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  1. jjoerger

    Dream truck.

    Nice work.:)
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    September locations

    At the Petro in Kingdom City, MO. 4167 miles in the last 5.5 days. Declined a load to SC to take a break tonight.
  3. jjoerger

    The world ending?

    Yea but, Miami is trying really hard to win the first round draft pick too.:mad: Great to see the Lions playing well. I was born it 58' so I never got to see them on a winning streak before.:D
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    Which carrier would you lease on with??

    Who is this mythical Carrier B that will sign on a surface expedite dry van with no lift gate for $1.80 per mile?:confused: If there is not a company that will pay that rate why bother using them in a comparison. It seems to me it's just a comparison between reality and fantasy. Let's use...
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    The flat rate at FedEx is for a basic surface expedite truck. We get more for pallet jack, lift gate, HAZMAT, IAC, driver protective service, WG, DoD, etc. There are no WG trucks running flat rate (as far as I know) so a comparison can not be made to your trucks running Elite. Since going on...
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    But DAve, you have a higher rate than Panther is offering to new contractors. At $1.49 per loaded mile (the current offered rate) the total pay would only be $656. Which would only be $1.19 all miles.
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    What works for us on flat rate may not work for others. We hate to sit. Our goal is to run our miles to make the income we desire and spend our time sitting at home enjoying the other side of our lives.
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    Panther is currently advertising $1.49 per loaded mile including fsc, plus fuel from dispatch location to pick up.
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    No. A percentage truck would go to an express center that dispatches a lot of freight. This morning we delivered in LaGrange, GA and went to the Pilot 3 miles away. We were in the Columbus express center. Our dispatcher will deadhead us (at full pay) to the freight. Had we been a percentage...
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    Flat Rate vs. Percentage Pay

    Who's paying $1.80 for a surface expedited dry van?:confused: Panther is at $1.49 loaded. Express 1 is at $1.41 loaded.
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    is fedexcc who I should be with?

    Call Panther and see what they are paying currently for new contractors. Ask for loaded mile and deadhead pay. I was told loaded is $1.49 including FSC and deadhead $.41. Figure a 1000 mile run. 800 loaded and 200 deadhead. 800 x 1.49=1192.00 200 X .41=82.00 Total pay=1274.00 $1.274 per...
  12. jjoerger

    Frustration

    If your load cancelled you should be on dry run status. You move to the top of the board regardless of dwell time or if there are others on <75. The only ones ahead of you would be someone who also had a dry run before you. If you are not on dry run status call a dispatcher and find out why.
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    Pilot vs TA fuel

    T/A or Petro average 9.5. Flying/Pilot average 9.1. Howes Meaner Cleaner adds about .5 MPG to both. And my fuel filter stays cleaner with T/A fuel.
  14. jjoerger

    FDcc flat rate?

    I think they have around 80 trucks.
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    FDcc flat rate?

    With over 1400 trucks in the fleet I don't see how an owner with 80 trucks would be able to demand preferential treatment at the Fed. We worked for that owner and I can tell you we never got any preferential treatment.
  16. jjoerger

    Silent Board??

    We be busy.:)
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    Why we don't regularly park at truck stops!!!

    That's why we call it the 53 foot demolition derby.
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    Deadhead?

    We did 6 loads in 3 weeks. Got hung up in CA for 4 days. Our average would have been 2222 per run, but we did an 85 mile run while we were in CA so that brought the average down to 1866.
  19. jjoerger

    Deadhead?

    Our average run was 1866 miles last month. We did one 85 mile load that knocked the number down below 2200.
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    Deadhead?

    But I am on flat rate and DH pays the same as loaded.
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