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The "Right Company"

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by bigjoel, Mar 28, 2012.

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  1. Mar 28, 2012 #1
    bigjoel

    bigjoel Road Train Member

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    OK folks, I've been reading in a lot of these threads where drivers claim they are making real good money driving trucks. The numbers are all different. Some claim anywhere from, oh, 60k, all the way up to 100k, 120k, I've even seen 150k.

    Keep in mind that these well to do drivers claim to be company drivers.

    Their secret you ask? They found the "right company". I know, it seems so simple. If you are not making these high six, or seven figure salaries, you are not at the "right company".

    Now most of these wealthy truck drivers swear up and down that they are telling the truth. What would they have to gain by lying, they reason with us.

    When pressed for information on details, such as who these "right companies" are, they start getting elusive.

    "Um, ah, I really am not at liberty to say, uh, because you see, uh, I don't want you coming here trying to horn in on my action".

    So there you have it folks. If you aren't making the big bucks, you haven't found the "right company".
     
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  3. Mar 28, 2012 #2
    Truthin

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    I have never heard of or seen a company driver that makes over 80k. I'm not saying it couldn't happen or hasn't happened, but we all know this is not normal.
     
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  4. Mar 28, 2012 #3
    already gone

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    if you drive linehaul for a freight company its not hard to do, or drive for ups. senior drivers at teamster carhaul companies do that pretty regularly as well....

    there are some options right there, you should be able to figure out the freight companies, abf, yrc, holland, ups freight, conway, estes, fedex, saia, etc. UPS brown's low men on the seniority board all clear OVER 80k a year. And I have heard that senior drivers at carhaul companies like Cassens, Allied, Active, Jack Cooper, etc, can make overr 100k a year, if you want to run hard.
     
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  5. Mar 29, 2012 #4
    074344

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    You said it, not me.
     
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  7. Mar 29, 2012 #5
    bigdogpile

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    abf,yrc, & holland ...yes you can make over 80k easy ...LTL is where you get paid for everything.... Holland would be the best choice because Ups is hard to get into
     
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  8. Mar 31, 2012 #6
    spacetrucker88

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    I just looked up univar nothing about driving in thier job listings?
     
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  9. Mar 31, 2012 #7
    Jackofalltrades1977

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    How hard is it to find a LTL job that has minimal physical requirements? One reason I chose Trans Am is 99% no touch freight.

    I've been away from home for less than a week and it's bugging me already when I call home and hear my little boy laughing in the background.
     
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  10. Mar 31, 2012 #8
    plentygood

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    I would do some more homework if I where you.
     
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  11. Mar 31, 2012 #9
    Typhoid36

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    Might I add that whats "right" for you won't be "right" for the next driver. For me, I need a balance between decent pay and good hours. By decent pay I mean more than $16/hr (most local driving jobs are either hourly or salary based). By decent hours I want 8 hours a day 5 days a week. After all, what good does 80k a year do you if you don't have enough time off to enjoy it? I want to get paid extra for holidays, sundays, nights, and overtime. I don't want to be a slave for 60+k a year. See my signature if you want to know who I drive for.
     
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  12. Apr 1, 2012 #10
    JustChillin

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    That's why the LTL driver makes more money than you do. It's called getting paid for working. They're also at home listening to their little boys laughing..in person.

    I know 3 grocery chains here in California whose drivers make avg $80K/yr. They also have 401K's, health insurance and profit sharing. But they do multi-drop loads, usually pallet jack the product onto the dock. They work 4 10-hour days.

    OTR is another story. You want OTR you're not going to be home.
     
    JustChillin, Apr 1, 2012
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