You have to take into account that a loaf of bread up your way costs twice as much as down here and even for a pound of frozen chicken breasts is three times as much, it's all relative.
Is Making $800 a week as a NEWBIE possible?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by cheeto9512, Sep 16, 2011.
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That "Hungry driver is a happy driver." is an interesting point. I averaged just under 10,000 paid miles a month my first quarter. This quarter that average is down to just over 9200. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with them trying to keep a driver hungry just so I'll run whatever load they throw at me. I also was crawling up my dispatchers butt the first quarter. Any time I had time on a load I was asking if I could deliver 8, 12, 16 hours early. I'd say I could be close up to 24 or 36 hours early and ask for a relay so I could keep moving. Now I am more lax, and I've been just taking and running on their schedule. I wonder which is the bigger contributor to my drop in miles.
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It depends on the FM(dispatcher), if you show the FM you will make miles and money. I rarely ran less than 2700 miles my last time with FFE unless I was on a home week. On top of that my FM also made sure that I always got my layover pay; it wasn't perfect, but she did take care of me. It was the crappy night/weekend dispatchers who could really screw you over.
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i didnt read the whole thread but, anything less then $800 a week TAKE HOME should be a bad week.
My checks take home average between $850 and $1000
My Lowest check was $500
My highest check was $1,435
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Football coaches would love to have quarterbacks with memories as short of those as some truck drivers. It isn't about the minimum of a week or the maximum of a week. It is about what to expect over the course of a month or a year.
Once again the key is to look at your budget and say, "Can I sustain this budget if I have a bad month?". I don't know a trucker alive who hasn't had a bad month at some point in their career, and when that month comes you have to be prepared for it. -
But a new driver is probably going to be somewhere in the 25-30,000 range if you go to one of the big box carriers that will offer contract for training. -
I have a very small trucking company (2 trucks). When my drivers are on the road, they make at least $1000 per week. If you include stop pay, detention pay etc, they make more. The only thing that prevents a newbe from doing this is that insurance companies don't like to insure drivers with less than 3 years experience. Hence, I can't hire newbies.
The key to making money is to actually stay on the road. If you drive for a week, then stay home for a week, then expect to make the money only for the week you've been driving. -
well i can close the doors in 30 seconds--and i still get 25 bucks for it--ok it is longer if i put a strap or bar in
and not all van drivers are lazy--some do it cause of injurys or medical conditions -
~edit Nevermind... it's just not worth it...
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All the $$$ figures and no time frames???
What is considered a week? 5,6,7 days and the hours for that matter 8,9,10 hrs drive time?
is a "week" common knowledge ?Last edited: Sep 19, 2011
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