What do 4,000 miles a week look like

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  1. supertruckerboy

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    For a 62.5 truck,, 4k is about the best you'll get, heavy loads plus mountains plus load times will prevent you from getting anything over 4K guarantee it
     
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    Drive a 67 mph truck and have done over 4K multiple times.
     
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    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    If you gotta run 4K a week to make a living you’re working for the wrong company.
     
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    Exactly. Getting paid 30 some cents/ mile is for rookies and ex cons working their way back into society!
     
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    OH yah I remember those days starting out, working all week n barely make $500
     
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    Or making great money running miles..

    I guess you like sitting in truck stops waiting on loads
     
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    I started out making .30 cents a mile and taking homenover $1k a week on average.. seems you don’t have a good company!
     
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    If you need to run more than 1800-2500 miles per week. You are running for the wrong company. 3500-4000 mile weeks should be a every once in a long while runs.
     
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    My all-time record is 4,250 miles in seven days. In that span was a Connecticut to Laredo, then Laredo to Boston. The account I was on was all drop and hook. Fast and loose. Fun sometimes, but kind of a grind.

    I also know I will NEVER approach those numbers again.
     
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