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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ADRENALINEJUNKIE, Jan 12, 2011.

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  1. Mar 24, 2011 #21
    Lady K

    Lady K Road Train Member

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    Getting home 1-2 days/week?? Nice!!
     
    Lady K, Mar 24, 2011
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  3. Mar 24, 2011 #22
    rodknocker

    rodknocker Road Train Member

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    From what I've been seeing, new driver pay is comparable to the 10+ year vets
     
    rodknocker, Mar 24, 2011
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  4. Mar 24, 2011 #23
    hdnightrider

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    you are ######## about 1k a week as a newbie and getting home 1-2 days a week...dude go back to what you where doing....what do you expect out of trucking?...maybe you can find something local like (work 3 days and home 4 and 100k a yr.........?
     
    hdnightrider, Mar 24, 2011
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  5. Mar 24, 2011 #24
    mayoman69

    mayoman69 Light Load Member

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    What? :biggrin_25510:
     
    mayoman69, Mar 24, 2011
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  7. Mar 25, 2011 #25
    American-Trucker

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    For a new driver that's home 1-2 days a week that's gonna be hard to see. I take home $800 - $1100 a week and gross between $1200 and $1600 a week but im not home that often


    American Trucker
     
    American-Trucker, Mar 25, 2011
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  8. Mar 25, 2011 #26
    Dave'sgrl

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    OK every W/S driver who averages 3000-4300 mi per week please post here because I'm sorry but I call BS on this...
     
    Dave'sgrl, Mar 25, 2011
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  9. Mar 25, 2011 #27
    sharpshooter

    sharpshooter Medium Load Member

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    If everybody keeps driving for less than 1k a week, there will always be jobs that pay under a 1k a week
     
    sharpshooter, Mar 25, 2011
    sharpshooter, Mar 25, 2011
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  10. Mar 25, 2011 #28
    American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    OK I dont know who you are nor do I really care, but what is your problem with me?

    You follow all my posts and complain about them and try to compare your husbands experiance with mine.


    Now for the miles had you read the WHOLE sentance instead of reading just want you wanted so you could find somthing else to complain about, you would see thats on weeks when I dont touch furniture.

    And I'm sure you'll get allot of W/S drivers to reply here seeing as though it NOT in the W/S section.....(note the dripping sarcasm)





    American Trucker
     
    American-Trucker, Mar 25, 2011
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  11. Mar 25, 2011 #29
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE

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    Sounds like its a industry issue then. Because any "professional" career makes at least 30K/yr and thats at 40hr a week. If I'm logging close to 70hrs a week 5-6 days a week and not counting living out of the truck and unlogged time expecting minimally a grand a week should be the norm.

    I enjoy the job but to dedicate my life to trucking 5-6 days per week I would have to make more than 30k/yr. Time to get more experience and find a local union driving gig.
     
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE, Mar 25, 2011
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE, Mar 25, 2011
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  12. Mar 25, 2011 #30
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE

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    Amen. The question is how long is it going to take to improve.. If your willing to dedicate 90% of your time to any career you should be paid accordingly. Settling for these low paying jobs even if its the lifestyle you choose is to allow them to keep pounding weight on our backs. Even if you like carrying the weight your spine can only take so much.

    Whats it going to take for a quality change? Imagine if everyone joined forces and just stopped. Seeing/hearing about trucking issues would be wiser time spent than discussing charlie sheen and whos going to be the new aflac duck.

    WaWa ,I guess thats about all this rant is good for.:biggrin_25513:
     
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE, Mar 25, 2011
    ADRENALINEJUNKIE, Mar 25, 2011
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