The Magic Question

So after hitting my 1 year anniversary with WEL Companies everyone keeps asking me if Im going to move on. My answer: Not anytime soon! I really enjoy my company. They were a great starter company due to money and length of training. You train for 6 weeks getting paid $400 a week and Solo you start out at .33/cpm your first 6 months. 6-9 .36/cpm 9-12 .38/cpm and one year .42/cpm. Thats the highest progression I found at my time of research. They are a small family oriented company. Everybody knows my name and Ive proven myself. So why the heck would I leave? True our freight doesn't stretch around very far and im primarily running 80 between WI and PA but Im avg. 2500-3500 a week. I have the option to go regional and be home every weekend but I live in PA and DO NOT want to run LTL loads in NE all week. The pay is good .46/cpm but Nah Ill keep the open road and my piece of mind for now:) I just cant see myself starting all over just because I have a year. Now if things "fall off" or I find a just all out AMAZING opportunity then ya never know but for now Im staying put!

Thats a great way to break down what the company you are with can offer you, versus any other company that "may" come thru on the offers they put in their ads... CONGRATS ON THAT YEAR !!!!!!

"Wel done."

"Wel done."

I moved around quite a bit over a 15 year period out of curiosity or due to a change in life plans like trying a new career or taking a break from the road for a few months. But I never changed companies because I thought it would be better elsewhere. I just thought it would be different, mostly based upon hauling different types of freight.

But in the end, the differences between different types of freight were far greater than the differences between different companies. Everyone is always looking for that "great company". Well, there's very little difference between most companies to be honest. And I'll add this - if you're pretty happy where you're at then you're not going to be any happier anywhere else. "Pretty happy" is about as good as it gets with any company because there is no perfect company.

And of course once you've proven yourself to a company you're in an awesome position. You can get special favors sometimes when you need em, you'll be given more freedoms and leeway, you'll get better miles than unproven drivers overall, and of course you're making a lot more money.

So I'm totally with ya on that decision. I can't think of a reason in the world for you to leave based on what you've said. If you're pretty happy where you're at then stick around. You're not missing anything by staying where you're at.

Thats a great way to break down what the company you are with can offer you, versus any other company that "may" come thru on the offers they put in their ads... CONGRATS ON THAT YEAR !!!!!!

Thanks Star;) Yep they definitely took care of me.

Thanks for posting my truck Daniel:) Brett, I have a pesky little quality called LOYALTY. I have spent months building my relationship with my DM and my company. I get great miles. I get treated like family by the office and drivers alike. I get to venture out of my zone cause my DM knows what I like. The rate of pay I get is pretty much one of the best cpm overall. Im sure theres better but how many miles are ya making? Maybe one day I might want to venture out but for now Im happy. As you say EVERY company has its pluses and minuses its all about what works for you.

INTEGRITY! That's what you have and a great deal of it. It is a honor to read your post.

Congrats! Do what you feel is right. You're happy and you're doing a good job, that's really all that matters.