Is it worth it to stay out?

[@MrByTheMile]

Everyone take this advice from him … beware of the minimum of 5 days out. Be ready for that and notice he said no drama with dispatch. That makes a big difference

[@arvindsarai]

Love the vlogs for someone looking to drive trucks. Love from Canada hope to see more vlogs. You rock dude

[@FreightHauler87]

Thanks! Will do!

[@bozone750]

Just subscribed to your channel. Glad to see someone from KAG dist tech on KZbin. I'm from KAG Denver fuel delivery. Maybe we see each other one day at a terminal. Stay safe and have a good day.

[@FreightHauler87]

Thanks for the sub! If you’re ever out east, I’m sure we’d run into each other. Stay safe out there

[@MadDogg4021]

4:38 Gotta get you some of the Bullsnot! Glass cleaner! They have 1 with a normal nozzle spray, for cleaning inside of your windows and whatnot, then a rocket spray nozzle that will reach your semi truck windows while your standing infront of the hood. Spray it on, let it soak for 10-20 seconds and run the wipers!

[@FreightHauler87]

Thanks! I’ll look into getting that!

[@baileyversluis6144]

even as a lineal driver for LTL some weeks you may be home every day but you're working so much you may only get 2 hours of home time after getting good rest.

[@baileyversluis6144]

thanks for being a professional driver!!

[@ProfessionalTraveler10]

Southeastern ltl driver here. I'm home every other day. I work 6 days one week, 4 days the next with that continued rotation every other week. Well over 100k.

[@bangphuongvlog]

Hello colleague, I am from Vietnam, wish you safe travels.

[@FreightHauler87]

Thank you! You too!

[@BravoZulu1416]

How the new truck treating you? I'm in a loaner truck now, i don't think KAG is going to fix my truck. It's to old and needs 6 injectors. Hopefully I'll get something decent. God Bless you and your family. Be safe out there brother. :)

[@FreightHauler87]

I’ve put 40,500 miles on it so far, it’s been great! Hope they’ll get you something new! Maximum uptime. God bless and stay safe!

[@whitetiger8652]

Thank you.

[@TheGraveyardSniper]

Appreciate the info man. I’m only netting about $1,000/week working 5 nights with FedEx ground.

[@FreightHauler87]

No problem! I certainly expected you to be making more, but there’s always other opportunities. If you want to stay local, try Fuel hauling, look into KAG, Central Arkansas Petroleum (CAP), Pilot, Gemini, or Texas Trans Eastern… you can even look into P&D with any LTL… O’reillys was offering $88k for their first year pay - its night shift/home daily… that’s all I can think of for local jobs in our area

[@teamginate3400]

If you’re making $1000.00 per week, you’re probably a new driver. It takes 3 years experience to make the right money.

[@charlesjoy6213]

​@@teamginate34001 year*

[@Smackyjack440]

I have been with FedEx freight for 14 years and only make $1,100 a week due to the freight market being depressed. So being a “new driver” is not a true statement.

[@dominophats9266]

work at saia< have home daily linehaul run. 81.5 cents a mile

[@FreightHauler87]

In Little Rock, you’d have to be a system driver for awhile (not home daily)

[@dominophats9266]

@ saia has those system guys, got lucky fell into that run from day 1

[@FreightHauler87]

@@dominophats9266 😂 yep! Some guys get it faster than others

[@whitetiger8652]

Appreciate the video. What type of Truck GPS are you running?

[@FreightHauler87]

Garmin OTR 700

[@joelsantiago5512]

Hey the make lease purchases?

[@FreightHauler87]

I don’t think Kag has one

[@malachi3652]

Does kag make you run at night or is that a personal preference? Also does kag allow pets to ride with you?

[@FreightHauler87]

Personal preference. No riders, no pets

[@nanerchin2325]

I am from warsaw ky about 10 min fro. Sparta truck stop bc they have a KAG company in Carrollton ky and i work at dow and move different company tanker around to get loaded or put empty ones in to get loaded so truck driver can come in and grab them and go

[@FreightHauler87]

Nice! Thanks for making our lives easier!

[@TheTruthseeker707]

God bless to all.

[@bigrigger5617]

Do you know if that place you opened with in lodi, Ohio was the old Union 76? Spent quite a few nites at that 76

[@FreightHauler87]

No idea. This was my first time

[@teamginate3400]

My buddy Lucky Mike worked for this company; he loved it.

[@TruckingTendencies]

That’s Good Pay 💰

[@JoTrev1]

Give me hourly pay for all drive time, on duty time, and detention pay. Extra pay for additional stops and layover pay each night in the truck. Then it’ll be worth staying out to me.

[@FreightHauler87]

I’ve added it up! I’m paid $36.13/hour. 120 hours in 2 weeks.

