New driver starting out needing $60k a year.

Not going to happen. Sorry.

Your first few years in trucking will have a certain amount of ... losses as you learn. If you make it long enough, you begin to do well. If you do not? Well, that mythical 60K will be a hard road indeed.

 

Try to get hired by Old Dominion Freight Line in Greensboro and you'll make that plus have good benefits. Try for a line haul job there.
If that doesn't work, go with a tanker outfit and you'll make that. I'll get a list together for you.

 

CDL-A OTR Dedicated Dry Van Truck Driver - Hazmat
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Local might be better with wife working part time at least. I had same dilema. $17 hr 60 hrs w/ time and half ( that’s where you make it) puts you where you need to be. So does $15 hr at 49 hrs week Her $10 hr @ 40 hrs. Add health benefits both jobs= less out of pocket costs.Add taking family fishing etc Priceless. That’s how the normal folks make it I’m told.Thats possible one way or another.OTR first yr probably be Lucky to get $40k

 

If money is that important.
Look at oilfield.
Just had a driver claim I could make 3 to $3.5k a week. As a company driver. West Texas oilfield. Doing pneumatic trailer for sand(?).

 

$60K is possible your first year OTR. I stay out 2 months at a time though which may not work for you.

 

What was the name of the company?. Did you see his settlement showing tax deductions?. Youtube is full of guys claiming $3K per week, then you realize they are 1099 and that $3K was their highest check. They quickly claim oilfield "ups and downs" when called out.

 

I don’t know nothin’ bout internet. I talked to the guy face to face. He’s an O/O. Said he paid off his new truck in no time.

 

Is he an O/O or a Company driver?. You initial post said company.

For the record, I consider a company driver one who is employed by a company on W2 with taxes and all that happy stuff deducted from their check.