How much could I make?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hopeful eyes, Jul 4, 2020.

  1. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    Your only making $2000 a week at Uber? I heard guys making $4000 weekly.
     
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    I do mostly drop/ hook so I’m out Knick . Live loads could be 30 mins to who knows. Depends on the customer most try to be less than the 2 hr window. Flexirel are a Nono best to get them out of your system before your first drug test.if u can pay for your schooling your self there are government grants out there. The mega training has a lot of loopholes that most don’t look at
     
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    Yes but alot of times it is out of ur control , which is why its the frustrating part. Usually its because ur in a bad freight area and theres no freight. Maybe the truck breaks down so ur sittin waitin for it to get fixed. Maybe u get stuck in a storm and interstate is closed. U willing to run in those conditions around the interstate ? I had a 600 mile detour thru wyoming this past winter because i80 was closed. Us highways was open so i ran thru alot of snow and ice to get around it. Load was late 1 day but interstate was closed that entire week so i made the right decision. But it was not fun running thru that crap. Those are the decisions u are gonna be faced with out here and starting out those decisions are gonna be made by ur company, which eventually u will find is limiting. Atleast in my experience. Trucking is a game of problem solving. The best problem solvers make the most money.
     
  4. hopeful eyes

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    Hahahaha, no. maybe Uber Black pays $4000 a week, I am sure not consistently. Uber is a joke. They fire you over a false report.
     
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    Roughly 5-10 mins at the most....
     
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    Trucking pays the same no matter where you live in, right? In that case, I better leave DC area and live in a cheap place and save money.
     
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    Pays the same unless you're a local driver in some heavily union cities.
    Come on out to Las Vegas; you'll love living here with the nice weather and palm trees year round. Donate your heavy winter coats to Salvation Army; you won't need them here.
    No state income taxes and no food taxes at the grocery store.
     
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    Many OTR companies hire all over the USA, so you probably can change your location to another state & city without having to change trucking companies.
     
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    Great. Thank you.