Can I make 40-45K 1st yr OTR?

no, i did/do not work for my dad, wtkins shepard trucking out of missoula montana, have a term in sayreville nj, i ran the north east, mon-friday sometimes sunday to friday, to work for a few hours on a sat was not un heard of. this 23 year old did not make 60-70, he made just over 68k my first 9 months,

and no it was not back breaking work, yeah, i unloaded my trl, but if knowbody was around to take the furniture off my trl, i didnt wait, i moved on to the next stop, and would take it back the next week, i ran mostly upstate ny, and ran all the new england states...
they did away with the day pay, and wanted to pay us by the mile and stop pay, so i opted to go otr to get better miles. my last pay stub for 09 put me just over 37kfor 09

 

Hey , are you at the Love's ? I went by there couple of hours ago . I usually stop there for fuel but the price didn't seem that low so I continued on . I'm at the Pilot on the west side exit 28 on I-71 .
I'll be going into Canada tomorrow .

 

NOT MUCH, AND IT IS HARD HARD HARD LIFESTYLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A COUPLE AND ON THE MARRIAGE, AND VERY HARD ON MOST WOMEN.

 

For now, I am heading up to Gary IN today to get closer to the receiver in IL. Will probably hang out at the Pilot there today.

 

I made 42k in my first year, three years ago. I didn't work especially hard, though I did stay out on the road longer than most. I never had to fudge my logbook or drive in any conditions I felt were unsafe (either because I was too tired or the weather was nasty). This was hauling dry van freight.

If you start with any of the big "CDL mill" companies you likely will not see this much money your first year. They are designed to train you, get you in and chew you out in time for the next winner to take your seat. Scrutinize trucking message board sites for a few months until you know the names of 20-30 of the biggest carriers then avoid them like the plague.

Good luck,

Jim

 

YEAH RIGHT! I sent out over 70 apps (both on line & in person to local places, & made 70 follow up calls, & got 2 (yep 2 two 1+1) offers. 1 from Werner, & 1 from Swift. In this economy, the beginner almost HAS to go with one of the big carriers to get in, then with experience swap to a smaller company. I remember october seeing jobs on CL only wanting 3 months exp. now I cant find one that wants less than 1 yr, & most are advertisng 2 or 3. So, either need to know someone if you want go to a local company or go with a big company otr & take your lumps untill you have experience.

 

In light of what your seeing in the industry,...You still want to continue on??

 

If you want to go with a good company Crete looks good. A former student that went to my school made 42K his first year. He stayed out a lot. Has good equipment. It broke my heart when they denied me. My work history got me.