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Allow Me. · Sep 3, 2009

there you go, a company driver that makes $1.19 a mile............

lightingboy · Sep 3, 2009

I would like get a supertrucker job like the one he makeing a 1.19 a mile I'd keep my mouth shut and not say a peep .

cactusjack · Sep 3, 2009

FriedTater said: ↑

There is no compromise* in the Trucking business,your "wannabe" status fully supports your assumptive posting
on topic.
*The more you give the better they get at taking it!

I wouldnt touch that 600/$800 unless there was a secured reload within 40-50 miles going 1000+ back out.
The Driver must make "his"money($250 per day)
The Truck must make "its" money($300 per day)
Fuel needs paid for.$2.60 per gal,
90 gal at 6.8 mpg = $240 for 600 miles
Leaves about $10.00 to cover a 40-50 mile deadhead for reload.
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exactly what i was talkin about when i originally responded..... wannabee truckers arent they silly!!!!! fill their heads full of fluff and they are ready to leave their jobs presumptively this guy makes 240 a day and is not happy with that..... once again i wish him luck but step into reality!

cactusjack · Sep 3, 2009

lightingboy said: ↑

I would like get a supertrucker job like the one he makeing a 1.19 a mile I'd keep my mouth shut and not say a peep .
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sure got that right hand.... for #### sure!!!!!

smokeymt · Sep 3, 2009

cactusjack said: ↑

ok I WILL BITE .... 600 MILES AND GETTING ONLY 800 DOLLARS TO AN O/O IS NOT ANYTHING TO JUMP UP AND DOWN ABOUT.... IF ANY COMPANY DRIVER GOT THAT KIND OF CASH FOR 600 MILES THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY COMPLAINTS AT ALL...... LOOK, LEARN, AND LISTEN MOST COMPANY DRIVERS DO NOT EVEN MAKE 240 IN A DAY UNLESS YOU ARE IN AN GOOD COMPANY YOUR JB HUNT, SCHNEIDER,CRST,KLLM,PRIME,ETC. DRIVERS ARE LUCKY TO MAKE 150 A DAY. AS AN TRAINEE YOU ARE LUCKY TO MAKE 500.00 A WEEK FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS. THEN WHEN YOU GET YOUR OWN RIG MABEY 600 - 800 A WEEK . THERE IS TRUCKERS STRUGGLING OUT THERE MAKING 100-500 A WEEK . NOT EVERY WEEK WILL BE THE SAME. SO IF YOU CAN MAKE 240 A DAY WORKING FOR SOMEONE YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY. HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE. #### AND ENJOY LIFE . RESEARCH,LOOK,LISTEN,QUESTION EVERYTHING,AND YOU MIGHT MAKE A DECENT DRIVER THIS IS NOT AN BREAK THRU INDUSTRY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT 80% OF NEW DRIVERS DO NOT MAKE IT TO 3 YEARS BEFORE THEY HANG IT UP. HINCE THE HIGH TURN OVER RATE IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY. YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY AND HAVE A FEW 1500 DOLLAR WEEKS BUT IT WILL NOT LAST.... UNLESS YOU ARE LOCKED INTO AN DEDICATED GIG... THE CHANCES OF AN NEWBIE OR ROOKIE LANDING THAT IS SLIM TO NONE... GOOD LUCK
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Thanks for the info, makes a little more sense now for an o/o. But i thought JB HUNT, SCHNEIDER,CRST,KLLM,PRIME,ETC were terrible companies to work for? Not as bad a england or stevens but not good either. Never really thought about the getting the load out part either. I do know that if you figure the hourly wage truckers do not make much maybe $15/hr. I've worked a few times during harvest hauling grain/wheat, worked about 100hrs a week, made take home $1400 only $14/hr, however at $25/hr with 40hr week i would take home about $790. I prefer the $1400 any day. I like driving it doesn't seem like work to me because i'm not diggin a ditch, or out in 3 feet of snow framing a house 40hrs a week. I'd much prefer to drive see the country. We'd probably never really understand each other because most of the truckers who know and have the most experience have only driven. You haven't had to work like i have and i haven't had to work like you have. So were both looking at it from different experiences! I think you've got some real good things to think about, thank you

smokeymt · Sep 3, 2009

chief said: ↑

another "wannabe" who thinks truck drivers make $100 an hour. oh lordy!!! and when you try to convince them that OTR drivers are more likely to be making $4-5 an hour, THEN they think you're exaggerating.
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No i fully understand that truckers don't make much on an hourly basis. But if you figure just the weekly pay vs weekly pay. Its a lifestyle, what you want out of life. Have you ever worked construction 40hrs a week? Yeah your home every weekend with the same thing every week. Same for trucking i guess but at least your traveling around not going to the same job site with 3ft of snow framing a house day after day for about $790/wk takehome. I'd prefer to drive 80hrs / wk make $900-1200 takehome get to see some country then come home and actually miss my wifes face if you know what i mean Not have to hear her nag, day after day after day, lol.

