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iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
In the last 3 weeks I have qualifed for Food Stamps.
Now isnt that a shame.

Since the Reefer went down I have taken just about every load offered to me.

To no avail Driver pay 450 500 before taxes.

I dont think calling and begging for loads is right and I shouldnt have to do it. if you dont want me calling then start giving me what I need.

I here all the time from quite a few that they turn down more loads because they need a break, Hey well start given them up. Im teamed and If I got to be out here I need to run not sit. But remember this I cant run the truck in the red.
 
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arkjarhead

arkjarhead

Veteran Expediter
One thing I don't miss about expediting is the fact that most of the time you spend away from home you spend sitting some where. If I'm away from home I want to be running.
 
iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
I know But one run for the week and only 300 bucks and Im told all the runs for monday and tuesday are out. Please give me a break.

Im now in the North East. Give me a load and get me moving. I cant run the truck in the Red in other words
Do your loads for Free.

If its toll then give it.
 
iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Suds43 said:
What company are you with????
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Suds43 in answer to your question
FedEx Custom Critical what other company is there???

I started out on a TVAL REEFER 1st month then to a looser C truck for 2 weeks took it back then .

Crossed over to a E unite Dry box with a lift gate, then in the poor house fought for a reefer and got it.

2 1/2 years then Reefer hits the shop this year 18 June and Im been pulling a stinking dry box since. I qualify for food stamps out here.

The person that I subcontract for had to come up with the money to fix the reefer of which isnt ready yet get my drift

He got the guts to tell me that maybe FedEX dont like me because I call in all the time for loads.


these past few week put the icing on the cake.

Now Im mad.
 
Moot

Moot

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Hey Ice, don't try to mail a letter home with those food stamps. And don't eat them. Despite the name they are not edible.
 
cheri1122

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
That's "WIC" for women, infants, & children. Meant to aid pregnant women, babies, and small children. As I don't think you fit any of those categories, probably not.
 
iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
cheri1122 said:
That's "WIC" for women, infants, & children. Meant to aid pregnant women, babies, and small children. As I don't think you fit any of those categories, probably not.
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Well Ur right but bet my wife and daughter will qualify hmm

By the way Im not the only one I see I just talked to the team that turned down the load I took up here. They were in Canada and I was in Kansas city Mo. Pu was In Germantown WI Delivering to Towanda NY.
Hmm. see what did I tell you why should I tell any tales
Discounted freight I be taking the scrapes no one else wants. Dad Said Tell it like it is and if they dont like they can eat U KNOW WHAT. Well Im telling the Truth.

Now who needs there wheels polished tanks shined??
 
greg334

greg334

Veteran Expediter
ummm.. right.... I thought that with all the new business that Phil was speaking of in another thread, you at FedEx would never rest, what did I miss?
 
iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Dispatched said:
OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like you got some bad Karma following yer @ss around.

Any word on gitten yer reefer back ??
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Bad Karma Ya sure is and I keep getting the run around
from Billybob and Tommy at Carrier in Richfield OH

The bad karma well Dispatched if they just give it up and give the loads to me I wouldnt have call but darn it quit given me the looser loads that no one else wants I cant keep doing them. Im going broke out here . Thats as a Driver!!!!!!!!! managing the money I get to run a truck. As I said I pay for the fuel and tolls off of what I down load to the card. Note that also pays for PMS and other maint as well. for the last 3 years Ive done darn good.
Well I need not say no more FedEX give it up I need mashed patatoes and gravy. Far as the reefer goes I was told they were working on it last week and then Friday oh were looking at it give me a break. Then The big guy says they swamped with other reefer work. ya right I say Im calling a spade a spade.

Dispatched they need to give me some mashed patatoes and gravey and a nice steak vice the jello
 
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iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Moot said:
Sounds good Ice! Is all that food going into the same bowel?
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well for 3 years it went to 3 differnt house holds
Yes it has.

And the first one at FedEX says u cant do that then they can take the team stuff they push and put it where the sun dont shine. \

Hey maybe I dont like Teaming. Maybe I want to run single
Maybe Im sick of not getting team loads but offered Single loads.

Put the shoe on the other foot. There realy isnt a whole lot of couples that want to drive Tractor Trailer. The guys that got there wives with them they are so lucky. Terry and Bobbie are the lukiest ones I know.
 
