Question:
miles should i average a week as a newbie with any company ? once i get thourgh my training.

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Although there are MANY Factors that play into that answer(the carrier you're with, the carrier's Freight Lanes, the time of year it is, etc.)......
I'm going to say that as a newbie, at THIS time of year...you should be able to get 1,800-2,000 miles/wk EASY.
2,000-2,500 miles/wk would be a good average for a newbie in an "IDEAL" setting.
2,500-2,800 miles/wk would be a good average for a newbie during the SUMMER.
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For those of you that are NOT Aware of it.....
Freight Usually slows down for Dry Van & Flatbeds between Sept.1st & End of March...EVERY Yr.
Of course there are a FEW Exceptions.....
Depending on the Carrier
Depending on the Carrier's Freight Lanes
Depending on the Carrier's Customer Base(does the carrier have a few companies that they have dedicated routes for? Dollar General, Wal-Mart, Target, Rubbermaid, JCPenney, Exide, Behr Paints,Kohl's,QuadGraphics, etc.)

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I would think that freight would be picking up since Christmas is near.
Good thing you posted that ChoclitSnda.
Thats weird
Tim
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Some companies do get real busy during the holidays. But actual mileage has to many factors to know for sure. The biggest factor starting off will be your newness to the job. It takes a while to be able to get loads and just go with it know what to do and how to do it. Companies also tend to hold back newbies for a while and break them in. The good ones anyway. So most likely your first year will or should be your slowest.
An average driver should get 2500 a week easily. There are many that get more. Th companies average length of haul has alot to do with it. To list a number and be positive would be imposssible. The best you could expect would just be guessing.
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Is b/c most companies/customers/warehouses, usually do their Holiday Shipping From April to September.(Christmas & all of the other Holidays in between that generate Revenue.)
They ship it out Early(by Sept) & they just store it in warehouses/storage rooms until time to stock it on the floor, in the stores.
Don't get me wrong...
There will still be those companies such as Wal-Mart, Target, etc., that will have enough need for products to keep the carrier of their choice busy.
That's why I said that Depending on a carrier's customer base & freight lanes....it's possible that some carriers/drvrs WON'T slow down much during those times.
Carriers that CATER to a particular company/customer have a better chance of staying busy during those times than carriers that do NOT have a REGULAR Customer Freight Base.

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Hard to even guess. Lot of O/O's falling by the wayside, which cuts down on capacity, but there is still a glut of trucks out there.
ZigZag has some posts with the average length of haul industry wide or with certain companies, don't remember exactly which. Luck of the draw, mostly. Some drivers will hit the lottery, most will get their company average more or less, others will fall through the holes of the system, no matter how hard they work or how good they are.
I don't think anybody in retail is expecting a major boom this Christmas, but like Choclit says, it usually slows down for vans between Christmas and April or May.
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what about refers do they slow down thats what im looking into driving..and should i average the same miles as dry van & flat bed. thanks

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and through March/April pretty much everything slows down freight wise. Be prepared for it. The single biggest factor on just how much of a slow down you will see is the customer base the company you work for has.
I will always be a mutter trucker at heart.
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Originally posted by uturn2001:
The single biggest factor on just how much of a slow down you will see is the customer base the company you work for has.
Yes, and it is in that rare situation that it's better to work for a smaller company. I work for a small to medium sized company, and, I get pay for weeks that I am stuck at home because no loads are going out. It's not as much as I'd make out on the road, but then again, I don't have the OTR expenses I usually would. I get about four extra weeks per year this way, vacation or whatever you want to call it.

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Generally, Reefers do tend to stay busy during those slow times.
But, depending on the carrier & their customer base...even reefers could have slow freight.
I still perfer REEFERS over Dry Van.(MY Personal Preference.)