Can you make good $ driving a dump truck?

Depeneds on where, what your haulin, if its year round, is it hourly, by the load or %

 

Ot after 40 or after 8? And whats your idea of good money? Driving them aint nothin, a few levers and switchs for the bed, gate locks, and training wheels..

 

And based on your profile pic, dumps aint new to you

 

Around here they seem to prefer the super dumps for feeding pavers. Govt. jobs with Davis Bacon wages can pay pretty well depending where you are.

 

^^ When I hauled MANY a loads of Tac-22 (6122 asphalt; not hazmat nor "hot," per se) to Auglaize county this past summer and fall, I spoke to MANY of the road-dump driver guys; making upward of $23 bux an hour and yes, OT. Not bad, not bad at all. Mind you, these were county workers and most had been there awhile; yet they attest to the many that drive in this position as NON county; just company or O/O, make good money. When asphalt slows down (like now) they do the road treatment. Me, I haul OD in the winter when not tanking, but to each their own. Money seems to be decent; better than $14.00 an hour, but realize as being "new" to this, you may start around what you ARE making now.

Its all about where you want to be in a year or two. I had my own trash removal company in the 80's with a super-dump as it were back then; ended up selling the business to buy land and built a house, and went company. Never did take the leap to O/O; don't need to...making a bank with no headaches, LoL! There's a LOT of opportunities in Ohio for these trucks so probably other states as well,tho.

What is it about dump-haul that enthralls you?? JUST wondering, btw.

Good luck, with whatever works out

ps: KUDOS, to you O/O's guys and gals. Totally. I sub for one, and .. wow. You guys are the BACKBONE of this industry. F!~ the mega's.

Gnight and good luck. Sincerely.

 

I make 20hr straight time regional. With paper logs and I make good money

 

Well class B work is anywhere from 16 to 26 a hour, depending on cercumstances. If they are willing to train, i would say take it and stay put for a min of a year, then any local B work should be open