Average miles annually for over the road drivers would be?

Before retiring in 2011 I ran around 28 to maybe 40k a year depending on how the routes I bid to run were set up.

my last bid run was a Monday/ Tuesday/Thursday week. I ran about 350 miles on Monday/Thursday ( same route ) and only about 100 on the Tuesday route

thats 800 miles a week , 3200 miles a month that’s a little over 38k a year. Now you take out vacation/ personal/ sick time out and that’s around the 32k per year range.

 

105,750 miles 5 weeks off. A reasonable average. This year will probably be 120k miles because they're moving a lot of auto parts to GA direct.

 

Its going to depend on how much time you spend at home.

If you leave your house Jan 1 and don't return until Dec 31 you will have incredible miles.

 

I run home daily line haul for Old Dominion and my scheduled run is a minimum of 634 miles a day.

 

But only 5 days a week. Us OTR guys are 7 days a week.

 

I use to measure it in leagues, not miles.

 

100K/year is a decent amount. My first year driving, I busted my ### and covered about 120K. However, the last year that I worked INSIDE a trucking company (and was able to see just how many miles drivers were actually driving), I saw that a lot of drivers were only getting 50-60k in the last year I was there, which kinda confirmed what I'd been seeing. Many drivers that year were left waiting 2-3 DAYS for freight after unloading. The company went bankrupt later the next year...

 

Not necessarily. I definitely consider myself OTR at 2000 per week all over the eastern US usually and I usually work 4 days a week. Haven't had a 34 on the road in a couple years.

 

OTR coast to coast.

138,000 = 3,186 a week in 2022
134,000 = 3,045 a week in 2023

Take 8 weeks a year off.

Definitely not knocking anyone for where or how many miles they drive. We all have our reasons for doing what we do. But I really don’t think say east coast or a dedicated 350 mile route is considered OTR. That sounds more like regional and local to me.

 

It all comes down to the money. When I was an owner operator it was all about making the most revenue in the least amount of time and miles possible. The same thing applies to being a company driver. Miles do not matter. It's the total revenue and what you pocket that counts.