"$2500 per week without owning any equipment"

because it is more than likely a 1099

 

Trainers can make that kind of money

 

Even if it is 1099, it’s 2500.. as a company driver? I’ve heard of a company named Triton Logistics paying something like that, or at least advertising it. Info would be nice.

 

several factors play into the "up to" weekly paychecks. (called accessorials)

1) drop trailer (drop and hook only)

2) loading/unloading

3) doing a proper pre and post trip inspections

4) fueling

5) fuel mileage bonus

6) always ON TIME bonus

7) safe driving, no speeding, no tickets, no idling, etc.

8) clean DOT inspections

9) constantly running up to your max hours

10) keeping all the equipment CLEAN, this means tractor and trailer.

miss just ONE of those things?

you ain't gonna meet those conditions, and you only get your mileage pay.

so believe half, laugh at the other half, of those help wanted ads.

 

Budd covered the high points but i will also add this. Sometimes a smaller company wont have the budget to advertise on a ton of places. So they put help wanted ads on the trailer because its nearly free for them. Often these small carriers have more specialized routes/higher paying routes as unlike say swift they dont have hundreds or thousands of trucks to take loads at rock bottom prices. A fleet with a half dozen trucks is going to be far more choosie on what loads they allow on the truck. This CAN translate to higher pay for the individual drivers.

If a truck makes $7500 a week on average and burns $3000 in expenses for example, then it can be worth it to a small carrier to offer a higher wage to get a decent driver rather then a meatsack with a pulse driving the vehicle. The owners still make $2000 profit on the truck so its worth it to them to eat the extra cost now to save a meatsack pulling a swift with their rig.

The devil is in the details. Many of these signs are "up to" 2500 with a ton of conditions. Some can be taken at face value. Best thing to do is evaluate them on an individual basis and ask questions, look for reviews, inspect their equipmemt ect.

 

In some cases the company may have one driver or one special route that does
pay that. Problem is you will start at the bottom........you might work there for years
to get enough seniority to get to that better route.


Another gimmick is that the advertised rate is an average rate........means that somebody,
namely you as the new guy, is going to be working for a long time BELOW average. Average
rate means some will earn above average while others who work just as hard will earn less than
average.

I have seen a lot of companies come and go and I have very seldom seen any of those recruiting
gimmicks actually work out.

 

I have also learned to be pretty skeptical of any driver that is boasting about
how much he supposedly earns.

 

true, usually the companies "boast" thier top earning driver.