Making The Change To Trucker

Find an LTL carrier that offers a dock to driver program, they'll train you for a CDL and offer more frequent home time. Unless, of course, you're interested in running the road.

Old Dominion
ABF
Fed Ex Freight (NOT Express or Ground)
UPS Freight (NOT Parcel or Truckload)
YRC
SAIA
Averitt (LTL Division)
Southeastern Freight Lines

Most of these carriers pay well over $20/hr for P&D drivers and I'd say at least 55 cpm for road guys (not exactly sure of all of their pay scales). Potential over 60k/year for city and approaching 90-100k for road. Going OTR isn't the only option. Best of luck to you.

 

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Will you be getting screwed? If your definition of getting screwed is not receiving the same pay and benefits as a veteran driver, then the answer is yes. You'll be an entry level employee, just like at any other job. Don't worry though, with 100% driver turnover every year, you'll soon have seniority.

 

Practical Miles usually means paying you for 90% of the actual miles you drive. ALMOST everyone OTR is paid Practical Miles, whatever term they may use instead of PM.

 

You won't likely find an alternative to being paid Practical Miles. It's just part of the biz.

 

look into G&P Trucking of Columbia, SC. They run a ton of loads between Laredo, TX & Carolinas. They have numerous yards in the SC, GA area.

 

If he wants to set himself up to make good money Schneider Tanker is the way to go. Then move on to Trimac afterwards to start aroun 80k

 

I would check into the payment of PM miles with your CPA. If all you get paid for are the PM miles, then I would see about writing off the Actual miles you did not get paid for as a loss to the business. Just a thought. I would also have to check on my miles as a IRS write off at .53.5 cents per mile. Doing that may get you more of a write off on your Taxes than deducting you fuel expenses.

 

Remember, I am not yet a trucker . working on changing careers. I just know what I do with my construction company. There maybe a whole set of different IRS rules I have to play by when I get my trucks. I will be discussing that with my CPA.

 

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