Here was my week:
Monday 2/11/08
Left Carlisle, PA terminal @0600
delivered in Rochester, NY
Reload in Buffalo, NY
End day in Carlisle, Pa terminal
Tuesday 2/12/08
Left Carlisle, PA terminal @ 1000
Drop/Hook in Atlanta, GA
Wednesday 2/13/08
Reload in Murrow, GA
Drop/Hook in Carlisle, PA terminal
Thursday 2/14/08
Deadhead to Topton, PA
Drop/Hook in Topton, PA headed for Billings, MT
Friday- Driving
Saturday 2/16/08
Deliver in Billings, MT @ 1700
Total of 69.5 hours for week.
This is how I work EVERY week! You can't make $$$$ sitting around bitching all the time.
My motto: 11 on 10 off PERIOD!
I am out here away from my family. I am not out here as a tourist sightseeing. I did that years ago. I am out here to make as much $$$$ as possible. If I am not making top dollar then I won't do it anymore.
As you complainers can see there is no shortage of miles if you intend to put the effort in and work for it.
The key is COMMUNICATION!!!!! Keep on your dispatcher and make sure they stay ahead of you. Once they see how you can run they will make sure to keep you moving.
Do you know how many times I have heard "I called you because you are the only one I can count on."
Be dependable and run hard and you will have more opportunities than you can handle.
By the way I am already Preplanned on a load from here to Salt Lake City, Ut. for a drop and hook going back home in PA.
So while I sit back here in Montana taking my 34 hour reset watching the Daytona 500 just imagine what you could do with a little dedication?
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