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

Don’t go there. Bottom tier LTL

 

Sure you can make 100,000 ,the brother-in-law of the dispatcher did.

 

ANY Ltl you can make 100 grand. Easy

 

Hard to find $0.50? You're not looking. (Our pay is performance-based, $0.55/0.59/0.65, depending on how many miles driven that week).

Indeed. Too many drivers can't see the bigger picture. More profits = more pay for the drivers. More expenses = less pay for the drivers. Look at it as a business whether Company, LO or OO.

Indeed they are. Find a company that not only pays detention, but one that pays it whether they are reimbursed for it or not. That's a company that takes care of the drivers.

Here's some interesting numbers. In 2019/2020, the average advertised wage for OTR was $75k, yet according to the BLS, the average pay was in the neighborhood of $47k. I have been seeing a lot more advertisements claiming 6-figures nowadays, but the numbers don't add up. Many of the carriers are lying to get drivers in the door, that's why the average annual turnover rate is 97% nationwide. Add those questions to your research of a company... What was their turnover last year? Over the last 5 years? If its not below 40%, they aren't where you want to be. No company will be at 0%, as drivers are forever retiring, becoming medically disqualified, or have family issues that arise requiring them to remain at home, so don't shy away from a company with 35% turnover. Just walk away from those over 50% (and run from those over 100%).

 

May the follow link be of help:

Walmart raises pay for truck drivers up to $110,000 in first year.

 

Well done!!!

 

I'd work for them but their strict rules are a no go for me.

 

What kinds of rules do they have? I was out at mandatory uniforms

 

That one does not bother me as much.
Driver facing cameras
Cannot talk on phone, even with bluetooth while driving. Those are my main disqualifies.

 

The phone policy has been changed.