Which car hauler would choose from these 3?

Yes, you may be able to still make $100K but the problem is that "Work Hard" is a rational term anymore. You have to move more cars to make what you did 20 yrs ago. One way or the other truck driving is not as lucrative as it once was and anyone who has been out here for a lot of years knows this.
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Well I do it by working a five day a week schedule. I don't mind working hard 5 days a week for a good living. That's the reason this country is in the shape it is now, we have to many people wanting to make big money for little to no work. I feel like I work hard but I also feel like I'm compensated fairly for the work that I do. I know other segments of trucking are nowhere near where they should be but 100k a year for 5 days a week works for me.

 

Well 100k a year is fair. What he is saying though is that the money hasn't kept up with the times. You have to sit back and think. I have no problem working hard myself BUT you have to look at how much risk you take everyday. Climbing all over the truck, tying down vehicles, unloading in the street, away from home etc. There is other sectors of trucking that are making maybe 30k less a year and don't have no where near the risk involved. That is where a lot of newer guys "think" they are making good or great money but in reality you aren't getting paid for the "specialized hauling" that is being done. That goes for any type of "risky" job. You won't get a guy to go into tunnels mining if he makes just a little more than a guy that doesn't have the risks. I enjoy hauling cars is why I still do it because if I had another trade I would be gone from it due to what I just specified.

 

If you live in Houston find out which company is hauling vehicles to the Port of Freeport. They are moving tons of "SUV" to be shipped overseas. I heard they are looking for Drivers.
In the car hauling business " There is no such thing as a small scratch"

 

I would pick United Road if they run you and train ya in a Pete with a sleeper. I think out west they run in those? That's just my two cents.

 

I certainly would not make a career choice based on a Pete with a sleeper. No sleeper is better than a company paid for motel. As for the Pete, not that great either.

 

From my experience I would only take a day cab, that way you can stay in hotels. You can haul bigger cars on the back of a day cab than you can on a truck with a sleeper and make better money

 

Well 12 ga. If you have a education in the car industry you would understand that Hansen, USAL and URS run day cabs in most of the country that puts you in a hotel every night and can be a big loss of revenue to a company driver. Why sleep at a hotel when I can drop, sleep at a dealer and be back in the game making money while some driver in a hotel isn't even out of bed yet? So a traditional Pete or Sterling with a stinger has its advantages if you like making money. Now in some divisions like Hansens and Adkins and URS western division that run TX and and AZ they run in stingers with a sleeper because they stretch the drivers out on longer runs. So I would advice the rookie to find a company that will teach him cars in a traditional stinger.

 

You do realize that 10 hours off in a sleeper=10 hours off in a motel?
As an owner operator I prefer a sleeper of course but if I worked for someone, a paid motel every night would be one of the perks. If I have to wake up a bit earlier to get to a dealer for an early unload who cares

 

Terry: So you like hotels great. I like making money when I am on the road.