What is the expected pay for 11 months experience

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  1. Steel Dragon

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    Danny Herman trucking...best lanes hands down anywhere..:biggrin_25525:
     
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    Most new drivers expect to hit a gold mine by 11 months.

    The trucking company you work for, will expect the work to be free.

    While both are wrong, the real wage will be closer to what the trucking company wants then what the new driver thinks.
     
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    How much experience do you have and What is your current weekly net if you don't mind me asking?
     
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    $1000 a week (before taxes) is LOW,VERY LOW.It's like 3 days of work. Part time trucking.
     
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    How much experience do you have and what is your weekly net?
     
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    I know guys making 52 cents a mile running 600 something miles a day doing line haul drop and hook.

    Sounds boring as all hell to me but some people like that.

    You got almost a year under your belt. Aim high and don’t settle for a crappy job.
     
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    Trimac Transportation is a good choice. Even local pay is good there and OTR is even better. I saw one ad a few months ago for a local driver around San Jose that pays $82K.
     
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    I heard dedicated jobs pay better?
     
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