Well I've been with Averitt Express for 6 weeks now, Getting the hang of their system. Quickly discovered that being based in Milwaukee (their far northern outpost) isn't to my advantage as this isn't their strongest freight lane. During August I was home every weekend (mighty nice), got in a lot of fishing with my buddy Craig. Main draw back to that scenario is I only had time to load out and back. Two loads a week doesn't do much for the income, sooooo I have switched to "home every other" which gives dispatch more choices as to what loads I can handle. I did suggest a weekly load to Dallas and back, but appearantly that's not going to happen.
I did get pretty much settled into my new truck, a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia, It's not like the Volvo 780 I was driving. But it also doesn't come with the expenses (truck payment, fuel, maintenance, etc) so I can't complain. My revenue per mile has increased dramatically, now to get those miles per week up!
Another 6 weeks and the benefits package kicks in. THAT will take a worrysome load off of my sholders. I hope we can stay healthy at least until then..
Looks like 2 more weekends at the lake, then it'll be time to winterize the campers and get buttoned up for the season.
