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Thanks for the comments, Jack. Yeah, getting passed over is no fun. They may rethink it ... maybe more time out or a a low percentage of refusals to qualify. But dispatch can offer a 1st out at times just as an incentive to take an unattractive run. We got bumbped from a 1st out in MS when...

Well, I didn't know no one else even had a program. I wanted to know that. Thanks. Tony

Thanks, Randy, for posting your experience. That's good to know. Tony

Thanks, Charlotte. I refreshed myself with the manual yesterday and it didn't mention a refusal rate there, just two weeks, but I think the Holiday Empty Move program is what I was remembering about no refusals to qualify. But in orientation ... and a QC message or two ... and on the phone ...

Depending on how you look at it, with or without DH, I'll give two since one is more loaded, but the other more in total. 3808 total: 798 DH, 3010 from Watervliet, NY to San Luis Obispo. CA 3522 total: 429 DH, 3093 from Kings Bay, GA to Silverdale, WA

Yes, we've had it happen ... once, I think ... and got the same answer as you. Just like you, we accpeted the pro based on the entire revenue, and in our case also, we wouldn't have accepted that pro with the low fsc. We were told the customer's contract had just changed and the QC sent the old...

We just two days ago went to ON on the Peace Bridge. We did PARS exactly as we always have ... no change. There was no problem. We faxed our stuff to the broker, called the broker to see if it was cleared ... just as before. Tony Panther Elite

Larry, I'm not sure you're getting the point. They offer preferred treatment if you've been out for at least two weeks, and I think, without any refusals. And there are exceptions, like an incentive to take a load. So, if they offer it, then it seems reasonable to expect it. They make it sound...

Larry, As I understand it, you cannot be on it "anytime" you want. There are conditions. And once you qualify, there is preferred treatment expected. Yes, I'm sure it's abused ..., and some only desire to go home, but if the conditions are met and they qualify to be on the program, then why...

Thank you for your reply. I was more interested in the "success" others were having with Home Time ... with Panther and other carriers. If Panther has conditions to qualify for Home Time, then it should be expected that it has preferred treatment. I think every dispatcher when covering a load...

Thanks for sharing your experience. Tony

Arlene & Jim, that's good advice. I took the load with the condition I'd be put on Home Time. It's always good to check with the team leader on this, anyway. But since the load paid nearly $2.00 a mile, we knew worst case, we'd still make money. But I thought we'd get something. I'm not sure how...

So right to the last couple of replies. Though we've been at this for two years, we had only used Home Time one other time and it worked then. Even so, we did accept this load looking at the numbers if we had to DH home. Looks like there might be more incentives possible, but the driver should...

My initial purpose for this thread was to find out if Home Time with other carriers and other Panther drivers was as this recent experience. We've only used it one other time in two years and it worked out okay that time. I think I got my answer, but a lot more. I've submitted a suggestion to...

Panther's flat rate as I understand it is currently $1.20 ... not $1.50.

Our loaded miles (including DH on a PRO) last month was very close to the $1.47 ... because we don't drive many non-paid miles. Well, I'll share some more numbers. For 2006, our loaded miles including the DH on the PRO was coincidently also $1.47 and all truck miles was $1.37. December was the...

There can be exceptions. It was a condition of my accepting the load. I was on Home Time. Do you think I didn't call my Team Leader and ask to make sure? I was on Home Time. Thanks, Tony

Charlotte, That makes more sense. I was wondering how that was solo all that time with those numbers. Tony

You're saying a solo driver averaged $1000 a day for 213 days? This is a tractor? How many miles did he drive? Those are certainly good numbers for a solo. We were in Reno talking to a tractor team who didn't think they were busy enough and were complaining about their income ... driving for an...

Thank you. Tony