Solo Driving No Hometime Potential Income

Yea they will run the hell out of a new guy cause they know they can , I have all but 3300 for my first week out of school and not in training , mostly drop and hook and long runs

 

3300 miles , better clarify that .... not dollars .. hahahaha

 

Far at potential income,that depends on the company and also what you haul.These starter companies don't give the drivers the miles they deserve so you could be staying out as a waste of time.If you have to sit then why not do it in the comfort of your own home rather then some trk stop bored out of your mind.

 

Like they said depends on the company and the miles they have available. Most megas are probably 2500 average 3000 on a good week. I don't see why you would stay out though. My last 3 weeks have been 3200-3600 and I'm homd for supper on Friday. First year I would guess you would see 40ish if you get on with a company that has tons more freight than drivers and you run hard. I doubt you will see a significant pay difference if you stay out vs going home once a month. I'm usually out of hours by Friday night so I could either reset at home or at a truck stop either way I couldn't run over the weekend

 

Why are tanker companies a joke these days? They have a reputation of paying decent money to their drivers.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

Op

Ive been home 20 days tops including vaca this year week at a time each.

The months I stayed home for actually are better than some of the months I stayed out because of the freight lanes I'm in

Most of the freight out of Louisville goes to Atlanta then I spray over to a Carolina back up to Detroit and down to Texas or up to Montreal.

So you could potentially be screwing yourself by not going home (if you have one)

Hotels are tax write offs

 

Go with a good 48 state carrier that has APU's. You will definitely want an APU especially if you plan to live in the truck. I understand about looking for a place to retire. Spent many hours on the computer and OTR looking for that place & settled on Las Vegas area. Go for it & shop carefully for a good carrier.

 

I'm assuming Capt Call from Lonesome Dove? Great flick!
I'm new at this myself after retiring from aviation. But I like the 14 and 10; work out the schedule right plus waiting for loads and HOS won't be a problem. Qualcomm is a great help there!
I specifically asked to be out 350 days a year for two years; only one company didn't want to do it.
My instructor at the Community College did her last two years on the road Hazmat Tanker and GROSSED over 2,000 a week, and add the per diem tax break and she did quite well. Saw her car and house, NICE.
She cleared the same as I did flying overseas for an African airline and she wasn't risking her life getting shot at.
I heard a young student at Roadmasters (DON'T go there!) say he wanted 50,000 a year but wanted to be home nights and weekends. UNREALISTIC! Go for broke and make the big bucks, you can always take time off later with no money regrets.
I've heard a lot of drivers saying they don't get the loads, but then they've turned down loads and the dispatchers remember that.
Maybe the more experienced drivers have more to say, I'm a Newbie and could be wrong.
Good luck out there and Merry Christmas.