Miles per week?

New driver, no exp...

$500-800 weekly. $30-$35k net.

 

Sherlock is right some weeks I even make $350. My pay has been $350-$600 with western express although their website say $60,000 yearly. You need at least a year experience and a decent driving record to make good money.

 

I made $57,000 my first calendar year with Millis transfer. If your willing to run and not moan and complain about a little North East work. Running at night etc, delivering 100% of your loads on time. You can do well as a new driver. Work ethic and the company makes a huge difference. Come in prepared to work 14 hours a day 7 days a week for months on end. Depending on how long you stay out.

 

I would expect my budget to be 25-30k my first year(just to be safe, thinking worse case scenario) and take another 5k off if you use a company sponsored training, if you can have some money in the bank before you transition would be great. Also after year 1 if you can keep a good record, clean license and no accident expect 50k+ depending on how hard you want to run/work/specializations.

 

Hard to believe, but I won't call you a liar.

Taking home anything over $40k first year is even a stretch.. Hell the first 3 months we are still learning the basics of how to operate the truck safely, trip plan, logs etc..

 

When I was out with a independent contractor , he was making a average of $900-1100 weekly, but sometimes higher. Average MPG is 7.6 MPG , highest 7.8 but the lowest I seen was 7.3 ( my fault ) . Average miles per week was 2900 , sometimes more miles. One thing is, it all depends on your dm, how you manage your time and the type loads you get. But before I was with him when he was on the company side he was averaging 1900-2100 , one week was around 1500. He was making $300-400 a week, then he just decided to lease after having 1 month on the road

 

Im out 2-3 months at a time. Drove truck in the army for years. I knew how to drive, I trip plan before bed every night. Leave right after my ten is up. And I'm out 2.5 to three months at a time so I'm always in the lanes. Working for a company that's not a bottom feeder helps. Being on time 100% of the time creates a reputation between planner and dispatcher.

 

Not true. You need to pound pavement and find a good job and not sign on with a bottom feeder.