Considering OTR as a new career....

average $35,000 - per year for about 1-2 years.

the "usual suspects", like Schnieder, JB Hunt, Werner, Swift.........

yes, when you get some experience

depends on how much you like to eat/drink/do laundry/snacks/toys/etc,etc. but, say around $150.00 to $300.00 per week............

a resonding NO.......!!!!!!!!

my pleasure

 

1. Your wages will depend on if you drive solo or team and who you work for but probably right around 35,000 or close....

2. I can only tell you to avoid Swift and JBHunt ...do a google search for
"trucking jobs" there will be tons of places to check out.

3. Usually a newbie will have to get some experience before they can get a local gig BUT dont leave that out of your search, you just might get lucky enough to find a smaller company that would give you a break....not very likely but still......

4. Weekly spending depends on how much you DONT want to spend....my hubby is out 14 days at a time, he has a cooler, laptop and tv in the rig..I stock him up every time he is home...it is much cheaper to shop at home than out on the road at a truck stop...drinks, snacks, microwaveable meals, instant soup and such...he eats once a day "inside" and it costs about 100.00 a week, mind you that includes his fountain pops, ciggys, and meals...and a new movie once in awhile, or laundry if he needs to do it...

5. Hubby and I both agree with the good and the bad figured in YES, trucking has been good to him before I met him and even better since he has been with the current company for the last 2 years.

 

I made 57K this year, my first. You will not do that well unless you can land a job with a manufacturer of some sort......and they probably won't come looking for you; you'll have to find them. Generally if a company spends a lot of time telling you how great they are, they ain't all that great.

Yup! For me it's a 5 year project, though. That's how long I need to work until Social Security kicks in. But trucking is doing the job I needed it to do.

 

best of luck to you. I would still be driving a truck all over again. I can retire in a couple of years. Thought about it long and hard but you know what! Seriously thinking of buying my own truck again,with retirement income paying the bills,I can afford to pay for a truck and have fun money for me and the wife and grandkids. I don't think you will be sorry if you like to drive,its alot better than working. Try to get a no touch job driving unless you like a good workout. keep us posted on your progress please,thks.