American Trucker...New Slave?

I found that most class B jobs pay $15 hr. I was making $15 hr doing landscaping and turned down some jobs because it paid $15 hr or lower. Was I wrong or stupid to do so? I'm looking local and I'm hoping to find Class A jobs for more than $15 hr.I'm currently a fueler and yard jockey (for less money)for a trucking company as I wait for Class A jobs to start hiring. Hope I find one and hope I didn't blow a good class b job that I passed on. Opinions wanted.Thanks

 

If you are giving away your time to

1. the "job"
2. your "boss"

and you aren't being compensated for it, well I guess that would be YOUR fault, now wouldn't it?

 

Hmmmmmm

I don't think I have EVER been part of ANY "turn-over", let along the 150%.
I guess it all boils down to work ethic. When you KNOW what the job requires of you (and even if you DON'T) and you are willing to give it a 110% effort without being a crybaby, there IS NO "turnover". Change jobs, yes, but "turnover"??
Not 150% worth.

 

Lets see, if I drive from Pearl River NY to Sparks, NV with a stop in Knoxville TN (or Roanoak VA or Greenville TN) which I do three times a month on average (3100miles), I gross 1178 for that trip which takes about 44 hours (PTI and Fueling included: NO loading/unloading required). Comes out to $26.17 per hour before taxes or about $950 take home. Not bad wages for a "non-union" gig.

 

Perhaps up north, but down here, I've found most class B driving jobs pay on average about $12.00 hr. As for your decision, no one but you can tell whether you made a mistake or not.

If you are wanting to drive OTR, don't wait too long to find a company to take you on. The job you are doing most likely won't count as experience, and if you are out of school too long, that won't count, either.

Just a thought.

 

Thanks, I have an Interview coming up with a company similar to the job I turned down that has both Class A & B trucks plus it pays a lot more but I'll have to drive 50 min to 1 hr away. The Class B was around the corner from the house. I'm also waiting for final approval from ABF in Arkansas,was ok'd by TM now just waiting on home office.

 

lol! thats funny, I had to use that for my signature.

 

Well I know this is a very old post ---but here goes 70.46 miles per hour x 44 hours = 3100 miles to average this speed you have to go faster than this at times. More likely about 70 hours which would include fuel breaks delays etc. so this comes out to about 16.83 @ hour of course all straight time. Happy Trails