"$2500 per week without owning any equipment"

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by expedite_it, May 20, 2021.

  1. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    That's why Crete's ad says their top 50% of drivers average the big number. The number in the ad is an "average" of their upper 50% of drivers, if the number is accurate. It's a way to inflate the average into an "average" of their super truckers.

    Imagine a stock picker telling you his success rate for making money on stocks, if you just consider the ones where he makes a profit, is $9,000 per stock per yer. Imagine a gambler quoting just his wins and ignoring his losses.
     
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  3. Plantfoam

    Plantfoam Medium Load Member

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    I saw one of those chicago trailers today..."make $2500 a week after expenses without owning equipment!"

    So basically you're a 1099 that pays fuel and maintenance on someone else's truck. Cool.
     
  4. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    It means that the company is working you as a “contractor “ instead of an employee.
    And the company is not paying 1/2 of the social security , so your social security tax will be 13% instead of 6%
    Plus you have no workers comp insurance if you get injured and you’re not eligible for unemployment if you don’t have any work.
     
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  5. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    You can do a lot better than out here.
    Just got $3 a mile out of Florida and then $5 a mile out of MO, $3000 in a day on that one.
     
  6. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

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    That is funny, I know a lot of guys making over a hundred grand. Next time a set of doubles you will see one too.
     
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  7. snowfarmer350

    snowfarmer350 Bobtail Member

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    Man you aint kidding. I found a lot of info, and pay stubs to back up that info, supporting the fact they make over 90k a year. Most are over 100k. I am a new driver and I found a really good job that I'm hoping works out... BUT, I did try like to hell to get in to Estes. It just isn't the right time I guess, and they pay so good it appears they are getting some experienced drivers in the door. I can't blame them though, I would take the experienced drivers over training a complete rookie CDL holder.
     
  8. snowlauncher

    snowlauncher Road Train Member

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    I could be making up to $20k per month working part time from home. All I need to do is call the # on the sign I read on the corner of the block...
     
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  9. AMitchCarey

    AMitchCarey Bobtail Member

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    The recruiters at Heyl are the best or worse liars in the industry.When you see one of their trucks pray for the driver because he’s getting #### on by the ####tiest, greediest company in the Midwest.
     
  10. kylefitzy

    kylefitzy Road Train Member

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    48 of our around 100 solos made over 90k last year. I wasn’t the top paid driver but I still did close to 3 times your “average” number. People need to work harder AND smarter. 75C672C3-1C5F-48A4-89B5-54C436FAFF68.jpeg
    Hers some proof. Get away from the ####ty megas and bumping docks.
     
  11. CorsairFanboy

    CorsairFanboy Medium Load Member

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    What do you do?
     
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