Superior Carriers and Carry Transit

[Skywalker]

thanks for the info skywalker. any idea when the hiring freeze will be over???

Truthfully....as far as I can tell, at this point its indefinite.

[Cyanide]

Week 3
-Valparaiso, IN to Westville, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Valpo, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-----Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-Valpo, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank)
Gross: $3,971.07
Hub Miles: 3,497
Avg.: $1.135/mile

Week 4
-Valpo, IN to Westville, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Valpo, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-----Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-Valpo, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Jacksonville, FL (drop dirty tank, time off)
Gross: $3,971.07
Hub Miles: 3,400
Avg.: $1.167/mile

Week 5
-N/A

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 3rd, 2008:
Gross: $13,820.29
Hub Miles: 11,649 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 5,668 (49%)
Empty Miles: 5,981 (51%)
Avg.: $1.186/mile
Days Working: 19 (56%)
Days Off: 15 (44%)

Just a quick update...

Wanted to say hi to everyone again. Hope this finds y'all doing well and keeping out of trouble. I'm sitting around taking another day off before heading back down to "Bama, and then to FL for another few days off. More later

Week 6
-Jacksonville, FL (hook clean tank), then to Savannah, GA (live load)
-Savannah, GA to Kingsport, TN (driver unload with customer air, drop dirty tank)
Gross: $1,048.42
Hub Miles: 562
Avg.: $1.865/mile

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 10th, 2008:
Gross: $14,868.71
Hub Miles: 12,211 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 6,067 (49.7%)
Empty Miles: 6,144 (50.3%)
Avg.: $1.217/mile
Days Working: 22 (54%)
Days Off: 19 (46%)

Year-to-date costs up to Feb. 10th, 2008
$14,868.71: Gross
$8,763.92: Total expenses ($3,009.30 Fixed and Variable Costs, $5,754.62 Fuel for 1,843 gallons..... 6.62 m.p.g. and $3.122/gallon)
$6,104.79: Taxable Net
Days Working: 22 (54%)
Days Off: 19 (46%)

:wink:

[mdf1576]

hey cyanide or skywalker, what you guys know about Boasso? thanks MIke

[Cyanide]

Mike....

My uncle just started with them a few weeks back and is loving it. After a big hesitation towards pulling tanks, he finally decided after years in the industry to give it a shot, and truthfully is wishing he had done it sooner. He generally is home every night and on the weekends, though sometimes he must leave early in the morning in order to drive to his pickup/destination location. They are paid percentage, give up two hours on "normal" OTR loads before drawing detention pay, whereas loads to/from the port (Blount Isle) only give up an hour. They have paid holidays, and the usual gamut of Health/Dental Insurance, etc. I will be seeing him this weekend and will get as much info for them as possible for you and anyone else interested. Psst...I do believe they have openings as well right now :wink:

[mike3fan]

Mike....

My uncle just started with them a few weeks back and is loving it. After a big hesitation towards pulling tanks, he finally decided after years in the industry to give it a shot, and truthfully is wishing he had done it sooner. He generally is home every night and on the weekends, though sometimes he must leave early in the morning in order to drive to his pickup/destination location. They are paid percentage, give up two hours on "normal" OTR loads before drawing detention pay, whereas loads to/from the port (Blount Isle) only give up an hour. They have paid holidays, and the usual gamut of Health/Dental Insurance, etc. I will be seeing him this weekend and will get as much info for them as possible for you and anyone else interested. Psst...I do believe they have openings as well right now :wink:

From the limited exposure I had with some of their drivers at the ports they seemed to be ok if not on the lower scale side of things.They have plenty of dedicated routes around Michigan though.

[mdf1576]

Mike....

