$100,000+.....Company Driver

This is just a marketing and recruiting ad. Up to 150,000, where? I really doubt you'll make that at KLLM...

I'm all about finding ways to increase my pay to over 100,000. Let's be more concrete.

 

Where I'm at co drivers are getting 96 cpm. Not that difficult to break a 100k
But it's not KLLM, Swift, JB Hunt or other garbage bottom feeder. If you really want to make decent money there are places out there.
But it's my experience that people much rather whine about men keeping them down, and always have a excuse why they can't do it.

 

What site is that from? Doesn't look like Indeed...

 

Facts are this:

Average full time OTR driver with two years or more experience averaged $47,600 in 2019.

that has jumped to $77,200 in 2021.

there are always outliners to this. Most companies consider someone driving 90,000 miles per year a full-time driver. But most over the road drivers, probably drive about 120,000 miles per year with some as high as 150,000 miles per year. So if you were at a company that pays $.80 per mile and you only drive 90,000 miles, you’re not gonna make as much as the guy getting $.55 a mile but he drives 150,000 miles.

average CPM is now hovering around .60. Dry van.

If you have two years experience or more and you’re not making $.60 per mile, or you’re going to drive 120,000 miles and probably come out on your Tax return only say $55,000 in income, you’re getting taken advantage of. Driving is driving, yes there are other factors to consider when choosing an employer. But the fact is they want you to drive. Around 2500 miles per week. If you work for a company a and you’re only gonna to make $55,000 and drive the same miles at company B you’d make $80,000 then you’re a fool. Pretty simple if you ask me.

i’ll add this to. Most OTR companies have that dude. Head of the fleet managers. Probably number two or three in the company and he’s the guy you go to with problems. This guy is usually a con job. He’ll tell you anything you want to hear, buddy pal patchy on the back and it’s all orchestrated at keeping your pay down. Tell you how great you are, you’re his favorite driver, blah blah blah. That guy? You look him straight in the face and you present him with hard facts and cold numbers. Don’t play his buddy pal game. Tell him you can go anywhere and make 60+ cents per mile with your experience. If he doesn’t give it to you, politely shake his hand and say thank you for his time. Go back to your truck and drive your load and make him wonder if you’re going to quit or not. A day or two later he’ll probably call you with an offer.

 

Oil is probably the highest paying.
Gas is probably right behind.
No idea what milk pays.
Tanker home every night.

For vans it's probably FedEx and ltl. Probably not home though.

 

It is from indeed. I took it from their app

 

I'll take 90k miles at 80 cpm ALL DAY over 150k miles at 55 cpm.

All I hear from drivers is "miles, miles, miles." It doesn't matter the miles you're getting if they're not paid well.

150k miles at 55 cpm is like being homeless with chores. Stop it. Lol

 

Back in 2005 a lady Walmart driver told me she made 72k the previous year. I had 8 years safe driving, no tickets no accidents. I didn't feel like I was Walmart material, but the money sounded good, so I picked a DC up in the NE and applied.

The interview was with a lady from personnel AND three truck drivers asking the questions. When I was waiting in the break room to go in the interview, one of the three truck drivers came up and started talking and he was giving off a bad vibe. It was cold and snowing outside so I didn't think nothing of it when he said " you can go ahead and take off your jacket." Which I did but when he told me to roll up my shirt sleeves I just ignored him. When he got in the room he was playing the part of the bad cop asking all the tough questions and trying trip me up on my answers I knew when I walked out of that place I wasn't going to get that job and that I was right I am not Walmart material. Or maybe they just didn't want someone from the south.

 

And is the amount per year quoted with or without "per diem"?

 

This info is from the company I retired from in 2011
Company

Golden State Foods

Location

they have distribution centers all over the country. I worked out of the one in Garner , NC

TYPE OF WORK
food service

usually 3 stops to a route 1, 000 to 1500 pieces per load. Hand unloaded using a track system /hand truck /or lift gate

You run an average of 3 routes per week , with extra work available depending on hours available

Qualifications

5 years verifiable CDL experience with a minimum of 1 year pulling a reefer

0 accidents , zero DUI/DWI able to lift 75 lbs , pass drug screen/physical

Schedule

3 routes per week , on average these routes are bid on by seniority twice a year
Average 11 to 13 hours per route with some layover routes ( these are also bid on )

Benefits

Vacations
You get 1 week after 6 months , 2 weeks after 1 year. 3 weeks after 5 years , 4 weeks after 15 years and 5 weeks after 20 years. After you you reach the 15 year range you can bank a minimum of 2 weeks a year to be paid at retirement

Sick days , after 1 year you get 6 sick days per year. Then each month starting in Jan. you accrue 1/2 day a month. In December what days haven't been used are paid at Christmas.

Discreationary days. You get 3 a year to be taken as scheduling allows.

Personal days

Same as sick days total of 6 per year with no carry overs the balance was paid end if the year.

Insurance



Partners ins. Co.

Major med
Dental
Vision
Hearing

Your covered at zero expense , for a family , spouse and 2 kids , mine was 65 a week for full coverage.

Retirement great options there 401-K with 15% match after 10years of service option to buy stock after 20 years you qualify for pension benefits.

How did I like my job ?

I worked there for 33 years.

Now was it perfect nope
Cons
1. Hard a.S. S. work. But keeps you in shape.
2. Most routes were built to run from 11pm ( start ) to 7 to 10 am finish ( back at the yard)
3. Slip seat equipment ( some drivers are jyst nasty )

4. Great benefits.
5. Pay scale close to if not above most union scale jobs.
6. Unless you wanted extra work you had a 3 day work week. If you ran a

long route 11 to 13 hours you're still under 40 hrs per week. With 4 days a week off. At my retirement I was running a Monday (11 /12 hour route )
On Tuesday a short 2 stop bread run ( 6 hrs on a long day )

Then the same route as Monday on Thursday ( 11/ 12 hours)

Then take Friday/ Sat / Sun off.

My wife said I was the most spoiled truck driver on the planet.

It had draw backs of course , work is work , and McDonald's has a bad habit or did have of hiring let us say not so intelligent people to manage those stores.

But if I had to go back and repeat it. I wouldn't hesitate a nano second.

The opportunity that company gave me , helped me develop a way to retire in a very comfortable position.