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Message:: [QUOTE="chompi, post: 1732330, member: 18293"]I think the $2.50 an hour is an average of all your time spent away from home.  Technically if you aren't at home you are working right?  As a trucker you will be gone for 4-6 weeks at a time and you will be in the truck for that duration.  Hence, working 24/7, for 6 weeks.  If you are taking home $600 a week driving divided by 168 hours in a week thats $3.57 an hour. If you have a family I would strongly recommend you not go over the road.  It is going to cost you a good chunk of change to get started and you will have to invest quite a bit of your time.  When you first start driving you can expect to be away from home for at least two months!  After that every 4-6 weeks you will have a couple days off.  This is the number one reason for new drivers quitting.  For some reason I think a lot of them think they will be living in a hotel or something like that.  It's hard to comprehend the lifestyle until you are actually out there living it and for most it is quite a shock!  The job can also be very stressful and sleep depriving.  The job does have its rewards these are just a few of the cautionary up front details.[/QUOTE]