Maximum Miles and Income

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 Every driver in our regional fleet has been home every weekend for years.  Even more, if a driver needs to be home during the week for a family event, doctor's appointment or any other reason, we make sure the driver is home when needed all while still maximizing the driver's miles and income for the week.

If we had our way, every load in our network would be a preloaded pickup and a drop delivery.  Right now, about 85% of our runs are drop and hook.  We will continue to work with our customers to add as many drop & hook loads as possible.

We know every driver has a few favorite runs.  We'll take the time to learn how you like to run and do our best to keep you on your preferred routes as often as possible.

We understand that finding safe overnight parking can be a challenge.  That's why we have many shippers and receivers in our network that allow overnight parking at their facility.  In fact, parking availability is one of the first questions we ask a potential new customer.

When possible, we will plan you on multiple trips at one time, so you know where and when you're picking up next before you start a trip.  This extra planning allows drivers to plan their trip better and get more miles by connecting two trips together.  We aren't able to do a multi-trip plan for every driver every time, but we do it as often as possible.

   Every driver is assigned to a specific tractor. We offer Freightliner and International tractors with a mix of manual and automatic transmissions.  We add new equipment every year and we'll do everything we can to put you in a truck that matches your preferences. 

Armstrong Transportation has some of the top safety scores around...and we plan to keep it that way.  From operating safely to preventing accidents and injuries, our entire company remains focused on the safety of our team and the motoring public that we proudly serve.

While we pride ourselves on getting all our drivers home every weekend, we do have weekend freight as well.  Drivers use the weekend freight to pick up some extra miles or to make up the miles missed because of a day off during the normal week.  Much of the weekend freight is day-trips within 235 miles of Memphis, Little Rock and other areas of our network.

We do our best to make every day perfect for our drivers, but as you know, trucking isn't always perfect.  Things like canceled loads, delays at customers and breakdowns are going to happen.  When they do, every member of the Armstrong team will be working hard to resolve problems and correct issues as quickly as possible.  Fortunately at Armstrong, these things don't happen often, but when they do, Armstrong is going to step up every time with detention pay, breakdown pay and other solutions to make things right for our valuable drivers.

Depart Sunday afternoon with a preloaded trailer from Memphis for a 24-hour drop in Fort Worth TX.  511 total miles.  Spend the night in the Fort Worth area for a Monday morning preloaded pickup or the occasional live load.

 Preloaded trailer or live load from Fort Worth to drop in Memphis.  515 miles.  Spend the night at your home on Monday night if you live in the Memphis area. 

 Preloaded trailer from Memphis to Frankfort IN for a 24-hour drop delivery.  514 total miles.  Spend the night in Frankfort, IN for a Wednesday morning preloaded pickup. 

 Preloaded trailer from Frankfort IN for a 24-hour drop in Memphis.  521 total miles.  Spend the night at home if you live in the Memphis area. 

Preloaded trailer from Memphis to drop in Sanger, TX.  After delivery, run empty 60 miles towards Little Rock AR for a Friday morning pickup.  561 total miles.

Run 289 additional empty miles to Little Rock, AR for a preloaded pickup.  Run 144 loaded miles from Little Rock to Memphis for a 24-hour drop delivery.  Shorthaul pay applies to the Little Rock trip, so the 144-mile trip pays 58 cents per mile.

Nights at Home:  4

Total Miles:  3,051

Gross Pay:  $1,602.12

Total Pay Per Mile:  52.5 cents

Gross pay shown includes Shorthaul Pay on Friday and the weekly Strongzone Bonus.   Pay shown based on 50 cents per mile.

If the driver had this same activity for 50 weeks during the year....

Driving Earnings:  $80,106

Safety Bonus:  $1,602

Holiday Pay:  $1,120

Accessorial Pay:  $450

TOTAL INCOME:  $83,278

Nights at Home:  215

The Monday through Friday example shown here is not a specific dedicated run.   However, it is an actual account of what a driver did for one week intended to illustrate how our drivers generally run.

  While we specialize in getting our regional drivers home every weekend, we also need the ability to provide capacity to our customers 7 days per week, including weekends. With that goal in mind, we are looking to bring on drivers with the flexibility to run on weekends and stay out for about 12 days…or longer if the driver prefers.  

 All drivers will run in our normal regional network, so should the need arise for the driver to be home for an emergency, family event or doctor visit, just let us know and, in most cases, we'll have you home the very next day. 

  Staying out for two weeks or longer is optional.  Drivers are welcome to be home every weekend for a while then choose to stay out for 2 weeks or longer from time or time.  Drivers are welcome to stay out much longer than 2 weeks as well.  It's the   driver's choice. 

In addition to the normal pay structure, drivers staying out 2 weeks or more also earn:

2.5 cents extra on every mile

$50 for 34-hour break on the road

Extra pay shown here only applies during the period that the driver is out for 2+ weeks.

Drivers staying out for two weeks are consistently achieving 3,000 to 3,500 miles per week and earning 54 to 57 cents per mile including all applicable bonus pay.

Drivers on this program must run at least 4,500 miles during a two-weeks-out period to qualify for the 25-50 Bonus Pay.

 Earnings for 6,500 miles during 2 weeks out:

Base 50 Cents:  $3,250

StrongZone Bonus:  $170

2.5 Cents PM Bonus:  $162

34-hour Break Pay:  $50

Total Gross Pay:  $3,632

55.9 cents per mile

$1,816 gross per week