smokeymt · Sep 3, 2009

SmokeMac said: ↑

Another thing is shippers and receivers are pain in the neck. They will dig into your 14 hour day in a heart beat when they tell you I will be out there in a minute or to load you or unload you. 2 or 3 hours later you are still out there waiting not getting paid.
I am a gas hauler and what the shipper loves to do is cut off all the suppliers except the unbranded product that they own. So then you are stuck there until they have driven the price of gas up then they will start releasing branded products such as BP, Shell and Chevron.
You got it all figured out and I am sure you will rake in all the cash after you have signed that lease with CR England, Trans Am or one of them other shiest er outfits
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I heard i'd be okay at england if i put a book of mormon on my dash and learn the lingo, lol!

Kansas · Sep 3, 2009

smokeymt said: ↑

Almost every trucker i've heard of with years of experience complains about the industry and gettn screwd out of pay. Whether it's lay over pay or getting a short load. Now granted i am a newby but i have this attitude of "I'm getting paid to do a job, drive." I heard of one driver who turned down a 600 mile load that paid $800. What?? Are you kidding me? In the real world i could never make $800 for 8-12 hrs of work. It'd be more like $240. So you can complain all you want, i'll take the $800.

I do understand that there are companies who will screw a driver, but have you ever just compromised? Take a short load now and then, the more you give the more you get!
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You are forgetting fuel costs money... But, there are drivers that will sit in a truck stop for days on end waiting for that 1500 mi load, all the while turning short loads down that would have netted them a profit.

cactusjack · Sep 3, 2009

smokeymt said: ↑

Thanks for the info, makes a little more sense now for an o/o. But i thought JB HUNT, SCHNEIDER,CRST,KLLM,PRIME,ETC were terrible companies to work for? Not as bad a england or stevens but not good either. Never really thought about the getting the load out part either. I do know that if you figure the hourly wage truckers do not make much maybe $15/hr. I've worked a few times during harvest hauling grain/wheat, worked about 100hrs a week, made take home $1400 only $14/hr, however at $25/hr with 40hr week i would take home about $790. I prefer the $1400 any day. I like driving it doesn't seem like work to me because i'm not diggin a ditch, or out in 3 feet of snow framing a house 40hrs a week. I'd much prefer to drive see the country. We'd probably never really understand each other because most of the truckers who know and have the most experience have only driven. You haven't had to work like i have and i haven't had to work like you have. So were both looking at it from different experiences! I think you've got some real good things to think about, thank you
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Those are TERRIBLE COMPANIES TO WORK FOR .....FOR SURE..... LOOK AT IT THIS WAY YOU WORK FOR YOUR 11-14 HOURS A DAY AND SOMEOTHER CASES 14-18 HOURS A DAY YOU ONLY MADE 150-200 FOR THE DAY. FIGURE IT UP AND THEN TAKE AWAY 10-30 A DAY FOR FOOD , SNACKS...ETC... SHOWER UNLESS U GET ONE FOR FREE 9 DOLLARS... YOUR TAKE HOME FOR THE DAY KEEPS SHRINKING PLUS YOU ARE NOT IN YOUR BED IN YOUR HOUSE AND ONLY GET TO TALK TO YOUR FAMILY OVER THE PHONE OR ON THE INTERNET.... DEPENDING HOW CLOSE U R TO THEM IT GETS OLD QUICK.... I HAD JOBS BEING HOME EVERY DAY BRINGING HOME B 4 TAXES 320 A DAY WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS BUT LEFT THAT BEHIND TO BRING MY FAMILY TO A BETTER LIFESTYLE . NOW I AM A TRUCKER SO I TRADED ONE THING FOR ANOTHER AND HAVE BEEN TRUCKING FOR 14+ YEARS...... ITS NOT THE BEST SITUATION TO BE IN BUT IT DOES GET INTO YOUR BLOOD.

cactusjack · Sep 3, 2009

If i make 240 a day it still is not that great i am away from home 24 hours right ... I do not care if i am working or sleeping i take my daily pay and divide by 24 in this case i only make 10 dollars an hour ..... Bfd..... Ok now take out your meals , shower, snacks, laundry, and other expenses that arise out on the road .. Which if you cannot get to a wally world or other super store you will pay big prices for anything at the truckstop... Just something to think about.

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