PalletJack

PalletJack

Expert Expediter
truck grosses 200,000$ and goes 123000 miles in year. diesel is 4.60 so at 6mpg fuel would be $94000. 60% of 200,000 is $120000 for a team but feul is 94 so all you have left for two driver is $26000 or 13,000 each after fuel even less when toll needed. 13000 for 52 weeks is $250 a week.

$500 weeks not bad for each team driver with no truck payment
 
davekc

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
PalletJack said:
truck grosses 200,000$ and goes 123000 miles in year. diesel is 4.60 so at 6mpg fuel would be $94000. 60% of 200,000 is $120000 for a team but feul is 94 so all you have left for two driver is $26000 or 13,000 each after fuel even less when toll needed. 13000 for 52 weeks is $250 a week.

$500 weeks not bad for each team driver with no truck payment
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That would be assuming the truck is running all 52 weeks. I am paying my drivers too much:D
On a serious note, you can't run a tractor on $1.40 to 1.60 per mile as he (IRT) posted in another thread. We don't even run straights at that rate. I thought the Fed paid better than that. Maybe not, based on what is posted.
You may be better served to talk/PM to Steve aka Nightcreature as he claims $2.00 to $3.00 per mile.
Apparently he is running something you aren't with the same equipment.
 
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iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
PalletJack said:
truck grosses 200,000$ and goes 123000 miles in year. diesel is 4.60 so at 6mpg fuel would be $94000. 60% of 200,000 is $120000 for a team but feul is 94 so all you have left for two driver is $26000 or 13,000 each after fuel even less when toll needed. 13000 for 52 weeks is $250 a week.

$500 weeks not bad for each team driver with no truck payment
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Wrong answer this truck was making the money with a reefer. Shortly after getting the dry box when the reefer went down it all went down hill from there.

500 bucks a week on the road is crap.
if you think its sufficent Your crazy.

So Palllet Hows the cubical for 8hours ???
like I said when u Crawel under peoples house U here things
by the way when U want some one to find out somthing realy quick u make friends with the biggest blabber mouth there tell that person what u want them to know then sit back and see the show. Hmm
like I said when U crawl under peoples house ya here things the only thing is Nixion he got caught
 
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iceroadtrucker

iceroadtrucker

Veteran Expediter
Driver
davekc said:
That would be assuming the truck is running all 52 weeks. I am paying my drivers too much:D
On a serious note, you can't run a tractor on $1.40 to 1.60 per mile as he (IRT) posted in another thread. We don't even run straights at that rate. I thought the Fed paid better than that. Maybe not, based on what is posted.
You may be better served to talk/PM to Steve aka Nightcreature as he claims $2.00 to $3.00 per mile.
Apparently he is running something you aren't with the same equipment.
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Dave let me explaine somthing there are good loads at all companies then there are not so good loads. The loads that night creature is on most likely is dedicatied runs. But then again everyone knows steve tell tall tales to make himself look good and I am not afarid to say that so steve wouldnt be a good one to talk to. Yes there are loads that are realy good paying but since I have been pulling a dry box my pay days have been crap simply put. It seems im getting the left overs. There are runs that are 2.00 buck a mile which I wil take but best not have alot of tolls. There are runs that pay 180 all miles that includes deadhead. well them runs if I got a lot of DH and big tolls then I got to let them go to the side
now if Steve isnt counting the DH but only the pratical miles then maybe I could see where he says 3 bucks a mile.
but in reality he would need to add in the DH. Now I did do a load from Jamica NY to Los Angels CA which paid a total of 13500 bucks to the Truck that was in sept of 2005 and that was a dry box load and the Trailer had a lift gate on it.
the only down side of it was We had to sit on it for 4 day after getting out there do to the bld didnt pass a fire Marshal inspection. So ID say that was way more than 3 bucks a mile wouldnt you. But them runs are few and far between. Never since then seen a run that big in the last 3 years.
again there are alot of blow hards on here and Steve is one of them big time and if you have not realized it by now he is one of the better ones as I see He has got even U believing him.
A TVal tractor poping can make up to 2400 or more for a driver a week if he gett the right runs. the norm is about 1200 to 1600 a dry box can make an average of 900 to a 1200 bucks per driver a week. THats poping
Thats if the company is giving up the runs fairly
and now thats for two drivers that dont own the truck
and are poping hard. and thats the Truth from my personal experiance with the FED
 
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