Highest paying company jobs

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Kenworth6969, Sep 8, 2023.

  1. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    Jealous?

    Don't be.

    When you start out in cryo -- it's likely you will get the least desirable shifts. So you will likely be doing nights, weekends...& holidays.

    The better shifts go to the drivers who have put in the time for others further up the food chain to retire out.

    You may be a night owl for quite a while.

    They are also very strict with safety procedures.

    Driver-facing cameras are pretty much standard fare with all the private cryo carriers.

    It takes a certain kind of driver to survive & thrive in an environment that regimented.

    -- L
     
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  3. Magoo1968

    Magoo1968 Road Train Member

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    Smart move not rebuilding engine if it’s a DD15 .. Boss says he will never rebuild one again. He’s dropped used engines in or bought factory remans .. so many rebuilds fail under 250 k for the DD15 it seems .
     
  4. roundhouse

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    I did the same thing years ago .
    Had some issues and just decided to take a break from trucking and try something different.

    If you don’t like the different thing , you can always come back to what you were doing .
    For me it wasn’t switching to a company driver , I was just so burned out as an O/O that I sold my rig and got a normal 9-5 Monday thru Friday job with a steady paycheck.

    My nephew does heavy haul as a company driver for a small regional company and he loves it .
    He averages .89 cents a mile and earned $97k last year . Home every weekend , drives a brand new W-900 that belongs to the company so all the maint and repairs and compliance paperwork is someone else’s responsibility.

    when he’s off , he’s off .
    the drivers at his company get two weeks paid vacation and usually get 3 to 5 weeks unpaid time off when business is slow ,
    They get paid a percentage but the company won’t take loads below a certain amount , so if it’s not going to pay good , they don’t even crank the truck.
    The owners would rather have the driver and trucks stirring at home , than working for free or close to it .



    Not his truck to worry about and work on , so he goes hunting or fishing or works on one of his vintage cars .
     
  5. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    If anybody knows a place I can get $3+ all miles on 2500+ miles a week let me know and maybe I'll get another truck lol.

    Was just last winter I had no problem getting those numbers.
    Now flatbed has reached Van level rates, sometimes even less.
     
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  6. trips74

    trips74 Medium Load Member

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  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Some drivers can't be picky.
    No company pays me.
     
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  8. trips74

    trips74 Medium Load Member

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    Even in my own current position of desperate need for work I wouldn't go work for them. The pay thing was a joke lol
     
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  9. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    Highest paying company?
    With the new CA Fast Food minimum wage, McDonalds is moving up the list.
     
  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Cost of living negates the minimum wage.
     
  11. James778

    James778 Bobtail Member

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    Sorry, did you ever work for Super Ego so you write things like this?
     
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