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Originally Posted by Jumbo
I feel for your situation. Overall do you think you took a step backwards or did you join the right company at the wrong time? I hope it works and freight picks up to where there is more going past your house. I got offered a load that delivered today and if I wanted to go home I was going to have to run 1 mile oor to get there. Needless to say i am not sleeping in the truck tonight. Would you ever consider not pulling a van or reefer?
Well, If I were to seriously consider- leaving a personal vehicle in Olive Branch, Ms( Memphis area) for transportation for my time off-- I'd simply apply at Superior Carriers and become a tanker yanker---- I was just looking at one of their ads in Trucker Connection...... they got great benefits!
No, at this early stage in this new position at Heartland-- I don't think I took a major step backward--- the numbers and way things were going- operating there at Shaffer-- I'm confident(knock on wood) that I'll clear better $$$ for my time invested-- than if I had stayed.
Hometime is the only big question mark- down side.
Unless the state of Arkansas turns US412 into a interstate-- I'll never have it "easy" getting home for time off. This is the 1 major benefit I'll be seriously missing since leaving Crete/Shaffer.
Timing?-- Very risky changing jobs in the middle of a recession.
Here's how I figure driver compensation:
(CPM X MILES PER 7DAY WEEK)/DAYS GONE FROM HOME= DAILY AVERAGE PAY RATE
If you can cut the days you're away from home, you can cut your total daily expenses== more $$$ remaining in your pocket.