If you are not in a position to go 30 days without a paycheck expediting is probably not the best career for you to consider. We are regularly asked about switching companies and slow times and income projections and numerous other things.
Right now we're in a slow time. Rather than being predispatched or a few hours between load offers it could be a day or three. Trucks rarely break down at the best time and most often it's the worst time. Murphy finds something to sabotage on a regular basis and not at good times.
Changing carriers will cause you one of the longest delays in pay and when it's slow it's the "solution" so many think of and turn to. You've got a week at least to get settled out of the old carrier and into orientation with the new carrier and perhaps a couple of weeks. Once you get into orientation and complete those days you've got another day or three waiting on that first load. Once you run the load and submit paperwork it's another couple of weeks until the first payday. All told, a carrier change is a 3 to 5 week span with no paycheck. When it's slow like now that's even tougher to survive without reserves.
Expediting is a great career. There is a lot of freedom and autonomy. There can be a good living. The other side of that coin is there are slow times like now. Without having reserves to cover these times you won't succeed. Without reserves you won't survive when the truck goes down and you are out of work for 7-10 days and have a large bill to pay whether it's repair shop or motel. Without reserves you can't afford to change carriers and take the weeks without pay. Without reserves you can't afford to pay the piper (Murphy) when he calls.
Leo Bricker, owner trucks 3034, 4958
OOIDA 677319
73's K5LDB
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Right now we're in a slow time. Rather than being predispatched or a few hours between load offers it could be a day or three. Trucks rarely break down at the best time and most often it's the worst time. Murphy finds something to sabotage on a regular basis and not at good times.
Changing carriers will cause you one of the longest delays in pay and when it's slow it's the "solution" so many think of and turn to. You've got a week at least to get settled out of the old carrier and into orientation with the new carrier and perhaps a couple of weeks. Once you get into orientation and complete those days you've got another day or three waiting on that first load. Once you run the load and submit paperwork it's another couple of weeks until the first payday. All told, a carrier change is a 3 to 5 week span with no paycheck. When it's slow like now that's even tougher to survive without reserves.
Expediting is a great career. There is a lot of freedom and autonomy. There can be a good living. The other side of that coin is there are slow times like now. Without having reserves to cover these times you won't succeed. Without reserves you won't survive when the truck goes down and you are out of work for 7-10 days and have a large bill to pay whether it's repair shop or motel. Without reserves you can't afford to change carriers and take the weeks without pay. Without reserves you can't afford to pay the piper (Murphy) when he calls.
Leo Bricker, owner trucks 3034, 4958
OOIDA 677319
73's K5LDB
Highway Watch Participant, Truckerbuddy
EO Forum Moderator 1+ Years of Service
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Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.