Solo Miles With Stevens Transport

How many miles is Stevens Solo drivers getting right now ? Hard to get any true answers.

How many miles is Stevens Solo drivers getting right now ? Hard to get any true answers.

you will find i hard to get solid numbers for any company. I have been looking and it all depends on who you talk to.

The thing to keep in mind is the economics of the industry and the competitive environment between the companies. Remember that every company out there is pretty much running the same trucks on the same highways. They're paying the same for fuel, hauling the same freight from the same customers under the same laws. The profit margins are very thin - about 3%. So companies have to run their trucks as efficiently as possible to even hope to make a profit.

So you can be sure that every company out there has tons of freight available for their top drivers. If a major company has been around for many years then they obviously they know what they're doing. They're able to get enough freight to run their trucks efficiently.

If a driver with 6+ months of experience isn't averaging 2500+ miles per week then something is wrong. It could be a dozen things:

• Slow economy
• Slow time of the year
• Poor dispatcher
• Change in management
• Change in logistics software
• An unproven or unreliable driver

...but I'll say this.....it's either the driver or a problem that can and should be resolved.

The thing to keep in mind is the economics of the industry and the competitive environment between the companies. Remember that every company out there is pretty much running the same trucks on the same highways. They're paying the same for fuel, hauling the same freight from the same customers under the same laws. The profit margins are very thin - about 3%. So companies have to run their trucks as efficiently as possible to even hope to make a profit.

So you can be sure that every company out there has tons of freight available for their top drivers. If a major company has been around for many years then they obviously they know what they're doing. They're able to get enough freight to run their trucks efficiently.

If a driver with 6+ months of experience isn't averaging 2500+ miles per week then something is wrong. It could be a dozen things:

• Slow economy
• Slow time of the year
• Poor dispatcher
• Change in management
• Change in logistics software
• An unproven or unreliable driver

...but I'll say this.....it's either the driver or a problem that can and should be resolved.

you mentioned an unreliable or unproven driver may not get the miles that more veteran, reliable drivers will...starting out does a driver generally get saddled with a heavy load to see how he handles it and backed down a little if he proves unreliable? Or will the new guy have to prove that he's reliable before he starts to get 2500 miles a week? I would assume it would depend on the company/dispatcher and load availability...but i really have no clue, that's why im asking haha

you mentioned an unreliable or unproven driver may not get the miles that more veteran, reliable drivers will...starting out does a driver generally get saddled with a heavy load to see how he handles it and backed down a little if he proves unreliable? Or will the new guy have to prove that he's reliable before he starts to get 2500 miles a week? I would assume it would depend on the company/dispatcher and load availability...but i really have no clue, that's why im asking haha

Your assumption is right - it varies wildly from company to company and dispatcher to dispatcher. Some companies have the theory that new guys make less per mile so run em hard and make good money. Others figure you better take it slow in the beginning. Then every individual is different. Some dispatchers figure, "Screw the new guy. Let em earn it." Others might figure, "Let's throw him in the fire and see what he's got."

So there's absolutely no way to know. So what you do is focus on what you know and what you can control. What you can control is your own work ethic, safety record, attitude, and reliability. What you know is there will be plenty of freight for the company's best drivers. So once you've proven over a period of maybe 4-6 months that you're as hard working, safe, and reliable as anyone and you can handle yourself like a professional then you know you deserve your share of the miles. If you're not getting em then you need to start making phone calls up the chain of command to see where the problem lies and get it fixed.

So you can get great miles and make a solid living anywhere. You have to be willing to prove yourself and then you have to be able to work with your own company to make sure you keep getting your share of the freight.