Salary jobs?

The straight answer is it depends......look at ltl or food delivery they might have stuff that fits the bill

 

Anything's possible I suppose. I wouldn't go with the term unreasonable. I'd say unlikely. Sounds like there is pretty decent value in the gig you currently have.

 

I'd say, that to date, my experience with employers in this industry has been disappointing. Most take hard line approaches in regards to compensation terms with employees but are perfectly willing all day long to negotiate flexibly with customers or potential customers and brokers. Now I'm not talking about unreasonable requests which increases the employer's cost of doing business.

 

It depends. Quite honestly, you have to take into account the trucking BUSINESS part that your in. AND what part of the country your in. Bottom of the food chain is refrigerated. Top of the food chain is Heavy Haul. The rest of us fall somewhere in between.
I was in HAZMAT tankers for the last 5+ years until recently, when I switched back to Flatbeds.

#1 Part of the country you live in. When I lived in the Mountain West, a good tanker driver that actually wanted to work, could EASILY gross $100,00 a year, + or -. $80,000 a year on the LOW end.
Now I just moved to Alabama 3 months ago, and those SAME positions top out at ABOUT $80,000 a Yr (+ or -) with$50k- $60 on the low end.
The difference? The PART of the country I live in!

#2 Are you in the TOP of the food chain? or the Bottom of the food chain? Depending on what PART of the industry you're in will depend on if you can negotiate a better deal. Refrigerated? forget it. Those drivers are a "dime-a-dozen" and your negotiating possibilities are probably ZERO! UNLESS you work for a small local company that KNOWS you!
But if your in the HAZMAT or Heavy haul side of the industry, you stand a good chance of negotiating. UNLESS you work for one of the "big" companies who have a "segment" in that part of the industry. IE; If I work for a small to medium sized carrier I'm GOING to make WAY more money and have more flexibility than if I work for say, Schneider or someone like that.

The moral to the story is, you HAVE a job. Your bringing in income and it doesn't sound terrible from what you stated. SOOOOOO, if your thinking of jumping ship, take your time and search around. Find something in YOUR area (unless your willing to move) that fits the bill for what would be beneficial to you and YOUR situation. WHILE YOU STILL HAVE INCOME COMING IN!!!

Start talking with drivers from other companies whenever you have a chance. And PLEASE stay away from the "professional whiners" in this industry. And DON'T be afraid to switch segments. IE; Dry Vans to tanks,,, tanks to flatbed,,, whatever the case may be.
After all, what your LOOKING for is what's best for YOU and your situation!

But remember ONE VERY important thing. The grass is very rarely greener on the other side. You'll still have to mow that grass too! So choose wisely.

Good luck brother!!!