Hi,
I am a driver out of NJ looking to eventually move out West, most likely to Las Vegas. I'm with Yellow now, but will switch to Estes or Old Dominion then transfer over. You can read more about me here: https://www.truckingboards.com/bb/threads/estes-vs-old-dominion.115848/
Anyway I had some questions about Estes out of Vegas area, specifically about how bad it is during the Winter and running California. I've been browsing through the forums here to find out what I could.
1. The snow
The thing about snow and mountains for me is that it really isn't that big a deal on the East Coast. I got stuck in snow in my first year of trucking OTR in Wyoming and I quickly learned that West Coast mountains are a pain in the ass. The thing is, no one ever taught me how to chain up. Never learned at my CDL school, and you don't have to chain up in the East Coast. Vegas always was one of my ideal landing spots trucking wise in terms of quality of life but I have always thought it was just about the worst place in terms of where you would be dispatched. https://www.truckingboards.com/bb/threads/las-vegas-vs-phoenix-linehaul-transfer.77378/
I would have to get trained on how to chain if I transfer to Vegas. I'm not sure what my question is really. How much is it really a pain in the ass being extra-board out of Vegas area in terms of bad weather? like...how many times a year do you typically have to chain up? And is it something where once you learn how to do it, it's not that big a deal?
2. California
So based on my research, drivers out of California get paid hourly but for a driver out of Nevada or Phoenix that drives into California, they get paid by mileage regardless of whether they are restricted by the 55mph limit. Is this correct? Because to me, that seems very unfair. One of the things that attracted me to switch companies was that being governed 62/63 mph vs 67/68mph absolutely does increase the size of your potential paycheck (not to mention you guys cpm is higher than Yellow's).
3. Estes West cpm
From what I have read Estes West generally get paid higher, but when I compared the cpm of Estes in NJ vs Nevada, NJ was higher. Am I not understanding something correctly?
Overall any Extraboard/bid drivers here out of Vegas? How much money can you expect to make out there?
I am a driver out of NJ looking to eventually move out West, most likely to Las Vegas. I'm with Yellow now, but will switch to Estes or Old Dominion then transfer over. You can read more about me here: https://www.truckingboards.com/bb/threads/estes-vs-old-dominion.115848/
Anyway I had some questions about Estes out of Vegas area, specifically about how bad it is during the Winter and running California. I've been browsing through the forums here to find out what I could.
1. The snow
The thing about snow and mountains for me is that it really isn't that big a deal on the East Coast. I got stuck in snow in my first year of trucking OTR in Wyoming and I quickly learned that West Coast mountains are a pain in the ass. The thing is, no one ever taught me how to chain up. Never learned at my CDL school, and you don't have to chain up in the East Coast. Vegas always was one of my ideal landing spots trucking wise in terms of quality of life but I have always thought it was just about the worst place in terms of where you would be dispatched. https://www.truckingboards.com/bb/threads/las-vegas-vs-phoenix-linehaul-transfer.77378/
I would have to get trained on how to chain if I transfer to Vegas. I'm not sure what my question is really. How much is it really a pain in the ass being extra-board out of Vegas area in terms of bad weather? like...how many times a year do you typically have to chain up? And is it something where once you learn how to do it, it's not that big a deal?
2. California
So based on my research, drivers out of California get paid hourly but for a driver out of Nevada or Phoenix that drives into California, they get paid by mileage regardless of whether they are restricted by the 55mph limit. Is this correct? Because to me, that seems very unfair. One of the things that attracted me to switch companies was that being governed 62/63 mph vs 67/68mph absolutely does increase the size of your potential paycheck (not to mention you guys cpm is higher than Yellow's).
3. Estes West cpm
From what I have read Estes West generally get paid higher, but when I compared the cpm of Estes in NJ vs Nevada, NJ was higher. Am I not understanding something correctly?
Overall any Extraboard/bid drivers here out of Vegas? How much money can you expect to make out there?