TMC does hire out of Colorado you will be out 14 days at a time running the western half of the country. Average drivers make a yearly income in the 50's.

 

It all depends, may be able to road test ya, give you some training and be done. You may have to go do a refresher course too. TMC does hire people at all levels of experience. I dont know where you will fall into until an application has been filled out. You can do that by going to www.tmctrans.com.

 

Thanks Jerod. Will be talking to you.

 

if the TPS was bad that would have caused those problems ,so replacing the TPS ( throttle Position sensor) would correct the issue . And ditto for the resistor for the dasg guages ...

 

I have to add to this DO NOT expect that 800-1000 a week within the first 3 or so months. The hubby has been in his own truck for just over a month and hasn't made over 650 in a week yet.

 

$650.00 gross or net ? ... I know drivers at swift that don't make money ,but then I know some that do the only difference bteween the 2 was howw many hours they had available in their log books at the time of empty... :wink:

 

That $800-$1000 per week is based on a 52 week average. ANY driver at TMC should make $42,000-$52,000 per year. The $10,000 difference is due to a few things:
1) Time Management at the shippers, on the road and during your breaks.
2) Choosing the correct loads. (the highest paying ones aren't always the best) After a while, drivers learn to choose loads to help position themselves for the next one two or even three loads. Taking a high dollar load that leaves you in a slow freight area is not the best load. Only time and experience will help a driver learn the ropes.
3) Efficiency (speed) securing your load will come with experience.
4) Efficiency UNLOADING and putting your securement devices away properly, ready to go (use) FAST when you get your next load. I was AMAZED to see how much better AND faster I got at loading and unloading as time went on.
5) Routing yourself and learning what roads to take and which to avoid also make a BIG difference. Same goes for fuel stops and truck washes. Once again, this will come with experience.

When all these things begin to come together as second nature, you'll make a lot more money AND your job will get a lot easier. A driver may not even notice it at first but if he steps back and tries to remember how his first couple of loads went when he started compared to how he's doing 6 months into it, he should see a major difference. :wink:

 

This will be my last post here.I want to freak out and tear TMC up but too many TMC fans here for that to happen.


The facts as I have seen them......TMC has shown me that they dont give a crap about me the driver.All repair shops are not equal.Your FM is key to your time at TMC be it good or bad.Money at first is very thin so brace yourself.For the life of me I can only get thru on the phone to breakdown or FM 50% of the time.

People say they are a good co and the trucks and pay are good as well.None of these things have been true for me.I have been doing my best to not get wound up and work thru the problems as they come.I at some point have to say thats it and draw the line in the sand.Its not TMCs fault the trucks break down but the way they deal with the problem is.Is my situation the norm?I would hope not but I only have my view to judge by.I have been fighting truck issues from day one so that is 3 weeks.Of the 3 weeks 2 have been spent going town to town with no truck dealing with break downs.I have driven less than 1 mile in 2 weeks.I had hi hopes
that some one would get involved and just solve the problem once and for all but so far its not happened.The last contact I had was Tues at 2pm telling me they had a driver to take me back to uniontown for the break down from last week.They said he did not have a phone so they had to send directions to him via sat.I told them that the truck would have to go to a near by strip mall as it wont fit here at home.I made sure they knew I needed to know when he would show up so I could meet him.I was told that they would call to let me know when to meet him.Well I get a shower and pack to go and 5pm came with no word so I start tryn to call in.After
calling in and letting it ring so long my cell said call failed about 8 times I give up.Its now 6:15pm and I need food.I head out phone in hand to get some grub.I go into a local steak house to eat dinner and while inside some fine person smashed my passenger front window and stole the radio
cb ipod and ezpass as well as the cell phone I forgot and left in the cup holder.I call the cops from the steak joint and we all know how that goes.
Any way I call in to over nite around 9:30pm and Im told they have no idea about any ride to the break down in uniontown.They tell me my FM will call me in the AM.Well at 10am when the store opens I go get a new phone setup.Around 11am I try to call in to my FM to no avail several times.At this point Im just going nuts with every thing thats going on and it seems TMC no longer needs my services.So at this point I guess I need to look for another job.

 

:shock: I don't know what to say mrGrim except I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. I know over two dozen TMC drivers and dozens of other drivers from other companies and NONE has had happen to them what has happened to you. You must have been a serial killer in your past life or something to have such bad luck. (just kidding, tryin' to make you smile).
BOL to you in your endeavors.

 

:wink: I get all that..... It will take time I just don't want to disillusion people who might think it will happen right away. I can see how it would, however, get to more as you go. My hubby isn't taking breaks right now and this will be the second weekend in a row that he won't get home. This also just happens sometimes.