How's the Cleveland Ohio area for loads? That's where I live and I hear it's a good area?

It’s decent, I’ve run a adairsville to Cleveland many times and usually my go to is a load of shingles out of Medina.

@@codyhart9610 nice I can't tell you how many times my current company has sent me to Medina to get shingles. Usually headed to North Carolina or Virginia, went to KC and St. Louis as well. That place is 45 minutes from my house.

Appreciate you buddy.

Do you have a new or used truck?

You’d be shocked, I’ve told guys do this this and this and you’ll be fine only to have them do the complete opposite and then ask me why it didn’t work💁

Are still with CRST? If so how is it going so far?

@@ShawnTheTrucker yep. No complaints about the company itself, just figuring out how to navigate this market. I'm more or less making company driver pay right now, hoping I'll be able to weather the storm and start saving money again soon. I will say I'm loving the experience of being an independent contractor with nobody monitoring me, bothering me or telling me what to do - I'm left alone to handle everything myself which is perfect for me

@@squirt.mcgirt That’s good to hear brother. I know what you mean this isn’t the best market right now. I know that’s good feeling the freedom to pick your own loads. Keep grinding and stay safe brother. Thanks for the reply.

​@@squirt.mcgirtmay I ask you if tge lease is "walkaway" and exactly what does it mean ? Thank you !!

I don't think I'd do it if it didn't live in northeast Ohio. Midwest is, from what I've heard, a great place for steel and flatbed loads.

@@gregpramuka4239 yeah it is pretty easy to find steel loads going through the midwest. That is where I stay now, I am from West Virginia though close to PA and there are loads around there too just not as many

@@gregpramuka4239 i live in chicago, so many machine shops and steel mills. work as a machinist and seeing the guys hit the dock everyday to get unloaded indoors with our little crane making knowing they make 2-3x the money i do take home has me dreaming and scheming something big time!

I don’t do Tax videos because they’re too complicated of a subject, but there are several on KZfaq, most are bad, which is why I don’t even attempt them, contact a good CPA not a KZfaqr lolll And yes $3000 per week will be your expenses when it’s all said and done, so for you to make anything your minimum should be $4000

@@sturgelltruckingllc4074 or 7 to 10k? I realize things vary week to week. Save your money, incorporate for tax reasons don't buy a hellcat lol. I get it.

@@gregpramuka4239 your not likely to pull $7k-$10k a week every week, $6k is a more realistic number to try and average

The lease purchase program works I completed it with crst

@@sturgelltruckingllc4074 on average we get it. Also there's no truck payment the first 2 weeks. But I also heard there may be problems getting a truck idk. Steve Harvey and Denzel will let you know lol. Crazy how I found you man.

We’ll one is now, at least for the Time being, I’m not sure why because he’s making a fortune off KZfaq, He’s built a huge channel by parading his wife around half naked for his viewers💁

I’m not a lease purchase guy I am an actual owner operator leased on to CRST, but I get a lot of calls from the lease purchase guys here at CRST so I do videos to help them ….I also don’t normally recommend lease purchase programs, but in this truck market, it’s actually become a really good deal and the one here at CRST is as good as you’re going to find

I don’t have details on that. I’ve never done the lease purchase program. Call Tonya in recruiting 334-991-0675

@@taureanbuford4107 you can book as far out as you want, but be careful because things happen and if you start canceling loads, the agents will no longer let you book multiple loads and if you do it often enough, no one will book a load in advance with you and will make you wait till you call them empty

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The guys I’ve talked to are happy I don’t know much about it personally other than that

I assume you’re asking about the fuel surcharge, you get 100% of that and that would be included in the $4000 a week minimum that I am talking about, it’s in the load total

Thanks for the reply sir.

I don’t really know I’m not a lease purchase driver. I think 70 for lease trucks but you should call a recruiter to find out that information

68mph

Well this video was to help the Lease Purchase guys but what Numbers are you asking about Sir.?

1000 to 2000 a day. For those of us that can run a clock out lol. Also i spoke with a recruiter a while back last year and they were doing per mile still doing per mile is ther percentage pay new?

@@chadjoseph9220 been % for many many years, mileage pay is for the door swingers only

How much can I make as a owner op flatbed I’m coming there next month

What’s that? I’m pretty sure I have a grasp on the trucking industry after 3 1/2 decades but if you have something to add I’m all ears, let’s hear it buddy

@sturgelltruckingllc4074 inflation? The cost of everything you but your comparing 2018 money to 2023 money but inflation over those 5 years is over 21% if you made 2 bucks a mile in 2018 you need 2.40 just to be even not counting fuel that's all I'm saying this isn't a trucking industry issue but it still applies and onestly the parts and labor has probably inflated more then 21% for trucking that just a general inflation number for normal people your dollar is worth 21% less then it was 5 years ago if your not profiting more then 21% then your losing money 11% of that was 2021 alone

@@bennaylor3658 that all sounds good and I’m sure those numbers are from some official website somewhere but I disagree with them. The only thing that is inflated terribly is equipment which nobody should be buying (which would drive the prices down to where they should be) everything else is pretty status quo. Things may have gone up a little bit but not 21%, unless you pay dealership prices, you have to shop around , and fuel is covered by the fuel surcharge, it goes up and down so that’s not really an issue, in fact, I laugh everybody’s complaining about rates right now, but they seem to forget when the rates were sky high fuel went up to 5 & 6 dollars a gallon but now it’s under 4 dollars a gallon. They always leave that part out…… there’s always guys making excuses and giving reasons why they can’t make it while I continue to profit year after year after year, I guess your either a cup half empty or a cup half full kinda guy, trucking has good years and bad years. You can deal with it and keep moving forward or complain about it and quit. It’s really that simple Brother. Best of luck to ya

@sturgelltruckingllc4074 do you own research you will see inflation is higher then the 21% reported by the federal government

Company drivers taking home 700$ a week

Company drivers won’t own a truck after it all said and done even if they made the same pay.