Knight Transportation Final Paycheck. 4 Month Review Pros and Cons! Lease Operator Now! 

a joke righrfr?

Fingers crossed!

I walk to that Farmer Boys almost every time I'm there. Breakfast burrito is amazing...

Ya not exactly an exotic paycheck. Just posting my numbers for all to see. Good bad and ugly.

@truckingthesevenseas ima be honest, u should try to find a local smaller trucking company that pays by load, for me i like fking companies that pay per load %. Not having to rush for miles nd etc. Just do 1 delivery a day and you'll still get paid good. You already have experience in trucking, should definitely branch out to other companies

I intend to leave knight come early next year. I'm waiting for the market to improve and test drive the leased vehicle. If the vehicles good I'll likely buy it and move on

Man with not disrespect here but i will be super honest with you my friend if you doing OTR all over the country and all what thats means the sacrifice and everything and you proud of that pay wow in my opinion you need to double think what you doing with your skills and time cause that money is wayyyyy low compared with than many companies doing otr When you have experience and you stay in a mega company that pay than low is sad sorry about my honesty but your time and family worth more than that and actually many many companies pay way more than that for otr brother and is really fishy to try to put a company like knight in a high standard for drivers cause thats not true but if you happy with that ? Good for you

See above comment.

Huh... When I was there I'm pretty sure it was only 9 months. Interesting.

I’m based in the Vegas terminal a lot of people told me to stay clear of ports lol

@@ItsJermey so you’re w/ knight? I’m in vegas thinking of doing the dedicated vegas to Long Beach. What feedback can you offer, advice,etc. what route are you doing out of vegas (OTR, ??)? You company or lease? TIA for any feedback.

@@TinyHouseDreaming I’ve been with them for 4 months now based out of Vegas doing 11 western but I go all over

I would usually avoid California dedicated routes. Too much traffic. Too much DOT. But if its all they got for dedicated and you want dedicated you can give it a shot. I'm currently company driver going lease later this month. OTR for me. Anywhere in the continental. If you don't have family, I would highly suggest living in the truck. No rent. No mortgage. No car. Very profitable.

It worked out well for me. Every situation is different. Just do not expect to make a ton of money right off the bat. Other options as far as going O/O or L/O? You can always buy a used truck on the open market and go wherever. There are a lot of other options available.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wGEHZkK7Y0jglo9Wy-lk8_KGth-wdDAONiXbmh5H6J8/edit?usp=sharing I've converted it from excel to Google Sheets so you can view it. You should be able to download the entire sheet if you want. Here is a blank format. I cleaned it up as best I could, leaving the last week I ran for reference. Let me know if you cant download it. You will have to hand jam some of the info every week, such as what week it is, days since employment, etc. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rMlfUJn0zlyCrWnVN81fx_jlydY-1NwDids2YOVHTFk/edit?usp=sharing

@@truckingthesevenseas Wow, much appreciated! So helpful to see everything itemized in a spreadsheet. Looking forward to seeing the lease spreadsheets once you get started. What is the row on the spreadsheet marked 'Safety'? I'm assuming the miles column is loaded miles. How are deadhead miles figured into earnings? Is the per diem pay of 12 cents/mile only for loaded miles? Is this per diem rate constant or does it ever change, for example to account for inflation?

Safety is the safety bonus you get at the end of the month. There's also fuel bonus and mileage bonus but I didn't get any of that due to time off. Miles column counts both empty and loaded. You are paid the same both empty/deadheading and loaded. Per diem probably does change but idk when and by how much. Its determined by the government I think.

@@truckingthesevenseas first off, wow this is something every driver should be getting in orientation. It's all about professionalism so thank you. Second, I'm looking at cell F110 and I think there is a formula that contains the same cell twice which is F86. Third. So when you get per diem does that mean you get a lower CPM base rate, or is that $.36 per mile what a Knight Driver gets on that lane? Thanks so much for all of this and your insights

Per diem is flat rate. The rates change bases on the load length. Longer the load the less pay and vice versa.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wGEHZkK7Y0jglo9Wy-lk8_KGth-wdDAONiXbmh5H6J8/edit?usp=sharing I've converted it from excel to Google Sheets so you can view it. You should be able to download the entire sheet if you want. Here is a blank format. I cleaned it up as best I could, leaving the last week I ran for reference. Let me know if you cant download it. You will have to hand jam some of the info every week, such as what week it is, days since employment, etc. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rMlfUJn0zlyCrWnVN81fx_jlydY-1NwDids2YOVHTFk/edit?usp=sharing

@@truckingthesevenseas sweet thanks man let me know how lease goes, I talked to my dm about doing it and he said I gotta get 9 months of experience before I can apply sadly

More or less. I had some experience so I was running more efficiently than a brand new guy. So your pay will likely be a few CPM lower.

@@truckingthesevenseas thank you! Do you know how long I have to stay with knight if I go with them to get my cdl?

Not positive but I think its 6-9 months. Ask your recruiter.

@@truckingthesevenseas thank you!

I averaged the four months into weekly segments, then multiplied the weekly average by 52.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1rMlfUJn0zlyCrWnVN81fx_jlydY-1NwDids2YOVHTFk/htmlview?pli=1#gid=838522823 Here you go! Its available in all the descriptions of my newer videos also. Just delete rows 2-7 and type in your info. They are just there for reference purposes.

@@truckingthesevenseas Thank you

When I was there in 2019, they paid you $450 flat and you were responsible for the hotel. They had a deal with a local hotel and it was like 60-70 a night I think. It might have changed though.

Been a while but ask the recruiter, some had their hotel put in to the cost of the school. They used to do school for free of you are a veteran or one of your immediate family members is a veteran, just had to work a year. Don't know, again ask the recruiter