Titleistman
Seasoned Expediter
I would like to know what the industry is looking like for Solo Straight truck drivers of late?....Please indicate if you are a "C" or "D" unit. Thanks!
Any Solo ST care to share avg mi a week?
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Titleistman
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Cheri1122 I appreciate your post. As for 800 - 3500.....which number have you been closer to of late?
Titleistman
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X06Col, When you are "Good" you can shoot low scores & run alot of miles!
First quarter has been better than usual [especially the week I took off to spend in Fla with my daughters, lol
] avg around 2000. 
Titleistman
Seasoned Expediter
Thanks to All of those who have & will write in!
Holy smokes, as a solo, I'm averaging around 1200/week and as high as 1500. As a team, before going solo recently, 2-2400 was a decent week. I've certainly done more, but I have to wonder how a solo can run 3500/week, given the legal hours and tendency to get sent shorter loads???? Enlighten me, I'm an apt pupil!
I forgot to mention, I am a D unit in both cases and have been expediting 2 years. Have certainly run 4000+ per week, but loads were better.
I forgot to mention, I am a D unit in both cases and have been expediting 2 years. Have certainly run 4000+ per week, but loads were better.
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Well, I must meet up with you, so that I may rub the top of your head for luck! LOL! Sheesh, that would be ideal. I'd be thrilled with about 1750-2000 per week as a solo, but they always manage to get me in the land of mini's or under 200 milers. Now I have had several 400+ milers recently, so I won't complain too loudly. I do hate getting into swaps, because no matter which end of them I am on, I always seem to get shafted.....royally.
While it wouldn't be much of a stretch [short people humor, lol], it wouldn't do you much good, either. It's not good luck - it's finding a carrier that finds loads for their trucks, rather than vice versa - meaning a smaller one. I am never pressured to accept a load [well, almost never], because dispatch asks before they bid it, and if I 'don't wanna' [also rare], they keep looking.
I've found the place I'm happy - I like the carrier, love the truck owner, and for as long as it continues, we are all looking out for each other.
I've found the place I'm happy - I like the carrier, love the truck owner, and for as long as it continues, we are all looking out for each other.
Yesteryear
Expert Expediter
As a D unti team we did just under 12000 miles for March. That is with taking three days off at home while the truck was being worked on.
Your miles will depend a lot on 1. the company you drive for. 2. Your location (Where you land and what loads are going out). And 3 (the biggest) just plain ole luck of the draw.
Your miles will depend a lot on 1. the company you drive for. 2. Your location (Where you land and what loads are going out). And 3 (the biggest) just plain ole luck of the draw.
Yesteryear
Expert Expediter
While it wouldn't be much of a stretch [short people humor, lol], it wouldn't do you much good, either. It's not good luck - it's finding a carrier that finds loads for their trucks, rather than vice versa - meaning a smaller one. I am never pressured to accept a load [well, almost never], because dispatch asks before they bid it, and if I 'don't wanna' [also rare], they keep looking.
I've found the place I'm happy - I like the carrier, love the truck owner, and for as long as it continues, we are all looking out for each other.
Thats true Cheri but it is still luck as well when it comes to the load. You may be sitting in line say 3rd out with two other trks. First trks gets 2000 mile load to CA. Whoopy Second trk get 1500 mile load to TX whoopy! Then your turn you get 250 mile load to IN. lol Just plain ole luck.