Questions, from oilfield to long haul

I am a newbie here after browsing the forum for some time, so I have some questions.

I have been oilfield trucking for 10 years, same company, hydrovac, vac and water truck.

10 years means very good job security, but i think it's time to move on, i have wanted to run long haul for a long time, here's why, on my current job, i need to work 30 days straight to clear $6,000, that's because we took a 50 percent paycut and we won't get that pay raise back for another 2 years, and that's IF i get 30 days straight, if you haven't lived under a rock in western Canada you would know the oil patch sucks right now. In the last 2 months iv'e gotten 5 days work, so ya it's bad, fortunately i have some money saved, but it's gonna run out soon and i need to get out of the house, i am guessing the oilpatch will be slow for another 2 years.

So anyway, it's not so much about the money, I just want to get OUT of the oilfield and do something else, I only want to do long long haul van to start and maybe only Canadian runs as i am from Canada.

So my main question is, how much can i expect to earn? It's a valid question because jumping ship from a job I had for 10 years is not easy to do, so it has to be worth the pay at least.

My bills are $4000 a month (includes morgage payment) and please don't bash me on why my bills are so high, it is what it is, so i need to make at least 4000 a month, is that even possible? for long haul dry van full time?

I only need to clear 4000 a month because i have a side business that requires two hours of my time a day, a digital business, which is done from my phone or laptop and that gives me a little extra savings money.

But eventually i will want to make money, so does any long haul pay more than 5000 a month? I'm talking clear money after taxes.

I will be watching for advice and replies, don't mind my grammar, thanks in advance.

 

Canadian.

 

No i don't, I wanna start dry van to get the experience, I've been trucking for 10 years, in the bush, nothing more than 100km per trip.

 

Didn't know there was a Canadian forum, is it a section of this forum?