[Jumbo]

Originally Posted by Bumper

I had that exact same problem with a recruiting poster once. It said I would travel to fun, exotic and exciting places and meet new and interesting people. It didnt say I had to kill them......

That question didn't come up in the interview?

[headborg]

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.

[headborg]

Week# Shaffer Time Off Heartland Time off

1 1921 2988 10 hours off
2 2295
3 2784
4 2982 3 days in Jan
5 2680
6 1627
7 1028
8 3290 5.5 days in Feb
9 1581
10 1454
11 2500
12 1612 4 days in March
13 2370
14 3059
15 2454
16 2596 6 days off April
17 904 6 days off this week
18 2478
19 2621
20 3024
21 vacation(2259)
22 vacation(2259) 14 days off
23 2187

47447 total = 2259 average weekly miles Shaffer
with 38.5 days off

[headborg]

Heartland Week#2 Final:

Savana, Ok- Mt. Pleasant, Ia -- 584 ( 42 hours at Home for weekend)
Mt.Pleasant, Ia- Amana, Ia- 73
Amana, Ia- Rockford, IL -- 180
Rockford, Il- Derby, KS- 656

Derby, Ks- Winfield, KS - 31
Winfield, Ks- Mountain Home, Ar - 361

1885 HHG paid miles * little short of the stated 2100 per week


Wednesday, 7-2-8

In route to deliver Lowes- Derby Ks

get following preplan while having lunch Beto Juction, Ks

Kellogg- Omaha, Ne
p/u 07/02- 0700 07/08 23:59
del Atlanta, ga
del 07/13 00:00 07/13 00:00

loaded miles 976 DH- 305

drop trailer at O'Fallon, Mo

no sooner that I accepted it-- Fleet Manager cancelled it on me.

Call Fleet Manager

says: " I got a better deal for you"

Rubbermaid
Winfield, Ks
p/u 07/03 21:00

del Wal-Mart
Hope Mills, NC
del 07/07 00:01-23:59
loaded- 1247 dh- 31

I can take it through home for 4th of July + Saturday

only problem is might not be ready until 21:00 Thursday Nite.

He "might" be able to get me some Heartland Cares $$ for waiting 24 hours for load.... of course, I'll be over there in AM trying to get it early-- to hell with the $100.00 .

[headborg]

Ok-- this week is working out as promised as far as hometime goes:

arrived at my shipper at 9am for the 21:00 loading appt.

they finished at exactly 5pm shift change.

so 8 hours in the sleeper to stop my 14hour clock

arrived home at 12:15am

but was pissed off to find a truck in my usual parking space at the Fuel Stop--- a POLY TRUCKING Truck-- some body not only got the job I was after-- but now took my parking space as well.

Well, night all. Got 2 days off before I have to roll out early Sunday Morning for North Carolina.

[Jumbo]

Originally Posted by headborg

Ok-- this week is working out as promised as far as hometime goes:

arrived at my shipper at 9am for the 21:00 loading appt.

they finished at exactly 5pm shift change.

so 8 hours in the sleeper to stop my 14hour clock

arrived home at 12:15am

but was pissed off to find a truck in my usual parking space at the Fuel Stop--- a POLY TRUCKING Truck-- some body not only got the job I was after-- but now took my parking space as well.

The grand conspiracy to take over your life has begun. Get your tinfoil hat on before they steal your thoughts.

Well, night all. Got 2 days off before I have to roll out early Sunday Morning for North Carolina.

[Cyanide]

headborg wrote:

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!

Hell man ya didn't have to pick up one of those ratty t/s mags to find that out about the benefits over here, all ya had to do was look here :lol:........

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...er=asc&start=0

[headborg]

Originally Posted by Cyanide

headborg wrote:

Hell man ya didn't have to pick up one of those ratty t/s mags to find that out about the benefits over here, all ya had to do was look here :lol:........

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...er=asc&start=0

yes Cyanide-- I've been keeping my eyes open here too-- but the Print in that trucker rag was so much bigger and nicer than your posts-- eye catching. Don't worry, If I did actually consider that-- getting my hazmat again 1.5 years from now-- I won't forget to mention Truck#3110 on the first phone call...bud...


Right now I'm just a little put out-- that Poly hired someone else from my neck of the woods instead of me...kinda shots down the 'bad location' theory as to why they didn't call me back!

[Twilight Flyer]

Got the recruiter BS shaft again eh......and here I thought he would give ya the straight scoop since he is one of the admins here.......

I wasn't his recruiter and I haven't BS'd anyone I've talked to in the nearly 7 years I've been here. While that doesn't make me a numbers machine, it damn sure makes me honest. So let's put that crap to bed right now.

:roll:

That said, I don't know what his recruiter told him, but any question I've answered on the board and on the phone, has been on the level. If he's having hometime issues in the regional, that's on his F/M and if he's not getting home, I would agree that he's having issues that need to be ironed out and likely will be if they have not already.

What I do know is that the regional division he's running out of has an over-abundance of freight right now, which could be contributing to his hometime issues, as well as higher miles than normal. It shouldn't, but it might be the case. However, that's pure speculation on my part.

[Bumper]

From your previous posts here I thought you were his recruiter.

My apologies to you Sir.