How much could i make

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by CoronadoDriver, Dec 10, 2014.

  1. WallyWife

    WallyWife Medium Load Member

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    Do understand that for the most part, you sleep only 4 nights a week in your truck. Unless you are working extended weeks due to very high volume (like the holidays, duh), you won't even come close to using your 70 hours a week. It is more like 60 hours or less.

    Dollar amounts quoted are more for a beginner driver. For those who are "mileage" minded, on a mileage basis, my husband is doing $.70-.80 a mile, when you include all of his "busy work" pay.

    You get a raise every year. You get match on a 401K up to 6%. Vs what many pay, the price for insurance is not bad. You also get a 15% discount on stock purchases and a 10% store discount card.

    Please show me one trucking job where you start at $120K for a very legal, no stress, being treated like gold, job. Don't let your dislike of a successful company cloud your reality.
     
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  3. Larryparker

    Larryparker Medium Load Member

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    Ask a WalMart driver that pulls Turnpike doubles what he makes, it will 150k or more, just ask.
     
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  4. Shaggy

    Shaggy Road Train Member

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    Can't tell you 1 job starting at 120k being a company driver and never said I dislike wal-mart. I said they should pay better.
    Your lack of reading my post and wearing your hubbys job on your sleeve deserves no more attention from me.
     
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  5. CoronadoDriver

    CoronadoDriver Light Load Member

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    He was until he blew his motor and now he just drives a cascadia roomy and he pulls a van for walmart but
     
  6. Ernieymarta

    Ernieymarta Bobtail Member

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    I've been working for Walmart for 2 years now I averaged last year 100,500 and I'm not topped out yet I assume maybe 120,000 would be a better number I doubt that you can make 150,000 not true,unless he's doing a different type of job like turnpike doubles but if you start with them figure about 90000 first year.
     
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  7. Ernieymarta

    Ernieymarta Bobtail Member

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    It's very hard for a Walmart driver to drive 140,000 miles a year but if they haul turnpike doubles they get paid for hooking each trailer unhooking and miles so all those activities have to be taken into consideration.
     
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