3 Weeks Down As A Truck Driver....

Do you work all week? Do you have weekends off? What about holidays?

My plan is to whenever I work I live somewhere in Midland or Odessa and maybe every second weekend I go to El Paso (Greyhound/Flight/Amtrak) and then return to Midland/Odessa. I am excited, but first I need to pass the FFE Academy, the Orientation, and the Training. They don't require 6 weeks experience. They may prefer it. I think they need drivers. Not everyone is willing to live in Odessa/Midland. The closeness to my hometowns are my advantage.

I sum what answers this.. but i go every day. I'm 3000 miles from home so I'm here to work and not sit is my mindset. But i know they do have 5 days on 2 days off and what not for my local guys.. but i go every day. I'm here to make money not sit in a truck by myself and not get paid.

I think I remember when I took the Tanker Endorsement practice tests, I read that tanker endorsement is for tankers with liquid. I am sure that I need the endorsement when I haul water.

I don't know where exactly I'll be driving, but I am pretty sure it going to be an easy route. I have driven along the I-20. No mountain, no trees. The only difficulties are probably the heat and the long straight path without any curves that causes you to fall asleep.

I think I remember when I took the Tanker Endorsement practice tests, I read that tanker endorsement is for tankers with liquid. I am sure that I need the endorsement when I haul water.

I don't know where exactly I'll be driving, but I am pretty sure it going to be an easy route. I have driven along the I-20. No mountain, no trees. The only difficulties are probably the heat and the long straight path without any curves that causes you to fall asleep.

Yes.. you definitely need one to haul water. I just don't know about sand. Since I am hauling it in a "tank" I dont know if I need the tanker endorsement or not since it's dry. Beats me. I have the endorsement so I'm not in trouble if you do need it.. I'm covers either way. hahhaha

I get a flat 250 a day plus 75 for each load. I average 12 loads a week. I'm on track for 14 this week but that seems to be the average. Some weeks you may only have 5 loads because if they are in between stages they don't need all that much sand delivered. That's where the 250 a day flat comes in great. As long as I call in and am available for my 12 hour period I get 250 no matter if I get a load or not.

But i know they do have 5 days on 2 days off and what not for my local guys.. but i go every day. I'm here to make money not sit in a truck by myself and not get paid.

$250/day plus $75 per load would give you $2,800 for the 14 load week, assuming a seven day week.

$250 x 7 = $1,750
$75 x 14 = $1050
$1,750 + $1,050 = $2,800

Is that correct?

That's where I went also, $250. + figure it at 2 loads a day $75. X 2 = 150 He's pulling $400.00 a day x 7 = $2800.00 Sounds pretty sweet to me. Even if he took the five day he'd pull $2000... All the power to you, just remember that it wouldn't be such a bad idea to pull a 5 day at least once a month to give yourself a break. You may be there for the money but if you don't recycle every so often your going to crash and burn, mentally, physically or both. MRC

I get a flat 250 a day plus 75 for each load. I average 12 loads a week. I'm on track for 14 this week but that seems to be the average. Some weeks you may only have 5 loads because if they are in between stages they don't need all that much sand delivered. That's where the 250 a day flat comes in great. As long as I call in and am available for my 12 hour period I get 250 no matter if I get a load or not.

But i know they do have 5 days on 2 days off and what not for my local guys.. but i go every day. I'm here to make money not sit in a truck by myself and not get paid.

$250/day plus $75 per load would give you $2,800 for the 14 load week, assuming a seven day week.

$250 x 7 = $1,750
$75 x 14 = $1050
$1,750 + $1,050 = $2,800

Is that correct?

This is coreect.

Before taxes and what not...

It used to be a flat 400 a day no matter what.. but than they changed it because people were taking advantage of it. Would call in and only do one load when they still had 6 or 7 hours left in their shift to do another. Personally I would have just fired them on the spot but they decided to change it to 250 a day plus 75 a load.

Dag, dude...You are making some serious bank, wow! Good for you man, seem to be doing really well for yourself!!

So you got paid 250 and you didn't do anything that day? That's good deal. 250+75 when you work is about 28 an hour. You can't argue with that. Do you ever take more than 1 load per day? Also, how often do you go home?