Is $ 10.00 Per Hour bad for Local Home everyday?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by antoinefinch, Jul 27, 2015.

  1. DC843

    DC843 Medium Load Member

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    I used to drive a small 20' box truck non cdl for the cheapest company in south Carolina and I started at $10.50 a hour.

    So no
     
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  3. Pumpkin Oval Head

    Pumpkin Oval Head Road Train Member

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    You guys do not know the rural south....the average wage there for any retail job is $7.75 per hour. It is very rare to see any jobs paying $10 an hour. The rural South sucks for wages, but the OP has no other choice, as this is the best wage he will ever see in his area.
     
  4. GenericUserName

    GenericUserName Road Train Member

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    Its sad that drivers have to ask this question. That is a pathetic wage. A disgrace. Spin a sign around all day long on a street corner, stay high and make the same.
     
  5. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    I had the impression 20 an hour was about the going rate. 10 is too low.
     
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  6. DC843

    DC843 Medium Load Member

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    I hope your joking there is no way
     
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  7. Pumpkin Oval Head

    Pumpkin Oval Head Road Train Member

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    And the wages in Alaab
    That is the kind of wage people in the South live on....it is pathetic, but that is what they pay. People in the South are poor, so a $10 an hour rate seems like a good wage to them.
     
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  9. Wicked Good

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    Illegals will line up to take that poverty wage job. Keep in mind the average auto worker in Mexico earns only $5 per hour.
     
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  10. antoinefinch

    antoinefinch Light Load Member

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    I could go with Swift dedicated out of Atlanta and drive 200 miles a day round trip for 9.00 per hour with a trainer but My wife is to sick leave her for 4 or 5 weeks right now and We could use the extra money since it's been about a month with no income coming in! I think I'll treat it as training to get back in the groove and sharpen up my driving skills!
     
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  11. halfassdriver

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    Your right it is lower in the south, but I drive part time and make almost 2x that. $10 no way.
     
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