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Thanks Miracleofmagick, I wasn't very clear on the 275 hours. I was comparing XPO to Werner. Werner starts solo until trainer is comfortable with student, and the 275 hours are on Werners web site. I was just pointing out the difference between XPO and Werner. XPO says the training is solo for the student, and Werner does team. I don't see a problem with either method. If the trainer can sleep while I'm driving, that is telling me I'm doing ok. Miracleofmagick Werner has the position .30 cpm , do you know the rate increases. I ask the recruiter Thursday, and got an out of office reply. Be back Monday. XPO has .31 than at 30,000 .33 up to .38 at 120,000. I'm thinking Werner may be my best fit. I have several questions, about pay structure, average miles, and Werner may have a recruiter come while I'm in school. Wish I was a better writer. But if I can find time I'll start a diary at school.

Pay is based on the account you're on. I know otr starts at .35, but I don't know about the other accounts.

Crete - is 40 cpm or higher depending on which fleet you are in but you must graduate from one of the schools they hire out from or have 4 months experiance

Prime - if you drive one of the tiny trucks i think they pay like 43

there are others but you have to do your own research. Its never a good way to start by asking others to do your work for you. This is an industry where you actually get out what you put in, no-one will do ANYTHING for you.

Also getting home every weekend or even every other when you have no time behind the wheel is asking more then you realize if you want to make money. I have time in and i was called by a recruiter for a company offering me worse miles, worse equipment less hometime and 12 cpm less then what i make now.

IMO your best bet is to get on with who ever will higher you to get started. That is why there are "starter" companies out there like SWIFT Knight Prime ect. After you get in your first year then look at other things. In this job everything is earned though experiance.

Who knows you might not even need a year before something comes along that is better. I had only 9 months in when i left swift but i moved into a company driving the same miles with a 25% pay bump. I also worked hard at swift i clocked over 100,000 miles in 9 months. You have to show companies what you are willing to do not just what you want to do.

Eckoh I'm sorry, I'm not asking someone to find me a job. I started this thread asking if the offer XPO sounded ok. I didn't put XPO in the original post. Guess I should have ask XPO or Werner! Then gave what little knowledge I have about both. See I'm learning.

Rainy D your bf can only take days on a regional after being out for 4 weeks?

As regional he gets every other weekend off. So it is still 4 days per month. By the time he gets home eats sleeps showers does laundry and sticks rhe truck with food etc...thw weekend is over. He does it cause he gets his kids on those weekends.... but says he always feels rushed and can't relax.

Wow... that's a pretty good FM you got there Rainy D. How many miles are you getting on your "typical" weeks, i.e. if it's not the week before/after hometime?

I avg 2300 to 2500. I met a couple of his rookie drivers who complained they were getting much less... but then I asked them if they do 8 in sleeper at customers and if they are willing to 8/2 splits. They dont. They only want to do 10 hr breaks. So.... when they are on break .... I'm rolling. ;)

Ok... I screwed up in those repsonse... but I get 2300 to 2500 per week normally. And I need to point out . 4000 mikes per week is not realistic. It won't happen. I know a team that is getting 4000 and upset about it. No way will you get that solo.

I avg 2300 to 2500. I met a couple of his rookie drivers who complained they were getting much less... but then I asked them if they do 8 in sleeper at customers and if they are willing to 8/2 splits. They dont. They only want to do 10 hr breaks. So.... when they are on break .... I'm rolling. ;)

Really appreciate your example above... the split sleeper berth rule. Driving smart and driving hard.

At Prime INC, do you enter in Qualcomm your PTA- planned time available? On TT another driver wrote to make PTA 1-3 hours from arrival time at Receiver. What do you use for PTA?

Rainy D I didn't word that very well. That 4000 is for two weeks. Home every other week and doing a long run the weekend not home. I don't have to have weekends off out fourteen home two. I've looked at that 2 hour break and SB 8. How long can you do that? It sounds good on paper.

Rainy D I didn't word that very well. That 4000 is for two weeks. Home every other week and doing a long run the weekend not home. I don't have to have weekends off out fourteen home two. I've looked at that 2 hour break and SB 8. How long can you do that? It sounds good on paper.

to be honest unless you really understand the 8/2 split DO NOT USE IT. If you do it wrong you are in a world of hurt. It can be useful at times however it all depends on how your freight goes.