Car Hauling Driver Salaries

i have them on flat pay at $2k weekly .... its roughly $1 per mile and still have troubles finding more decent drivers

 

You move some cars, we cross paths pretty regular hard miss that truck.

Car haul isn't for everyone. For some reason I love it. I'm proud to say I'm a car hauler even when it is -10 degrees blowing snow and ice. I love what I do, but I hope to get out of the truck, we will see how that goes....lol

I left a $90,000+ steering wheel holder job 5 day work (630 miles a night) week with horrible hours (for me). I can work "bankers hours", but lately I've been leaving at 3 am I seem to find less traffic.

I could easily do $2500+ a week if I ran the system, but it doesn't interest me. I like me little regional gig.

 

Careful - Don't get outta control ..... or she'll yank on your choke chain and make you heel !!!! LOL
Give her a big kiss from me BTW ... I said hi ! Later Bro.

 

There is definitely something to be said about working a good schedule even if there is more money to be had. Money isn't everything in my opinion. I don't run the cb very often or I would tell you to holler at me. I hope to get to meet you soon.

 

Terry270 said he makes near $2000 a week with a dry box and home every day but one. I started hauling cars in 2002 in Amarillo, Tx at the rail yard for ATSI. 2006 was a good year and I made $75,000 with a 1 yr old truck until they decided to become all O/O. I bowed out. I've done piggy backs and household goods for my church community in between and so my car hauling is spread thin. I've been at Moore since 4/4/2016 and my average take home is between $1,400 and $1,500 every week. The highest I made one week was $1,900 take home. I also stay in nice hotels every night and my truck has just over 50,000 miles. I usually get home on Friday and leave out on Sunday morning. I mostly run from Toledo or Chicago to east PA and then I deadhead to Baltimore. For awhile I was running back and forth between Chicago and Delaware and as soon as Belvidere re opens I hope to do that again. I've been driving since 1980 and I've seen a lot of changes and heard a lot of getting rich stories. There always seems to be some driver that is making more than everyone else and has the perfect job. So tell me; Am I getting screwed here at Moore?

 

In my opinion as long as you are happy, who cares what others think or make! If a person can make near $2,000 a week driving someone else's truck and like what they do, they have it good. I personally think Moore is a great company and what I have heard about Gary Moore he is a stand up guy who is an American success story. I only wish he had his trucks painted a different color because if I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if my rig was an old Moore truck I would be retired!

 

I met Gary Moore when they were first coming into Toledo. Very cool guy. You'd never know he owned the company. I can see why people would enjoy working for him. Car haul is car haul. Take the good with the bad and keep moving forward. I agree, who cares about what others think about 2k or 1500 a week. You have to look at the whole package. The grass always looks greener. Moore has nice equipment, plenty of work to get through slow times, and they are a company with a bright future.

 

I thought you said $1500 was gross? If you're making that take home and staying in motel every night, no you're not getting screwed.

 

@MooneyBravo we seem to be getting mixed up on gross(before taxes) and net(after taxes or bring home). $1500 bring home is much better than gross which is what you said the first time. In my opinion that's still low for anyone running a stinger but that's just my opinion and you know what they say about those.

 

I've posted elsewhere with details, but the short answer is LTL beverage delivery. Everything's on pallets, and I hand unload in the truck onto a roller. Some stops, I just drop the pallets without breaking them down.

So yes, even though I pull a van trailer, I do fingerprint the freight. Probably easier than loading and securing cars though.