How much Long haul drivers make in one month, please advice

It's different with every company, look at their websites, they usually give a base of pay.

 

a general answer first year co drivers make 30-35 thousand
as your experience goes up you can get away from starter co
that pay starting wages

 

You can drive anywhere from 1,000 miles per week, to 3,200 miles per week, depending on you, your company and freight availability and general economy (commerce) at that given time. You'll have to plug in the advertised rates for new drivers and do the math yourself. In trucking, there are wild variances across the board to consider. And as such it would be impractical to give "typical approximations".

 

Tanker/hazmat OTR avg. $60K - $65K per year.

Flatbed OTR avg. $50K - $55K per year and some do much better.

 

As a new driver, don't take out a $250,000 mortgage based on "projected income" based on some posts above. When I read a post like this, I take the OP to mean "what can I be grossing the first month once I go solo?" And I'm pretty sure $4,000+ month is going to be considerably out of reach for the typical new driver, out of the gate. Let's not create any unrealistic expectations if we're really talking about apprentice driver wages, at the typical mega-carrier with far more driver capacity than freight.

 

I made $29,900 in 2011. That was 1 full year. I won't live in a truck for that. So I drive just across the state now. I'm home every morning.

 

You're correct of course to a degree. It's better to not start out with the typical mega-carriers where you might make $30K - $35K avg. Many new drivers assume there is no other alternative and that there are dues to pay, which is not reality. The figures I posted are based on graduating from a private CDL school vs. trucking company CDL school; should have made that clear in my post.

 

When considering first year income take into account the finding a school and possible funding . Then waiting to get in a class and unpaid training for 4 to 6 weeks . Then you have to spend time filling out applications and waiting to get in orientation . For too many it ends there . Carriers have higher standards than CDL mills and reject quite a few students . Trainees that get through orientation then wait for a trainer so they can drive 4 to 6 weeks or more at $300 to $600 .
By now 6 months or more may have passed since applying to school . If the trainee doesn't get rejected by the trainer he must now wait to get a truck to go solo . Getting less than 2,000 miles a week at less than $.30 a mile it's unlikely the driver will make close to the first year income Chinatown likes to throw out there .

 

There I go, not being clear again. I was assuming suresh meant what he can expect after training as a full time OTR solo driver. Of course he won't make that much during schooling, orientation, riding with a trainer. But, he can/will/shall make that much his first 12 months as a solo, if he gets with the right company and has the right endorsements, TWIC, passport; all these add value to a driver as an employee.