My uncle just started with them a few weeks back and is loving it. After a big hesitation towards pulling tanks, he finally decided after years in the industry to give it a shot, and truthfully is wishing he had done it sooner. He generally is home every night and on the weekends, though sometimes he must leave early in the morning in order to drive to his pickup/destination location. They are paid percentage, give up two hours on "normal" OTR loads before drawing detention pay, whereas loads to/from the port (Blount Isle) only give up an hour. They have paid holidays, and the usual gamut of Health/Dental Insurance, etc. I will be seeing him this weekend and will get as much info for them as possible for you and anyone else interested. Psst...I do believe they have openings as well right now :wink:

Ok, thanks.
starting to look around now that my year at CTL is almost up. Ill tell Jim you said hi. JK
Mike

[Cyanide]

Week 6
-Jacksonville, FL (hook clean tank), then to Savannah, GA (live load)
-Savannah, GA to Kingsport, TN (driver unload with customer air, drop dirty tank)
Gross: $1,048.42
Hub Miles: 562
Avg.: $1.865/mile

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 10th, 2008:
Gross: $14,868.71
Hub Miles: 12,211 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 6,067 (49.7%)
Empty Miles: 6,144 (50.3%)
Avg.: $1.217/mile
Days Working: 22 (54%)
Days Off: 19 (46%)

Year-to-date costs up to Feb. 10th, 2008
$14,868.71: Gross
$8,763.92: Total expenses ($3,009.30 Fixed and Variable Costs, $5,754.62 Fuel for 1,843 gallons..... 6.62 m.p.g. and $3.122/gallon)
$6,104.79: Taxable Net
Days Working: 22 (54%)
Days Off: 19 (46%)

Oooops..... just found out my truck's rear end gearing is actually a 4.11 vice the 3.90 I thought it was! So I figure the fuel economy I'm getting isn't too shabby at all.

Week 7
-Kingsport, TN (hook preloaded tank)
-Kingsport, TN to Indianapolis, IN (customer unload)
-Indianapolis, IN to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Westville, IN to Bristol, VA (customer unload)
-----Bristol, VA to Kingsport, TN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-Kingsport, TN to Indianapolis, IN (customer unload)
-Indianapolis, IN to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
Huntsville, AL to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank)
Gross: $4,495.44
Hub Miles: 2,900
Avg. $1.55/mile

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 17th, 2008:
Gross: $19,364.15
Hub Miles: 15,111 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 8,064 (53%)
Empty Miles: 7,047 (47%)
Avg.: $1.281/mile
Days Working: 27 (58%)
Days Off: 21 (42%)

Y'all be safe and have fun! More later...

:wink:

[worldisnotenough]

Man, I really hope I get this tanker job!

[Skywalker]

Man, I really hope I get this tanker job!

Go with the flow, be patient, and don't sweat the small stuff!" 8) Follow up on our last conversation.....okay?

And remember to call me..... BTW...I'm headed back to Canada with this "dedicated tank"....so I will be out of phone touch Thursday morning some time..

[Cyanide]

Week 7
-Kingsport, TN (hook preloaded tank)
-Kingsport, TN to Indianapolis, IN (customer unload)
-Indianapolis, IN to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Westville, IN to Bristol, VA (customer unload)
-----Bristol, VA to Kingsport, TN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-Kingsport, TN to Indianapolis, IN (customer unload)
-Indianapolis, IN to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank, hook preloaded tank)
-----Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-----Huntsville, AL to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank)
Gross: $4,495.44
Hub Miles: 2,900
Avg. $1.55/mile

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 17th, 2008:
Gross: $19,364.15
Hub Miles: 15,111 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 8,064 (53%)
Empty Miles: 7,047 (47%)
Avg.: $1.281/mile
Days Working: 27 (58%)
Days Off: 21 (42%)

Week 8
-Westville, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Westville, IN (drop dirty tank)
-----Westville, IN to Valparaiso, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-----Valpo, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-----Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank)
-Valpo, IN to Westville, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Valpo, IN (drop dirty tank)
Gross: $3,946.40
Hub Miles: 3,492
Avg. $1.13/mile

Week 9
-Valpo, IN to Westville, IN (hook preloaded tank)
-Westville, IN to Huntsville, AL (customer unload)
-Huntsville, AL to Jacksonville, FL (drop dirty tank)
Gross: $1,192.32
Hub Miles: 1,146
Avg.: $1.04/mile

Superior Carriers, (Dedicated Account) Independent Contractor Totals, January 1st to Feb. 24th, 2008:
Gross: $24,502.87
Hub Miles: 19,749 (ALL ODOMETER miles off-duty and on-duty.)
Loaded Miles: 10,346 (52%)
Empty Miles: 9,403 (48%)
Avg.: $1.24/mile
Days Working: 35 (56%)
Days Off: 27 (44%)

