How did you fair this year?

I made around $58,500 at Walton milk hauling.... I was home everyday. Between my wife and I we ended at $79,800. I out earn her by far but she gets incredible health insurance for the whole family. 2018 was my first year at Walton. I expect to break 60k in 2019.

 

I think $58,500 is pretty good for home daily driving a day cab. I don't live paycheck to paycheck and I was able to put a $6k roof on my house and pay cash. So far in 2019 I bought my wife a new couch with built in bed $1200 (she sleeps down stairs because that's where the baby's room is) and I bought her a $800 stove. All cash. I no longer use credit cards for anything and am paying down debt. I'm happy with that.

 

7 months in with Prime Inc.

Was averaging a gross of $1,000 a week, now. It's settled to $700 with no bonuses. Take home $550 a week.

So much for Good Money in trucking?

I read and hear about "Fleece" Operators at Prime earning nets of $600 a week, or even one netting $600 for six weeks!

 

First year. Promised $75k/yr. Made $54k.
Stood in new company orientation, morning of 1/7/19. Now more than $1k per week goes into bank account. Each and every week. Consistently...

 

Usually when all said and done?

There's usually more said, than done!

 

Why do you still work there if it isn’t working for you?

 

I went through and completed PSD & TNT Training. When you get your CDL's, and undergoing TNT training you receive $700 gross per week.

Upon completion if TNT training one typically would upgrade out of TNT training from being a"B" seat driver, to an "A" seat driver.

From there, one would normally progress to, ........

#1 A company solo or team driver eligible for being compensated at cpm as well as other pay incentives and bonuses,

OR

#2 Transudtion into becoming a lease operator.


As I was coming out of TNT training, Prime offered an additional $300 a week "bonus" in addition for staying on a trainers truck through the Winter Months, for a total of $1,000 a week.

Given my individual circumstances at the time, being open to getting and receiving any and all experience and training I can get? I opted to stay on the truck.

The "Law of Unforeseen & Unexpected Consequences" has kicked in? And now I find myself in the situation. I'm weighing my options at this time.

 

Doing what type of driving?

 

I work for a tiny mom and pop fuel distributor so cant compare my situation to most places. We only have 3 guys but we hauled 2.7 million gallons in 2018