View Poll Results: What do you think
Yes
37.50%
No
62.50%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

Might be my new local gig, what do think

Thread Tools
  #21  
Old 03-13-2008, 01:25 AM
sbatson's Avatar
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 288
Default

I dont know but that kind of worried me too. So you say OTR with Central instead? I only have 7 months experience local so.
 
  #22  
Old 03-13-2008, 01:28 AM
Mackman's Avatar
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Concordville PA
Posts: 3,841
Default

Originally Posted by sbatson
I dont know but that kind of worried me too. So you say OTR with Central instead? I only have 7 months experience local so.
Well i really dont know jack shi*t about OTR i would try to find another local gig. But i would never work as a company driver and get 1099.
 
__________________
Truck Driving an occupation consisting of hours of boredom interrupted by sheer terror!!

"All the coolie carriers suck. Log 70, work 80-100, paid for 50." - the Great ColdFrostyMug


  #23  
Old 03-13-2008, 01:30 AM
sbatson's Avatar
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 288
Default

Well I just moved to Texas from Florida and seems like all the local stuff here wants a year or more experience.And Florida has no jobs and Texas alot more but want that year or more.
 
  #24  
Old 03-13-2008, 01:43 AM
Orangetxguy's Avatar
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,792
Default

Have you called Dart back? Or did you just lose interest in that? Have you checked with Design Transportation there in Dallas??http://www.designtransport.net/

Your in the Austin area...Have you checked with Bancroft Transport?http://www.bancroftandsons.com/

Don't let the lack of experience deter you, if everything else in your background is clean. Keep talking to good companies, and they will hire you..YOU have to convince them that you can do the job and WANT their job.
 
__________________
Space...............Is disease and danger, wrapped in darkness and silence! :thumbsup: Star Trek2009
  #25  
Old 03-13-2008, 01:46 AM
sbatson's Avatar
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 288
Default

No I'm around the dallas area.
 
  #26  
Old 03-13-2008, 03:34 AM
Colts Fan's Avatar
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 776
Default

Originally Posted by Mackman
Originally Posted by sbatson
Ok here is the deal, $150 a day M-F OTR (Texas, New Mexico, Ok and sometimes to Ohio) $170 after 90 days 6 to 7 stops a day and have to unload with my helper, its a day cab and I stay in hotel every night we deliver to Home depots and personal customers houses and the day length vary, trailers are 48,53,57 and every so often doubles and I'm paid 1099 so no taxes (dont like that idea) and I have to drive a hour to the shop on Monday and back home on Friday. My other deal is to go with Central Refrigerated OTR (Month in traning period and home every 2 weeks). What do you think?
RUN from that deal.
Yeah, sounds like a hose job. It's probably an outlaw outfit. I don't like the 1099 or the flate per diem type of pay.
 
__________________
"A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government strong enough to take everything you have" - Thomas Jefferson
  #27  
Old 03-13-2008, 11:27 PM
sbatson's Avatar
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 288
Default

So I guess my better route would be to go with Central?
 
  #28  
Old 03-13-2008, 11:32 PM
sbatson's Avatar
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 288
Default

See I told myself that I would never work for cash again and never work for a mom and pop either and I told her that I worked now and she has called me non stop today and it makes me think if she is like this now wonder whats going to happen when I start and the thing of salary and only god knows how many hours I will work moving all the crap out of the trailer
 
  #29  
Old 03-14-2008, 03:48 PM
Guest
Guest
Posts: n/a
Default

1099 is not bad if you are smart about it.
 
  #30  
Old 03-15-2008, 04:01 AM
ibamars's Avatar
Board Regular
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 318
Default

Originally Posted by jedfxg
170 bucks a day to be otr and fingerprint the loads....where do i sign up?
Your kidding right???
 
__________________
If you are not sure you should do it, then don't!



Reply Subscribe

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 10:19 AM.

Top