What is the REAL average first year income for a new driver

Its always about the money, even when you pay your dues. This is the reason there is a revolving door on fresh meat. Pay these guys and they may just hang around a while.

Maybe I've just read too many threads about the way these large companies treat their drivers. Perhaps they are just the unhappy ones, cause of their own self doing. Seems to me the pay is just above minimum wage when figure in all the hours. Awful lot of work at that wage. I'm a stupid safe driver so it goes like this. You want it there safely on time and not beat the heck out of the equipment I'm your man but you gotta pay me at least something worth the hours and conditions I have to work under. Lets not forget I don't work for free unless its family.

 

Thank you for your honest answer.

 

Now that is pretty good right there.

 

Some of you are keeping my hopes up, I started looking at other professions that I really had no desire to do, and some that I do but I still want to drive. I just don't want to do it for minimum wage.