Is there no money in company driving?

car hauling once you get experience.

 

You've only got 4 years in trucking. Of which, only 1 is OTR. 1800 per week just pulling general freight is very infrequent. You need experience and you need patience. You'll also need endorsements(hazmat, tanker, doubles/triples). You must look into specialized hauling as well.

The range for experienced drivers hauling general freight is 55 to 65 cpm. You aint thay experienced. Your pay will be closer to the 55 cpm mark. You will not get rich in any category of trucking, but especially being a general freight hauler.

As you get more experience, perhaps you can work for the LTL companies, maybe Wal-Mart. Even then, you'll have to put in time to get to the bigger money. You'll have to tailor your expectations some. What you must understand is that trucking is good money but not great money. It's good money in the sense that you can pay your bills and make a living. It isn't good money in the sense that you can live a life of luxury or in the fast lane. With the money truckers make, it ain't how much you make but how you spend.

 

ODDL.

 

And most don’t. If you have -

Hazmat and doubles endorsements - clean record, 2 years experience -

Then pursue it $100k easy. Solos well over .82 cpm.

 

Flatbed and hustle will get you there...a lot of blood, sweat, and tears but the money is there.

 

There are a lot of companies but they usually it involves the night shift. LTL Linehaul with Saia, Estes, ODFL, FedEx Freight, ABF, R&L Carriers etc.. fuel haulers, also Grocery haulers. But once again it involves what truckers don’t want to do night shift.

 

You could have days starting out, or very soon after, at Walmart if that's what you wanted. 30 months of full time tractor trailer (any experience- doesn't have to be OTR) and a clean record + hazmat is all it takes. If you want days at an LTL probably have to do P&D for a few years. Nothing wrong with P&D unless you're afraid of work.

 

Thing is, as long as I've been affiliated with trucks, drivers pay has got to be the biggest BS story of all. $1800/week( gross) comes out to about $45/ hr., or about $93grand a year. I think there are drivers that do make that, but under VERY limited circumstances, and quite frankly, .55-.60/mile is about what I'd expect for a company driver anyway. Again, unless you do some sort of specialized trucking, that could easily be over $1/mile, I'd be happy with .55/mile. And for the record, I don't think recovery pays all that well, in fact, I heard it's on the low side for a driver. .55/mile on a 2000 mile week, still comes out to $1100. Sounds okay to me.

 

Tanker/Hazmat, aviation fuels.
And willing to run 48 states, Canada and all weather.
And if you can get in a company hauling propane or other high pressure tanks along with what is mentioned above, even better.