New Driver Needs More Money

Sorry crappiejunkie but I was agreeing with you. I read that guys statement as a truck driver can never have anything but I have done well trucking.

However, success cannot always be measured by possessions.

 

you gentlemen realize this is the canadian section, right ? and the state of the industry is now does not compare to what it was speaking to veteran drivers. further, I by no means want to imply a fellow is a bad driver if they happen to be driving a beater- but I wanted to point out that here, in canukistan, looking at the cars parked in the lot will give a good indication of what the pay is like. You have one or two benz, bmw or what thats the president and vice or cfo; if you have a really exotic car, a bentley or maybach then the president is taking way too much money that could be reinvested. I am working a well paying union gig, and see a nice spread of cars in the lot- a world apart from what I saw when I was doing long-haul. a dollar goes a hell of a lot further in the states than it does here. apples and oranges.

 

Maybe you guys should speak canadian so we can tell you apart.... ehhhh

lol....

 

I ran at $0.41 per mile for a year and a half, then finally moved on to bigger and better things. I gotta admit, I agree with a lot of the guys. Keep plugging away, pay your dues, and take your time looking for a different company. Don't go truck hopping every time you're feeling slighted by a company, be it pay, equipment, hours etc. No company is perfect.

 

I'm sorry Raamman, but that is a naive statement. The car people drive is in no way a reflection of their net worth. In fact, in many cases an overly expensive car is a sign of poor decision making.

 

So this is how a Canadian says it^^^^^

Same thing said by American:

Hey #######, can't you read - this is the Candian section.


Love it.

 

With the butchered spelling of "Canadian" included eh?

 

of course!

first 25 yrs in Canada - last 20 in America. I try and poke fun equally lol

 

Any parking lot in the oil patch has all the fancy 4x4 trucks suv's and everything else. Majority of them are financed to the hilt. Knew a kid paying 1500 a month on his truck which sat in a parking lot for 3 weeks a month.

 

Right out of driving school my first job paid $25 an hour. I worked there for 7 months and got a better job. Neither one is hauling freight or lumber. You have to specialize. My current run pays around $0.75 a mile and I haven't been driving 3 years yet. It can be done.