Year-to-date costs up to Feb. 24th, 2008
Gross: $24,502.87
Total expenses: $14,356.38 ($4,792.55 Fixed and Variable Costs, $9,563.83 Fuel for 3,036.10 gallons.....6.5 m.p.g. and $3.15/gallon)
Taxable Net: $10,146.49 (Avg. .513/hub mile)
Days Working: 35 (54%)
Days Off: 27 (46%)

I hope this finds everyone doing well today. Just had a moment and wanted to make a quick post on the last couple of weeks. Had to deal with a speed bump the past week, but by no means a catastrophe... Okay, okay so I had to run three system loads coming out of the house before I got back onto my dedicated stuff yesterday! Anyway, just out here for another couple of weeks before I head back to Florida for time off at Spring Break with my son. So, I'm still slacking according to most and having fun along the way doing it. Y'all be safe and have fun! More later...

:wink:

[Evinrude]

Man, I really hope I get this tanker job!

just undercut them, then you get the job..

[worldisnotenough]

:?: :?: :?: :?: I don't even know what that means, but hey I got the job anyway! Yeah, Yeah. I get to, uh, do tanker stuff! Yeah for me!

[harleypiper]

:?: :?: :?: :?: I don't even know what that means, but hey I got the job anyway! Yeah, Yeah. I get to, uh, do tanker stuff! Yeah for me!

Congrats world- I have been hearing alot of slow down but let me tell ya, I haven't even had time to get back on this site. I'm heading out again tomorrow for WI. I have been averaging 2800-3200/wk. The best part is if I want to stay local for a week or two there is no problem with it and they always seem to head me home for the weekend if I want and I've only been on since Nov. and on my own since Jan.. so I don't think you'll regret it.

[worldisnotenough]

I am pretty Jazzed about it. I use to stay out 3 mos a shot, so three weeks will be a nice change. I can start being a father again.

[Orangetxguy]

For what it's worth...Boasso was bought out by Quality Carriers 2 month's ago. Don't know what that means for the Boasso drivers.

http://www.qualitydistribution.com/a...s/default.aspx

http://www.boassoamerica.com/


I think they bought Boasso out to compete with Dana/Suttles and Superior in the ISO business and terminaling business.

[wsyrob]

I had the pleasure of meeting Skywalker and BHG0069 this afternoon in Atlanta. He sort of looks like his avatar for those who wondered. Thanks for the words of wisdom and stay safe out there.

[BHG0069]

I had the pleasure of meeting Skywalker and BHG0069 this afternoon in Atlanta. He sort of looks like his avatar for those who wondered. Thanks for the words of wisdom and stay safe out there.

Yea it was a pleasure. I just wish I had a little more time to go get some food with you guys.

I'm here getting loaded as I type this, been here since 8:30pm. This stuff is pretty thick I guess.

I still owe you some lunch Skywalker :-)

[worldisnotenough]

He is a great guy and good mentor. I am very fortunate to become his frend at the beginning of my driving career.

[Cyanide]

Stan wrote:

For what it's worth...Boasso was bought out by Quality Carriers 2 month's ago. Don't know what that means for the Boasso drivers.

True. My uncle did mention that as well. Says that the only change so far they've heard about is that the family health plan will drop by $40/week compared to the old Boasso plan. From what he's told me, here's the very basics of what I can remember about their pay package. I'll get the full scale from him asap...

Base Pay:
23%

Detention Pay:
$15.50/hour after 1 hour for Port pickups/deliveries.
$15.50/hour after 2 hours for normal customer pickup/deliveries.

[Skywalker]

I had the pleasure of meeting Skywalker and BHG0069 this afternoon in Atlanta. He sort of looks like his avatar for those who wondered. Thanks for the words of wisdom and stay safe out there.

Yea it was a pleasure. I just wish I had a little more time to go get some food with you guys.

I'm here getting loaded as I type this, been here since 8:30pm. This stuff is pretty thick I guess.

I still owe you some lunch Skywalker :-)

To both of you....Thanks for the kind words!! It was a pleasure meeting and spending a little time with both of you!!

BHG....I look forward to you "buying me lunch"!! Just sorry I was not feeling too well...or I would have led you out the door to a restaurant!!