[@dwright9608]

​@FreightHauler87 Chris if you want to go that rout then I average $54.00 prhr my gross for 2 weeks divided by 120hrs

[@FreightHauler87]

@@dwright9608 ok? I never said tanker paid more than LTL

[@AnthonyWade7]

From the OTR side, only two weeks out is a bad idea. It takes a week just to get back into the major freight lines, and usually takes a week to get back home. Plan on staying out a minimum of 6 weeks to make decent money… but maybe things have changed, that worked before 2020.

[@FreightHauler87]

Yeah, especially the dry van side.

[@markforester4553]

After doing LTL for 15 years, I got tired of the ups and downs of it, when the economy is good you’d run like crazy, when the economy is bad you sit at home waiting. I finally left and went to Walmart, which does have its pluses and minuses as well

[@yeremy7144]

Where did you work? Never being laid off at estes

[@markforester4553]

@ only got laid off once, that was at Reddaway, I have worked for a lot of LTL companies, I did work at Estes but left due to poor equipment and lack of miles.

[@Poker_Pirate]

I really think the high ramp thing is a joke that the yard dogs like doing for some reason. They know it will tire us out. But the one thing you can do is call a dog over and tell them you don’t like their joke, to lift that trailer and lower the landing gear.

[@FreightHauler87]

😂I know. I did that one time at the plant. Yard driver showed up without a yard truck and cranked it down himself. It was a situation where the legs were bent and I couldn’t budge it

[@mikeholbert1958]

Have you ever looked into driving for Walmart?

[@FreightHauler87]

Once

[@michaelgriggs-lr9gh]

Just subscribed. Like 👍 the way you do your stuff. I'm not a trucker but I am a born again Christian. Thank you and GOD BLESS!!

[@FreightHauler87]

Thank you! Welcome aboard!

[@kcroz67]

Do you run to Louisiana

[@FreightHauler87]

Yes

[@kcroz67]

@FreightHauler87 I live about five from the yard in Port Barre

[@FreightHauler87]

@@kcroz67 nice! I’ve run down to Port Fourchon & Baton Rouge, but not sure where that terminal will run you.

[@cryptonator1988]

Estes paying 0 87cpm extra board starting in January top pay obviously. 0 78cpm starting pay extra board.. its going well im making great money 💰..

[@yeremy7144]

Ill be at 82 in jan # big E !!!!

[@ChrisBrownGaDawginND]

Overall I’m very happy running Extra Board with Estes.

[@hectorfernandez6748]

@@ChrisBrownGaDawginND how long can it take to get a morning linehaul shift? are the majority trucks manual?

[@johnadams731]

Yep that’s nice right now I’m being denied every job I’ve applied too and I can’t find nothing. Been like that for a month. 10-15 company’s said no

[@FreightHauler87]

Why? That’s a lot of companies! Is that with endorsements?

[@johnadams731]

@ all said to come back in 3 years 12 months I got my endorsements too. I’m think it’s super close to holidays maybe. I’m not sure. But what I do know if this how trucking is every year or for people with only a year experience then I’m gonna have to make better financial decisions

[@FreightHauler87]

@ could be the experience, unless you’ve had multiple jobs - those two can hurt you

[@johnadams731]

@ I have yeah. Sadly. First one was dollar general 2nd was Roehl transport. Wasn’t the best company so I left. And then Crst not a bad company at all.. but that’s my first year I was at the last one for 6 months so I’m getting more comfortable

[@johnadams731]

And if I’m working 70 hours and I still can’t afford to survive of course I’m gonna quit and try to find something better! Survival if I can’t afford to go to a place or keep loosing my savings then it’s time to pack up. Other than Crst that’s how it was.

[@johnmerlo5005]

No take your 34 at home unless your being paid .

[@FreightHauler87]

Agreed

[@guybuddyman838]

Dedidcated can be great. no guess work just steady money. you can find great hiding spots get out for walk and even find a local Church. Nothing like recieving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Keeps you strong. ✞

[@Tony92805]

Kag west California 👍

[@brianhollenbaugh6791]

FIRST!!!

[@yeremy7144]

Hell naw ill keep my ass at estes cmon 😂😂😂

[@ChrisBrownGaDawginND]

Truth

[@jtrocktree5409]

They are big and steady .

[@MrByTheMile]

I as an ABF Linehaul driver I get paid 30.93 an hour to layover in hotels. I get paid for 34 hour resets at times also but that’s only happened twice in three years.

[@FreightHauler87]

That’s not bad! Layover is when you’re in the hotel past 12-hours, right? Getting paid for a reset is a bonus, too!

[@pointnIaugh]

KAG messed up every one of my paychecks. After 2 of explaining to payroll where they made the mistake, I finally gave up. Company is corrupt.

[@FreightHauler87]

Depends on the payroll person, in your case.

