into a lease and as to whether they actually follow thru. Let us know.

 

Well, the recruiter didn't say I would be forced to lease, but she did say that I could lease if I wanted to and they just got in some brand new KW T700s.

I just can't figure out in their lease where you'd make any more money than a company driver. .84 cent a mile was a good rate - in 1970.

Oh, BTW, do you train Panhandle? I've heard you can make pretty good with them if you become a trainer. If I'm not mistaken, you have to drive with them 3 months before you can become a trainer.

That's prolly what I'll do if so.

Edited to add: If I'm forced to lease, then I'm forced to tell them I don't run the Northeast. In the Spring, Summer, and Fall, I usually stay out for 4 months at a time. Bank all that home time for January and February. For some reason, me and snow and ice just don't get along that well. I hate cold weather. I'm from the South, and I prefer to Run in the Sun. Hell, if they'll keep me below that Mason Dixon line in God's country, I just might lease. I know Dart has a Super South run between Hotlanta and Texas, and they pay .90 cent a mile.

 

Nope not a trainer. Just not that social of a person and trks are to dang small to want to live with someone, 21 days out of each month.

 

Just for you Panhandle

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*sighs and whimpers* I look at that and all I can think of is the old phrase "it now takes me all night to do what I used to be able to do all night"!!!

 

heard the old man has paccar mx 13L motors in those trucks, do they have power for the hills, how are they holding up, and what the gear ratio, thanks

 

$100 million???

 

Can't remember the exact number right now but, their buying , oh.... somewhere in the neighborhood of 1300 trucks over the next 3 years. Don't think thats 100 mil but it is a lot of dough. All of those trucks will start out as lease trucks, of course.

 

That's less than 1000 new trucks. Over a three year period it seems like a correct number

Granted what Reba and I could do with 100 million will just have to left to your imagination