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Old 04.19.2008
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I'm in the same boat, you may have seen my posts elsewhere in this forum trying to get info, except I was making 40K, and my company went under on the 3rd.
What is the starting pay for a company driver vs owner/operator (assuming as an o/o your a good money manager and have business acumen.
some trucking co sites say new drivers make 85 and o/o make 165 (gross of course) which sounds like its a stretch to say the least.
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I'm in the same boat, you may have seen my posts elsewhere in this forum trying to get info, except I was making 40K, and my company went under on the 3rd.
What is the starting pay for a company driver vs owner/operator (assuming as an o/o your a good money manager and have business acumen.
some trucking co sites say new drivers make 85 and o/o make 165 (gross of course) which sounds like its a stretch to say the least.
Dan
Ouch !!! That's got to hurt, I don't care who you are.

The pumping of that much sunshine up yer.... Would require at least a 24 inch pipe.
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Ouch !!! That's got to hurt, I don't care who you are.

The pumping of that much sunshine up yer.... Would require at least a 24 inch pipe.
Can you shed some more truthfull light on this?
ie starting pay for company drivers at good companys?
starting pay for new o/o at good companys?
if I go the o/o route I'm looking at aquiring a good used ('07) truck with about 150K on it, cash, so no loans to start with. so at least your not starting out it debt....
Thanks for any info.
curious too when they say 1yr of driving experience, would that be PAID? or just logbook miles? reason I ask is I might have someone I can drive with to gain miles/time..but not on a payroll.
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Can you shed some more truthfull light on this?
ie starting pay for company drivers at good companys?
starting pay for new o/o at good companys?
if I go the o/o route I'm looking at aquiring a good used ('07) truck with about 150K on it, cash, so no loans to start with. so at least your not starting out it debt....
Thanks for any info.
curious too when they say 1yr of driving experience, would that be PAID? or just logbook miles? reason I ask is I might have someone I can drive with to gain miles/time..but not on a payroll.
Dan

The average Company driver DOES NOT make 85K a year. I see these ads all the time, Our company drivers average XXXX dollars per year.

O/O can make the amounts they stated, easily. If the freight and logistics are in place. But you have to bear in mind, that it's gross pay.

Let's compare the "company" average myth.

Top driver -- .45 a mile
Bottom Driver -- .30 a mile

52K average per year. Fleetwide average of 9600 miles per month.

Top Driver makes $4390 a month -- or $52,680 a year

New driver makes $2880 a month -- or $34,550 a year

Fuzzy math works well in the trucking industry.

Average Driver Pay = Possible training pay (up to .10 a mile), retention pay, recruitment bonuses, loading/unloading pay, layover pay, vacation and holiday pay. Not all drivers will EVER qualify for these pay perks.
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