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<p>[QUOTE="road_runner, post: 4038357, member: 83211"]Sucks if you get on board with a crappy carrier. You have good OTR carriers in the same way you have really good LTL carriers. LTL just tends to pay better more often than not (not just financially, but benefits like daily hometime ect).</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, most LTL guys are starting to earn less than what they used to. My coworker was making almost $100K/year driving line. I think he is down to about $85K now. Mega LTL is still awesome to be part of (again, if you get on board with the right people in the right area), but it is not what it used to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for college degrees? I have one in Transportation and Logistics Management. Median pay is about 2/3 of what I make now. I have a friend with a Masters in History (works handing out books at the library).... had another friend who spent 4 years getting her degree in radiology and radiation therapy. She never got a job in either one of those fields, but she makes some of the best coffee at a local coffee shop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="road_runner, post: 4038357, member: 83211"]Sucks if you get on board with a crappy carrier. You have good OTR carriers in the same way you have really good LTL carriers. LTL just tends to pay better more often than not (not just financially, but benefits like daily hometime ect). Overall, most LTL guys are starting to earn less than what they used to. My coworker was making almost $100K/year driving line. I think he is down to about $85K now. Mega LTL is still awesome to be part of (again, if you get on board with the right people in the right area), but it is not what it used to be. As for college degrees? I have one in Transportation and Logistics Management. Median pay is about 2/3 of what I make now. I have a friend with a Masters in History (works handing out books at the library).... had another friend who spent 4 years getting her degree in radiology and radiation therapy. She never got a job in either one of those fields, but she makes some of the best coffee at a local coffee shop.[/QUOTE]
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