Is Making $800 a week as a NEWBIE possible?

well I was gonna say hit the oilfield but then again you people hate oil

 

So they all say it is,but I think they will say anything to get us into a contract. Whether It's 500 or 800 a week makes me no diff as long as im working steady and making a paycheck. after a yr I plan on moving on to a better company with higher pay anyway.

 

Sure if you bring your sister along and pimp her out in the truck stops.























Oops.. Sorry wrong thread!!!!

 

Welcome to the TTR Forum. IMHO, you will most likely take a pay cut in most situations. You say $3,200 per month after taxes. That would indicate close to $4,000 gross.

Let's say $3,900 per month which would be about $900 per week (3900 / 4.333 = 900) or $46,000 - $48,000 per year.

You will likely be looking at about 2700 miles a week at 0.28 CPM which equals $756 gross per week or $37,000 - $ 39,000 per year. Miles could be 2200 - 3200 and pay could be 0.25 - 0.31 CPM. There are new drivers making $25,000 a year.

Then you will spend money to live on the road. IMHO, this will range from $40 - $130 per week. Not to mention the several thousand dollars you will invest for training.

Can you get lucky and make as much? Yes, maybe 5 - 10% do. Can you make more in a couple of years? Yes, some do pretty well. I'd be willing to bet that 50% of drivers in their first two years don't make as much as you make now.

 

$800/week is very possible...

 

My average pay weekly after 6 months is about 750.00 net. But, All I do is drive, sleep, eat, fuel, deliver or pick up. I eat out of my truck, sleep almost 100% at drop or pick up. I skip some showers if I need to, pee in a milk jug when neccesary, bend a few h.o.s. rules from time to time, ( bend, not shatter) basicaly make sure that I am always in a position to run as many miles in a week as possible. This is not for everyone, no tv time at truck stops, very little hot food, ect. I don't drive tired, but I make sure I use every bit of my hours for making money as possible. So, is it possible to make good money your first year? If your willing to be dirty, somewhat, hungry, on edge, and always, always doing everything possible to keep moving, yes you can.
For example, a lot of drivers have a 9:00 am delivery on tuesday. They drive close, find a truck stop or rest area and roll in the next day on time or a little early. I am there the night before and asking what is the soonest I can be unloaded. Driver a is cleaner, better fed, probably in a better mood than me, I make good money and thats what I do this for. My way is not better, driver a's way is not better, there just two different ways to do the same job. Like any occupation, the harder you work, the more you make.
safe runs and tailwinds.
b

 

I was taking home $700-$800 a week when I drove at Stevens. I was out for 7 weeks at a time though so I was always running. Those meat loads payed pretty good.

 

It is possible to make 800 per week, but not very likely. You are more likely to earn somewhere in the 400-500 range per week. Newbie pay is pretty low in this business.

 

sure, did you want to be home once a month or once every three months?