How much do container haulers make? Would like real numbers.

if I pull five cotton loads from Lubbock to Haslet Tx I can net 3.2k a week home daily

 

According to people posting videos from the ports, there is no shortage of trucks, drivers, or chassis in Los Angeles. If the videos they post are accurate, then there's no reason for non compliant trucks to be mentioned. Those trucks would be sitting there doing nothing as well.

 

There's a lot places that will hire an 18 year old with a cdl and clean record. Yeah probably don't want to send a kid OTR. I live in Iowa on the border of SD and NE and I think it's a joke a kid can drive 400 miles across the state but not 5 across the river

 

It would be good if he posted some settlements so we would know for sure. Not doubting that O/O make that and more weekly, just that the typical container hauler I see makes me think they aren't doing so well.

 

Just to be clear, and I don't mean to insult anyone. "Net" means what you have left over after all operating expenses (fuel, insurance etc) and taxes paid?.

Assuming you can run those loads legal and without undue risk to your life, that's pretty #### impressive.

 

The driving jobs for an 18 year old are pretty slim but they are out there. In every state that I’ve looked you can get you CDL at 18, New York says 21 for class a but 18 for class b. Did you know you can get your class A in Maine at 16?

the younger drivers that want to go through the process at 16 are going to end up better drivers then the 40 year old burn out that went to a “get your CDL in 6 hours” training school.

 

Don’t forget the drug testing.
I have no problem with a 18-20 year old driving intrastate. And there should be a waiver for a young driver crossing state lines, for instance, Jax Fl to Brunswick Georgia. Or else have a 200 mile radius?