Comments By Dennis L

My most frequent repeat run (8 times) has been Gen Mills, Reed City, MI to Interstate Warehouse Murfreesboro, TN. Easy drop & hooks on both ends.

PS. I averaged 63.6 CPM for last 6 months and 64.2 CPM for last 3 months after some pay rate increases

I’m a solo reefer company driver for Prime in a LWT Cascadia. No training. This is my solo mileage history from May ‘22 to Nov ‘23

Average Miles

May/Jun 22 28 days; 10,119 mi; 2,530 mi/wk

Jun/Jul 22 31 days; 11,486 mi; 2,593 mi/wk

Off work 4 months due to injury

Dec/Jan 23 37 days; 11,167 mi; 2,113 mi/wk Weather & truck repair downtime

Jan/Feb 23 33 days; 12,872 mi; 2,730 mi/wk

Mar/Apr 23 32 days; 11,150 mi; 2,439 mi/wk

Apr/May 23 29 days; 9,820 mi; 2,370 mi/wk Freight slowdown, loads have extra time

May/Jun 23 30 days; 10,055 mi; 2,346 mi/wk

Jun/Jul 23 30 days; 10,507 mi; 2,452 mi/wk

Jul/Sep 23 41 days (7/25-9/4); 15,040 mi; 2,567 mi/wk

Sep/Oct 23 26 days (9/11-10/7); 9,238 mi; 2,487 mi/wk

Oct/Nov 23 31 days (10/13-11/12); 12,391 mi; 2,798 mi/wk (best yet)

I’m on pace to gross ~$74k for 2023.

I heard recently that our reefer division is down about 400 trucks now compared to the peak in November 2022. Trying to keep driver revenue as high as they can. It was stated that 2022 was a record year for trucking. This year is closer to 2018-2019.

I suspect that BK’s 400 truck company compared to a Prime with 9,000+ trucks is easier for them to balance available loads to drivers. Big operators have to spread the work around to give everyone something.

An 8 years veteran like Kearsey is going to get consistently more miles than a newbie like me.

I saw a news report recently that Tyson is opening its first plant to process bug protein.

BK can haul dead bug rather than dead cow in the future.

Saw my first dead bear today by roadside on I-25 SB on Raton Pass. Looked to be a young one.

The strip painter for this off-ramp in Oklahoma must have had a hangover (see mirror).

Note that I was stopped at stop sign when I took the photo

California already does 55 statewide. Tennessee has segments at 55.

California is the incubator for a lot of regulatory stuff.

I’m old enough to remember the days of 55 mph for all vehicles on interstates back in the 70’s OPEC embargo era.

9/16/23 I had to wait some minutes for this train to finish picking up rail cars and move out so I could get to my dock door. This at General Mills in Cedar Rapids, IA.

About 3,100 miles paid from south New Jersey to San Leandro, CA with a stop in Fresno. It was a hazmat load.

Took a 7th day to get done on recaps when a day of zero hours came up on delivery day. Couldn’t get both stops done same day.

Glad you are ok, BK.

Today another truck driver decided to pass me on a two lane highway (US-400 in KS) with less than a half mile to a marked passing lane (ie 2 miles ahead sign).

There was oncoming traffic. I braked so he could get around me in time safely.

Some people are just impatient.

When I get into the passing lanes on US-54/Us-400 I always slow down to 55-57 so others can get around me. My top speed is 62.

Congratulations Bill!