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Mandilon
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 191
Location: Los Angeles - Austin - Houston - Dallas - San Antonio - Laredo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject: Poll on home-time |
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It's obvious that longer hauls would generally pay more-per-week (due to miles run).
That 'some' drivers (more family-oriented?) would prefer to run local if such would pay XXX percentage more.
That some OTR drivers would 'sacrifice' xxx percentage to be home daily.
THX for participating in this poll. |
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BanditsCousin
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| If I could make 80% of what I do OTR I'd stay at home and do it daily! I voted for 20%, although 20% may mean a lot more or less to someone else :wink: |
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newbie777
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 18
Location: New Mexico
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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I am an old duffer (60) and new as a CDL A...
Within the next several months I am going to go with a company that hires casual drivers and seems to respect them and treat them very well...
I would way rather earn "less" and enjoy life/family more...
Time is very very short...seems just months ago I was a puppy of only 40!! |
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solo379
Joined: 14 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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I just didn't get it!
Why you assume, that more miles, always mean, more money? :roll:
I'm home every weekend, and often during the week. Making more money, than when i've run 48, and stayed out 3 weeks at a time!
The friend of mine, home every night, and making more than i do! 8)
So, i'd say it's very questionable! :wink: |
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beaner
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
Posts: 90
Location: texas
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| no wife or kids who needs home time i can take time off where ever i run out of hours at.if i,m lucky its near family so its not so bad |
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Blacksheep
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 1047
Location: On the edge of insanity.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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solo379 wrote: I just didn't get it!
Why you assume, that more miles, always mean, more money? :roll:
I'm home every weekend, and often during the week. Making more money, than when I've run 48, and stayed out 3 weeks at a time!
The friend of mine, home every night, and making more than i do! 8)
So, I'd say it's very questionable! :wink:
That is the question, not how many miles, but how much per mile, I'm home every night and and no weekends and I make more then I ever did otr. :D |
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Bisquit
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I echo what Solo said it aint about the miles its about the money. I'm home almost every night and very seldom work on a weekend. I probably get home with at least twice what I made OTR. In case you didn't know it often times short runs pay more than longer runs when calculated on a per mile basis.............Don |
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AmEagleDrvr
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Bisquit wrote: I echo what Solo said it aint about the miles its about the money. I'm home almost every night and very seldom work on a weekend. I probably get home with at least twice what I made OTR. In case you didn't know it often times short runs pay more than longer runs when calculated on a per mile basis.............Don
Me too. Get on with an LTL company. Twice the pay, home some days during the week, and home every weekend. No too mention full benefits for $37/wk |
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BanditsCousin
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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In my buisness, OTR is what pays and local is what pays less. Of course, in my industry, drivers are compenstaed for their time, and not miles.
It seems that OTR is where ya pay your dues before you grab a local job that actually pays better?
I like short hauls, myself. They may be time consuming, but they pay compartively better than longer hauls. We actually have a charge to customers for short haul shipment, if it doesn't go beyond a radius. |
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Mad Dog
Joined: 10 Aug 2005
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Location: guess, I'll be there
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: |
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None, we like what we do. We don't stay out here for more $$, we stay out here cause we like to drive.
I know some of you just are never going to understand that. We didn't become OTR drivers so we could be home nightly or every weekend. |
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