Most consistent miles?

Find a good small company where you live. I made more working for them and enjoyed life a lot more that way then working for the big guys

 

Let me break it down for you, over simplified you might say.

Rate per mile x 100k = first year Gross pay.

First year drivers are hard pressed to get over 100k mile per year. But, there are those that do more. Many drivers average 10k miles a month.

The starting pay is what you’re looking for. Then how often you will be getting raises. Bonuses will be offered. But difficult to achieve at most companies.

When I first came on board with a company (no names ) in 2010. They were only trying to achieve 1800 miles per week, per truck. The economy was that weak. And pay was frozen.

These are things you have to keep in mind, and things that can happen. Trucking is a steady job, but it is by no means steady pay.

Many people that have been here awhile, can certainly remember the comical pictures of drivers SITTING in truck stops with mail boxes strapped to their fenders. It’s not all roses. It can go south easily.

All that said, trucking has been very good to me. I came in 30 years ago +\- out of desperation. And I’ve never looked back.

 

You will do just fine
You’re doing it the right way. Asking questions, understanding you won’t get rich. Just wanting to survive. And that’s actually a good attitude to have.

Get that first 6 months behind you. Then you should be able to breath again. The struggle is what makes us smarter. Some say stronger, but smarts are what determines who makes it.

Although, we still have a lot of dumba## out here.

 

Small flatbed company, family run. They didn't leave my head in the sand, pretty much everyone was open about what was going on. I never had to question if their was return freight. (Sat twice waiting on loads in 12 years with 2 companies) if I had a question or appointment I called the customer, not waiting for 18 people to filter an answer.