Jobs paying over $100,000

Why did you quit a good paying line haul job to take a step backwards by leasing a truck? Personally I would have stayed at the line haul gig. If I'm going to lease a truck, I want double what you're making, or don't waste my time.

 

Yea, I know LTL pays well because I did it, but I drive my truck to my house every night and I live in a rural area. Containers or logs are the best bet for me right now. Not to mention you said 9 hour work days...fedex, ups, etc can't pay me what I'm making with 9 hour work days...I leave out around 2 every morning and get home between 2 and 4...sometimes earlier. Most of my runs now are around 680 - 700 miles.

 

I didn't lease a truck. I paid cash...all of $16,000 for an 07 Volvo with ISX lol. I've made a lot off of that investments so far. If it was blown up today I'd be more than satisfied with my return on investment. I started driving line haul in ATL, then my wife and I drove together for the same LTL carrier, we decided to have a baby and move home. I bought a house in the country ( paid cash), bought my truck, and now I actually come out better than I would have if I stayed on running linehaul by myself. I get to live where I want, and I'm not on call. I like what I do...the hours can be long, but if I wanna take 3 or 4 months off I can lol.

 

I understand where you're coming from. I was making great money doing heavy haul. When I quit OTR, I also paid cash for a house, and I bought 3 cars. I jumped on board with the post office. I was on call for the first few years, but was finally able to bid on a run after I gained enough seniority. Now I only work 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. Sometimes I'll crunch a bunch of overtime if I feel like making some extra spending money.

 

Yea man, I actually had enough seniority at the time I left for a bid run with OD, but I just didn't want to live in ATL, and when you transfer terminals you lose your seniority. So even if I was able to transfer to the Vidalia terminal and run linehaul my seniority would have been lost. Vidalia is mainly city drivers though so I would have had to work the hourly clock...possible dock work ugh. On a 600 mile run after fuel I bring in between 600 - 700 bucks now depending on the weight so it's working out ok I guess. I miss being on the road, but I'll get back out there one day.

 

I have worked for the government as an Executive Chef, that job was a lot harder than most....
and $16 a hour? My mother in law just recently got a job holding a road sign for $24 a hour, thats how I know they make too much....she brags she makes great money doing nothing at all.
My mother works for the IRS and sits at a desk all day making more than most....a lot of government jobs are easy, I didnt say all but a lot...

 

I don't drive but I've made 90s all 3 yrs with sysco as a selector but I'm slinging on avg 100,000lbs of cases every night hard work but $ is good wouldn't mind driving someday won't be young forever lol

 

The team trucks are the big money LTL jobs. I was going to mention that but was primarily talking about solo line drivers. What was your rate to the truck with OD if you don't mind me asking?

 

Jobs that crappy make drivers seem like they're a privileged bunch don't they? Everything is relative I guess.

 

Top pay at OD for teams is 68 cpm. Another good team LTL job is R&L Carriers.