[@pointnIaugh]

@@FreightHauler87 They treated me like trash. The company I was with closed down and KAG hired everyone the next day. I was skeptical about driving for them and I was right. Nothing but headaches.

[@FreightHauler87]

@@pointnIaugh I’ve heard that about other carriers that Kag purchased, too. I’m not real sure. It’s not the same everywhere, but I’m sorry to hear this happened to you

[@dwright9608]

Estes pays way more than Kag. If i only gross 21k a week ill be pissed. 26k plus per week. Please dont compare kag to estes. You know better Chris. Plus kag pay every two weeks. starting jan 6 estes will be paying .87cnts per mile. Vs Kag .65 cnts per mile. Plus $38.00 prhr. Do the math Chris

[@FreightHauler87]

😂yeah… I don’t have to work nights, wait on terminals to reload my trailer, or deal with all the night shenanigans that you go through on a nightly basis. I’ll pass on Estes and keep my tanker job.

[@dwright9608]

@FreightHauler87 at Estes you don't have to only work nights Chris. Your gone away ftom home way more now. To still not clear 100k. Plus your not doing 3000miles everyweek. When you worked at Estes you showed the actual paystub from Estes that's prove that your really making what you said. But now your showing your own calculations that you wrote down. At Estes we average about $600.00+ per week more than you make. And I'm home everynight Monday thru Friday. While your out pulling your low paying tanker down the road. You should've never left Estes, your earning haven't been the same since. So please stop bad mouthing Estes. We didn't fire you you quit For crazy reasons. You tried to come back but Estes turned you down. Never burn bridges Chris. Just be a man about what you did an stop bashing LTL.

[@dwright9608]

Plus most trucking companies on the road today are not paying what LTL paying. 87cents + $38.00 prh+drop and hook pay + your paid $10.00 prdp. .87 vs .65= i think I'll keep driving LTL. ESTES EXPRESS LINES

[@FreightHauler87]

@@dwright9608 I never tried going back to Estes. What are you talking about? I was offered a job at Estes and I turned it down. I’ve shown my actual net pay, not just personal calculations. Every video isn’t about pay, and I don’t bad-mouth Estes. If you run out of Little Rock, you won’t be home daily, unless you have seniority. Even then, you’ll be on nights for the rest of your life. Just because you run out of a terminal that has day-time options, it doesn’t mean every single terminal in the network is like yours.

[@FreightHauler87]

@@dwright9608 I’ve said this many times in the past year, you can make $80-140k working for KAG. There are at least two drivers at my terminal making over $130k/year. My goal is not that high, but it doesn’t mean I cannot make more. 3,000 miles per week pays between $106,600 & $111,800 per year. To say that one cannot make over $100k is to say you don’t know the facts. I’ve shared this information several times. Not all terminals pay $0.65/mile. We have terminals paying $0.91/mile, $0.88/mile, and everything in between. I’ve given out this information in the past. The pay at KAG largely depends on the customers being serviced.

[@hawkeyetec]

Was at nfi on a dedicated. Out 5-6 days home 3- weekdays and weekends. Was a great run since it went by home. That worked for 8 years when they were underbid. New company didnt pay what nfi did.

[@JeffLane-m5s]

Yeah you’re right about LTL imo its overrated was always hustle hustle rinse wash and repeat, to me hauling chemicals is much more laid back so to speak, I noticed when I did food grade it was a little more hustle and bustle depending on the product you’re hauling, chemical not as much

[@FreightHauler87]

Exactly!!

[@MrByTheMile]

Well I get paid for my ten hour resets at 30.93 an hour man. But I am a union and freight driver. And they don’t require us to stay out

[@FreightHauler87]

@ that’s nice! Little Rock ain’t like that, tho🤣 buddy of mine went there in ‘21, had to lay down in a hotel 5 nights a week. He said they had to do 6 “turns” before they could go home. He couldn’t get more than 400 miles a day back then. He’s happy with XPO now

[@penarri]

@@MrByTheMile how are you getting paid to take your 10..? i don't think any company is doing that

[@killiantitan3711]

I hate it when them yard dogs jack the trailer way up in the air with a heavy load in the trailer. They'll swear its the drivers doing it but aint no driver gonna take the time to lift the trailer 4 inches above the fifth wheel. Most drivers are too lazy to walk across the parking lot to throw their trash away instead of throwing it on the ground behind their truck. With tanker i understand raising it to unload the liquid efficiently but at least retract the legs a little bit before putting it back down fully loaded. I deal with this stuff at fedex ground.

[@MadDogg4021]

I’ll take lowering a loaded trailer 4 inches than jacking one up 2 inches any day! Either way, always seems to happen when the trailers are like 1-2 feet apart maybe

[@Dazkinnersley]

Imagine if the technology existed to raise the suspension on the tractor,rather than just lowering it??? 😂