TRY Hours Stright truck

Mike99 · Jan 25, 2008

Hi! could some one give me some idiea as to the number of miles
I can get in a stright truck on average as a solo driver.

maybe_driving · Jan 25, 2008

The way nations would do it is 45x11=495 any thing over that and they looked for a team.

arkjarhead · Jan 25, 2008

Mike,
Are you talking about with Try Hours or in general?

Suds43 · Jan 25, 2008

with the formula 45x11=495

what's the 45 represent, and the 11????

arkjarhead · Jan 25, 2008

I would think it is 45 mph x 11 hours. Most companies figure you will average 45 mph to allow plenty of time in making the p/u and del times.

Vinnie T · Jan 25, 2008

Make sure any company you goto uses paper logs

Mike99 · Jan 25, 2008

I mean how many miles makes a SOLO driver AVERAGE per week.!
Ex. 1500 -1700 per week? I called today try hours and TriState both told me 1800 per week.I asking this because I thinking buying a stright truck ...Thanks.

arkjarhead · Jan 25, 2008

I just asked for clarifcation. If you are going to get mad about that then you might want to think twice about asking questions. Different companies are different. What a Tri State solo does and a Try Hours solo does can be two different things. I mean you did title your thread Try Hours Straight Truck. That's why I asked. Plus it's hard to say. What is an average week. Most expediters run their numbers in months, quaters, or even for the whole year. What you average in March can be totally different from what you average in June. When I was in a straight truck I did as little as 1,000 miles and as much as 2,500. There are alot of factors to figure in as well.How many of those miles are paid miles, how many are deadhead and empty move? I can tell you one thing though. As a solo you will have more weeks close to 1,000 than you do to 2,500. If I'm wrong someone please correct me. I mean in total I don't think saying 1,600 miles would be a bad base figure. Then again there are others that know better than I do. Sorry for asking you that question in my first reply.

Mike99 · Jan 25, 2008

Thank you arkjarhead !

Mike99 · Jan 25, 2008

Arkjarhead , I know that it's hard to say ,you right a much better view is , how many miles per year...You think that is possible to do aprox 75 000 per year?Thank you

arkjarhead · Jan 25, 2008

My memory isn't that sharp, and it's been a little while. So to be honest with it would be best to ask someone else.I've never been out there for the bad times. Like right now everyone is saying it's pretty slow. Plus I never owned I only drove. If I were you I would ask someone like Tennessehawk or RichM about that. They are both sucessful solo expediters.There are more here, but those are the ones I could think of right of the top of my head. They won't lead you wrong. Sorry I couldn't help out more. I just don't want to give any bad information.

whitewolf53 · Jan 26, 2008

My advice to you is to run as far away from Try Hours as you can.
Got to ripoff.com and key in try hours
AND BY THE WAY IF ANY OF YOU PEOPLE IN PAYROLL. THERE ARE READING THIS
YOU STILL OWE ME 500 BUCKS THAT I WAS PROMISED IN ORIENTATION BACK IN 03
AFTER DRIVING 6 MONTHS FOR YOU.
Mike
Whitewolf53

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Tennesseahawk · Jan 29, 2008

Mike... I think 75k miles per year is about right for a solo straight. A little more, or a little less, depending on what company you go with. Figure a gross of approx 100k. After fuel, truck payment, repairs, living, etc., you can expect somewhere between $30 and $40k take home.