As a company driver, and not as an o/o, how long is your average day ? How often do you need to take a 34-hour reset while on the road ? Should you need to do so, are you paid anything for it ? Is it possible to get, say 3 days off, after 11-12 days of running ? I look forward to your response. Thanks.

 

Yes, Superior covers the liability insurance. Also, the 62% is 62% of the total amount paid to the company for going in or out of that area. To the best of my knowledge, our freight there is non-existent.

As a company driver, my average day was about 11 hours total, with 9.5 hours on-duty.

I did one 34-hour reset, and it was due to running out of hours. Yes, Superior company drivers are paid for everything, including those. The pay is per the layover schedule I have listed on page one of this post. I was laid over once for almost a full five days once and was paid for the duration, as well as staying in a very nice hotel.

Getting 3 days off after 11-12 days out should be no problem at all.

 

Cyanide I gotta admire your devotion to Superior. I saw you also posted this on Pumpkindriver. I bet that was burr in the rear for them Schneider Drivers. Umm maybe you can also include your SS #, DL #, and DOB. Just so we can verify the information :wink:

 

Not being a burr in their saddle over on the Pumpkin, just passing along info for any who question what I do. No problems there or here however...

Over on TruckNet (the supposed best message board for trucking info), I've already gotten into a pissing contest with a couple of members there. Usual junk; people telling everyone else how to run their business and what's best for them. But most importantly how I'll never make it with only making $1.18/mile right now for all the hub miles I turn.

Doesn't any of the following seem to matter...
-My fixed costs are literally non-existent ($23,569 for the first year).
-Almost half of my miles are ran empty, ensuring decent fuel economy, even with idling and having a 3.90 rear end (averaging 6.061 mpg).
-Running the same route allows me to keep a consistent fuel cost (averaged $3.132/gallon from Oct. 8th to Dec. 2nd).
-And let's not forget the big one... I am getting more time off now than as a company driver.

To beat a dead horse, here's all of my numbers again. Sorry for the redundancy.

$64,500 Fuel (I'm averaging 6.061 mpg and $3.132/gallon, on pace to run 125,000 hub miles)
$10,426 Truck note (for first year only, then this goes away)
$3,900 Maintenance Escrow
$3,200 Maintenance/Repairs (separate allowance I set aside)
$1,501 Occupational Accident Insurance
$1,450 IL Base Plate
$1,040 Qualcomm (presently not being charged for this since unit is not used)
$960 Accounting
$676 Physical Damage Insurance
$550 FHUT
$416 Bobtail Insurance
$88,069 Total

$88,069 divided by 125,000 hub miles projected for the year equals .7045/mile. No way in hell I'm going to make any money at all. :lol:

 

I take it your wife (assuming you are married) has a job that you get medical insurance through. I had my own business for years and health insurance was just a killer. Finally, we just added ourselves to the Workers Comp policy. It wasn't great coverage, but our agent said for broken bones and the like we could always claim it happened at work.

You do a thorough job, as is required in this industry. Are you getting an itch to add another truck?

I'm gonna wait for the election and economy to shake out before jumping into a new venture. After a decade of being an entrepreneur I am enjoying punching a clock (so to speak), paid time off, and not dealing with the revenuers :wink:

Look forward to meeting you.

 

Hello All!! Here's wishing you a Happy & Safe New Year!!

I've been off for a little over a month or so taking care of personal business, but I'll be back at work in about a week or so.

As far as whether its worth a drive of a hundred miles or so to get to the truck... I do that every time I come home and go back out. I park my truck at the Superior/Carry Terminal in Lakeland, FL....and its about 100 miles to the boat. I do it willingly, and will continue to do it. Superior is that good of a company....and I enjoy the work as well. In fact, I like working for Superior to the extent that if I had to commute farther, I would do it..... and wouldn't even give it much of a thought.

Here are my reasons for why I say the above:

1. The company is really serious about "Safety". There is "ZERO" lip service regarding safety!

2. The people that run the terminals are all good people, and frankly I have not met a single one that I don't like...or who has given me even a moments pause to be bothered.

3. I stay busy. My income averages much more than I made pulling a box, and as Cyanide and I have pointed out before.... we get paid for almost everything we do...and its paid promptly.

4. I get more time off on a regular basis. I don't have to stay out on the road for endless weeks at a time. I'm out usually 10 to 12 days, and take 3 days off. Some of our drivers are home more often. I stay out a few days longer...because it works for me.

5. I have not, in the year plus that I have been with Superior, had to play any silly games, jump through hoops, falsify my log book, or any other nonsense. I do my job, and they leave me alone to do it. If I have a question...I call or message....and I get an answer. I DO NOT sit on hold waiting for a dispatcher to figure out which way is "up".

6. Superior is a company that wants "Professional Drivers", and is not afraid to invest time and funds in training and safety training....and wants you to stay. The longer the better!!

7. My wife likes my job, and especially likes the fact that "I have mellowed out", and I am never pissed off, and when I talk to her on the phone I'm not complaining about anything....so "life is good".

 

To paraphrase Chico Escuela, "Superior been berra berra goot to me. Keep a u i on da road."

Peace.

 

Thanks to everyone that has contributed to these forums. I have to admit, I first thought you guys were a bunch of recruiters telling everyone what they wanted to hear. But after talking to some of Superiors' drivers and meeting with Mac Stanley in Archdale, NC, I can't wait to join you guys in the New Year. I'm just waiting for Oak Brook to give me the ok and I'm putting in my 2 weeks notice.

Thanks again everyone, and have a safe and happy New Year!!!

 

Thats the same terminal I am based out of. I look forward to meeting you in the next few weeks.

 

Funny thing is I thought the same way until I called superior and talk to the terminal manager myself I going there after the new year to sign papers and as soon as I get the green light I will give my notice also and join you guys on the GOOD side of Trucking.... Everyone have a happy new year!