Location:
FL
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Rookie Team Driver
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27 yr old Newbie driver Teaming with bf and loving it so far. Super athletic so its been a challenge to keep active but still enjoying the ride.
Posted: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Nearly 6 months experience not sure what to do next
So my BF and I have been teaming for transam for almost 6 months now. Fresh out of school they scooped us up and we live in FL so orientation in tampa was easy.however We were thinking after our lease is up next month we wanna find better because transam isnt cutting it. theres little home time and the only way we could team was to do the lease and its not a good one! The money is pretty bad. Although i knew we had to start at the bottom,I think we've earned a bit better. squeaky clean records for both of us. No accidents or tickets in the past 3 years and no drug fails or refusals ever. I dont need to be home weekly but a few days a month would be nice. At least 1k a week each plz! Even with hitting over 5k miles sometimes we havent made that yet..any ideas or suggestions?
Posted: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Nearly 6 months experience not sure what to do next
"it sounds as if you seldom see that 5,000 miles mark. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but it sounds like you guys are having a hard time being highly productive"
Hey i definitely see that your right about the lease! Its a no go. Also i see your concern with the mileage. If we get loads for 1800 miles but with 3 days to get there. we split it and Each drive 450 a pop at around 60 mph (gov'd at 70) and that takes around 8 hours barring obstacles. We get to the shipper in less than 40 hours were gonna be sitting there or at a loves. we manage our clocks and arent sitting doing 34 HR resets unless its inevitable such as stuck at a shipper or loves because were early or waiting for TA for some reason. We've talked to TA and they say well get u guys good loads all the time but sends us wat they send. Weve suggested relays so we can keep rolling but it normally doesnt happen. Weve also gotten emails commending our professionalism and efficiency. Talking to other TA drivers they arent getting even 2500 miles. Company starts at 30 cpm and we make 1.07 cpm but with the lease payment and fuel...yeah lol were not perfect and have a lot of growing to do but i know were also a great team so far and work as hard as theyll let us. Ill be looking into those companies you guys listed for sure! Thanks for your knowledge :)