How much were you making after your third year of trucking

First and foremost what did you start off doing as a rookie. How much did you make by your third year came around. And how much do you think someone in their third year should be making. Someone wit a clean record

 

Dryvan no touch 39cpm 17months later 41cpm same company and getting less miles. Clean record hopefully another company after 24months will pay better. Just doing my time.

 

All companies I call want 2yrs experience for more than I'm making now. It's like being an apprentice all over again.

 

By my third year I was top rate which was $26.50/hr at the time (2001). I was making around 85k in the early years.

 

Started 2004. Reefer .D&D Sexton. 30cpm

Third year was a 2nd company, Freymiller - at .40cpm

Fourth year teaming doubles at ODFL with wife at 60cpm. 2008. Good year to be locked into a good LTL outfit for 7 years.

Left there 2015 at 70cpm.

Hope this helps.

 

I don't meet your criteria because I haven't been on the road 3 years yet, but I'll pitch in.

Started 0.40 per mile, zip to zip all miles. I think I am still at only 0.41 now still.

But I am still with my starter company. I have been giving my next move a lot of thought. In my opinion, there would be a balance between good pay and what you like doing. So what kind of driving do you like and compare it with pay.

I really want to drive solo, but also team driving checks are kind of addicting once you get to used to receiving them.

I could drive for R&L Carriers team line haul and make 80-120k a year. But I don't have my own truck. So I need to think about how important it is to have my own truck vs making 2k-2400 a week.

 

Started at 18 an hour, make 33 now four years later. Next year will be 34.75.

with unemployment and some side jobs this winter I’ll be at 80k or so. Could make more but I don’t like working 50+ hours.

first year I make like 30k or something.

 

i started with cr.england at .23cents a mile.

 

First yr. 1992, $36,000 @ $8.00 an hr. Lots of O.T. Had quit a job Driving straight Truck. at 8.75 hr, no O.T.Annual Pay basically doubled.( At that time, Teamsters Master Freight top pay was $16.00+ per hr. Non Union Overnite, paid $11.00 hr. All straight time.) 2 yrs later, 1994, $14.92-$15.34 as a Casual, Teamster Master Freight Contract. Worked 60 hrs every week, $1000 per week, it was good money at the time. 1996 bought a Truck. Since then, I have no idea what I make. Lol

 

2008 - In city P&D, $62,000
2011 - Same job but more skilled, $125,000


( side note, this was in Edmonton, Alberta with a full commission paid job - paid per pickup + paid per pound )