Why do we let them get away with it? And why doesn't the government protect drivers

PLUS add all the fuel and safety bonuses and an average trucker can clear 40k a year ... what do you guys think?

 

The worst truckers make considerably less than $.35 cpm . CDL mill , orientation , 4 to 6 weeks with a trainer and wait time between each of those makes first year income lower .

 

yeah my example was after the first year ... shouldve specified that; thanx for clarifying ...

my first year and a half with PAMela had me from $0.24 to $0.32

 

... not to mention the $0.175 I made while teaming

 

That had to be absolute worst case.

I will do 2400 miles with fueling, loading, and inspections in 40 hours time. I'm only away from the house for three nights in a week. I'm also at .40 cpm and 49k last year. I've had three months where I only worked three weeks.

I'm not OTR (obviously), but if I was OTR with my company, I would be making much more. But even at my current income, my family lives comfortably.

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For dry van average gross per mile last week was over 2 $ per mile. With cost around 1.10 and drivers pay like you said 35 cpm your employer cleared 65 c every mile you ran. The truth is company drivers with good record and work history could make 60 and more cpm with quite a chunk left over for the boss, but it is not gonna happen. Too many people are satisfied with " living comfortably'. Not realizing one serious illness or mishap will bring them to the poorhouse

 

yeah thats why I averaged 50 mph ... still it's pretty good huh??

 

I guess you're right, like for a bad company or lazy driver.

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Mind you that was just an example. I have a friend who works for FedEx and has a dedicated run, five days a week & 3000 miles, off Sundays and Mondays. He has got it made. But usually when you have a job that's home everyday, 40 hrs a week there's already a set mileage or a dedicated run. Whats the case with you cowboy?

 

Also, I did all that to give the OP some food for thought ... Like the average American job makes 34k and by driving 1800 miles a week u can make close to that. And anyone who is in this industry knows we drive more miles than that a week