What division are you in? Are you running OTR or regional or what? The fact that they're keeping you out in that Midwest/Mountain region makes me think you're in some sort of a regional division. You're also in a very weak area for freight. It's just that you're the low man on the totem pole right now and that's how it goes sometimes. If you're not making money, they're not making money either and you know they didn't buy that truck to give you a place to sleep. They don't want you sitting any more than you want to be sitting. So don't get the impression that there are a ton of loads available but they won't give you any. It's also not uncommon for companies to load trailers many days or even weeks before the load can ship.

It's not uncommon for a customer to use a company's trailers as overflow storage for their warehouse. Now let me say this about the loaded trailers. That's not uncommon in the beginning either. You didn't mention anyone pooping on the bed, tearing the cabinets out of the truck, or finding a dead bird inside the cab so your recovery went better than mine have! And I wish I was kidding, but I'm not! Those are true stories.

You had to do a vehicle recovery which everyone hates doing. Well it sounds like a pretty typical first month out there for a solo rookie driver.