What do you average for miles each week as a driver?

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  1. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    Don't focus on the miles, focus on the money.

    You're on a dedicated account, home weekly (if not more frequently), making reasonable money. You'll never put up huge mileage weeks doing the work you're doing, but on the other hand you have all that on-duty pay.

    If you're looking to move up in the world - ltl or osod.
     
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    Depends on my loads, this past week, Monday and Tuesday were local days, Monday was 300, Tuesday was 160, Wednesday was a killer at 706, Thursday was 500 and Friday was 492. This next week will start off with 510 on Monday, the rest of the week is up in the air.
     
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    I have weeks where I bring home $900 and I have weeks where I bring home $1,500 it can swing that much, I'm not paid on miles, I'm paid on a split of hourly and percentage.
     
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    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    Sometimes those salary jobs are really good. Do you’re run , go home every night , no weekends . $2500 a week
     
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    Where?
     
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    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    Pharmaceutical Company. People think they got a tough out there. Try applying at a pharmaceutical company. They will dissect you , put you on the table , rip to pieces and see what’s in there. They used to hook us up to a lie detector test. I got 25 years at the pharmaceutical company. And before that was 24 years with a couple other companies.
    Set for life. The wife retired from pharmaceutical company too.
     
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    Truckingchamp23 Bobtail Member

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    You're full of ####!
     
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    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    No, I’m not
     
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    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    You’re just used to those lowlife companies bottom the barrel , heck you’re under the barrel
     
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    irony is the guy who actually needs $2500 a week is slaving for $850 a week, while the guy who makes $2500 a week doesn't even need it, he just eats it