Advice for company drivers

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Midnightrider909, Aug 29, 2018.

  1. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    You need to quit driving to make someone else rich and get your own truck ASAP. My wife and started in May 2015 and switched companies at the one year mark. A year later we put $50,000 down and bought a house. Six months after that we put $65,000 down on a new Volvo 780 and have been O/O the last six months. I would say on average we net about $7000 per week to the truck. We were making about $3000 a week as company drivers. We used to stay out for 4 weeks and come home for five days; now we stay out five weeks and come home for two weeks. If you want to get double the pay and double the home time you need to get your own truck. Quit driving for the man and start driving for yourself!
     
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  3. Ruthless

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    Most people don't have business sense. Most people will not be better off financially with their own truck.
     
  4. Allow Me.

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    so if my calculations are right, you drive 7 mo out of the yr. and are off 5 mo. (total) . The truck "nets" 30k/mo when running.
     
  5. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    5 on and 2 off works out to about 8.7 months per year on the road.
     
  6. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    I have no business sense at all and I am raking in the cash.
     
  7. Ruthless

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    I already gathered that by what you said. Which is another great reason for others not to do it.
     
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  8. CrappieJunkie

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    I will stick with current position.
     
  9. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    The cash in my bank account speaks the truth you will not acknowledge. Cash never lies.
     
  10. Ruthless

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    Come back next April 15 and tell me what I already know.
     
  11. Midnightrider909

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    I’ll be preaching the O/O gospel from now on. Company driving is for chumps with no ambition.
     
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