If he only made $1000/wk for the first 8 weeks he'd still be ahead of the newbie TMC driver by $5300.

 

I'd love for you to post a link to that. What I found on their website stated that the training period for a new driver is 7 weeks (2 weeks orientation, plus 5 weeks with a trainer). That is for a driver who has a fresh CDL.

Now since you want to compare, let's talk about how much an independent will make in the first 8 weeks of having his CDL......

How much time does obtaining authority, getting approved for insurance, getting set up with load boards, purchasing a truck and trailer, getting that truck and trailer road worthy and inspected, getting that truck equipped to head out on the road, finding a load, booking a load, and heading out take? When you factor in all that time, is that independent making $1000 a week? I seriously doubt it.

 

Weeks 1—2

4 days of company orientation
3 days of hands-on load securement training
5 days of equipment familiarization
Lunch provided during the first week
Paid $300 salary per week
Weeks 3—8

6 weeks of over-the-road training with a certified trainer
Paid $350 salary per week

found here: http://www.tmctrans.com/driversC.asp

Getting setup for the load boards takes a few minutes.
Buying a truck or trailer can take a day.
You'd have to wait 3 weeks for the authority.
It takes a few minutes to find a load and a few more to book it.
Not sure how long it takes to get approved for insurance maybe a couple of hours?
Equipment can take a few hours.

This isn't rocket science.

 

Will I have to go with a driver trainer?
That depends upon your experience and what type of flatbed freight you've hauled and what companies you have worked for. TMC wants to see you succeed and to that extent we will provide you with the necessary training. If you are hired on as an inexperienced driver then you will spend 5 weeks with a driver trainer. Experienced drivers will be evaluated during orientation.

Found here. :roll:

I doubt an inexperienced driver is going to find and purchase a truck and trailer in one day. Plus, you have to get that truck and trailer inspected, apply for plates, wait for your temporary registrations, etc.

As a brand new driver who has no experience doing anything of the sort, I doubt you're going to be getting higher paying loads right off the bat.

Uh huh.....sure.

And your numbers are clearly "trucker math". Ask Steve how long it took him from the time he got his CDL until the time he booked his first load. I doubt if you included that time in, you'd be making anywhere near $1000 a week after expenses.

Let's pretend (:roll that your numbers are correct. You are likely looking at about 4 weeks worth of leg work to get operational. That means, to earn $1000 a week for the first 8 weeks of operating, you need to earn $2000 a week for 4 weeks. Assuming you actually managed to average $1.80 per mile, and your expenses were $1.30 per mile, you'd have to pull off over 4000 miles per week to earn $1000 per week for those first 8 weeks. That is not going to happen in the real world.

Your numbers, as I stated before, are erroneous. But what else is new?

 

I believe that discussion is pointless! Let the man to find out on his own, what the "independent", with no experience, actually makes....

 

It's not pointless to the hapless noobies who come here and read the drivel he is spewing. Why do I feel like I've said that before? :lol:

 

Cause they want to believe it... and you are just being negative.... :wink:

 

How dare I not buy into the feel good ignorance. How rude of me. :lol: