That's true. There's no need for extra pay to stay away. I think drivers only start to think that way when they're told there's no work for them.
Minimum wage & trucking
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by skinnytrucker79, May 17, 2016.
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How about working for companies that have minimum guaranteed pay. That's what I'm trying for the first time. 0-2500 miles a week i get the same pay. Plus if I work the weekend they pay an extra $100. If I drive over 2,500 I get paid by the mile.
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And it's a lot easier too... LOL
To expect every driving job to be a six figure job just makes me laugh... Now, if you are an O/O or doing specialized heavy loads or something, sure... But you have years of experience going into it and some skin in the game too.
Someone doing D&H and bumping a dock once a day... Not a chance.spyder7723 Thanks this. -
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Most company drivers earn over 40k a year starting pay. that is more than half the country makes. Look up the average starting pay scale for other occupations that take a lot more education to get into and just as vital to our society. Teachers are barely over 30k. Nurses. Firefighters. Commercial airline pilots. Police officers go to work every day prepared to be shot and killed for 40k.
Is 40k awesome money? Ofcourse not. But for a job that requires almost no training is not #### bad.born&raisedintheusa, truckthatpassesyouby and MidWest_MacDaddy Thank this. -
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So far I'm liking this guaranteed minimum pay I'm getting now. I'm guaranteed $52,000 a year pay and no Northeast.
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As with your engineer example, everyone starts at entry level... If you opt to stop there and expect a union or government to do the rest for you then that is your option. If not, get a year in and start shopping yourself around and find that better paying jobs.
Walmart, Ashley, Tanker, Flatbed....
I just heard Old Dominion pays 61 CPM...
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