How much did you make last year and a year before that?

the average newbie will earn a figure between $30,000 to $35,000 his/her first year. there can be and will be circumstances where MORE or LESS will be earned. one also has to take into account the benefits packages that are included into the yearly salary only that is not normally a dollar amount known to us.

any driver can come on here and say he "earned" $120,000 last year.....

ok......i'll start selling my shares of the Brooklyn Bridge later on today as well...

no one will TELL YOU exact figures they earn......and when someone goes job hunting, they always "add several more thousands of dollars" to their last years earnings to get more money form the new employer.

 

It's not hard to figure what you are going to earn a year. Take whatever you earn per mile, if you get paid mileage, multiply that by what ever miles you think you will average, and you have what you will make, pretax, and multiply that by 52.

.30 per mile X 2500 miles(average) X 52 weeks = $39000.00 pretax. I usually take 30% for taxes.

30 cents per mile is probly high for new drivers but you might make that at some point in your first year. If a company says you can make $50-$60k a year starting out, they are most likely lieing.

I've made about the same amount for the last 10 years or so and that's probly all that I will ever make driving a truck.

 

I agree with with bs64507. It's easy to figure out what you'll make. And I also have made about the same for the past 10 years. In 1998, I grossed 45k. This year, I'm on track for about 50k. I don't work as much, as I could. So I could actually make a little more if I wanted to.

 

From what I read on her this isn't a get rich quick kinda job. You HAVE TO BE frugal (for the spelling freaks out there I have never spelled this word before and haven't turned spell check on yet so I hope it's right). Just know this going in and drive your best and you can make a decent living. I don't drive yet gotta get some things squared away at the house first hopefully in school by the first of the year. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

truck driving either local, class B, class A anything, isnt one of those kinds of jobs where you get out of college, with a fancy degree, and get a high paying job. time tested guys who stay with it move up the ladder and not just at any employer. i was talking with a guy who used to drive a straight truck delivering produce making 31 bucks an hour. you can make good money, you have to be smart, know what a company offers you. maybe you arent getting the dollar amount you want, but is your job secure? is your boss great? are the people you work with great? etc etc. know what a company offers you, maybe a company gives you a good amount, but the trucks suck, everyones miserable, its terrible work etc. if you truly love driving its not all about the dollar amount especially when you first start out.

 

If I told ya, I'd have to pay taxes on it!

 

...have to pay taxes....

LOLOL!!

 

2008 54,000
2009 36,000
2010 as of 10/29 36,860

Now for commentary on that, I was unemployed from June- Oct last year. And home weekends when I was working.
This year I am home most weekends.
The first year was on a dedicated acct for half of the year, only taking off 2 days a month. Then the last 4 or 5 months of the year I was home every weekend.
This is split between 3 company. Starting with Central, then to a small flatbed company, then to heartland.

Notice that I did make the most money the year I was at Central for most of the year. It was on a dedicated acct. and on a dedicated run though.

 

First year of pulling oversize I made $62,574.00 on 109,567 driven miles out 196 days. Last year I made $59,732.00 on 112,237 miles driven out 230 days. I got a new truck January first. As of this weeks pay stub I am at $56,120.37 on 82,213 miles driver but, I havent tallied up days out yet.

2008-$.57 cents per mile
2009-$.53 cents per mile
2010 to date-$.68 cents per mile

We are paid percentage of the load so the first year I did mostly legal loads and some 10' wide stuff. Last year when the economy was heading south I got some bigger loads and I stayed out longer so my pay didnt drop as far as some guys and this year I have quite a few 14' and 16' wide loads so that is why my pay is up but, my miles are down.