What is YOUR income, any/all experience?

I Recently changed runs, took a paycut but less stops on new run allow me to get finished quicker.

New Daily rate is $275, $1375 weekly gross. Takes 9 hours to complete, 5 day workweek, 45 hours a week. 17 stops and 264 miles daily or 1320 miles a week. Home daily. Driver unloads product at retail locations. Computes to over a dollar per mile to company driver or over $30 an hour.

Old run grossed over 1500 weekly but took 12 hours. Had 20 stops and 359 miles.

Grossed over $78,000 last year.

Physical work, but compensated well.

 

I've been around this industry and this forum long enough to hear just about every tale of tragedy there is. I don't condone companies such as Swift, CR England, etc. that routinely engage in the practices you highlighted here. However, the fact remains that no one is holding a gun to the head of that 21 year old you spoke of in your example. He would certainly incur a financial hardship were he to leave, but staying with a company that you exampled is far worse.

Is it morally corrupt and wrong? You bet. Is it up to an individual to do their research and see to it they don't allow this to happen to them? Absolutely. Hence this website.

I've heard the argument time and time again that going thru a company sponsored school and having them pay for said schooling is slave labor. That's absolute BS. I drove for PAM Transport for two years after attending MTC in St. Louis. PAM paid all but $1300 of my tuition in exchange for a year's worth of employment. During that year, I bought a house, a car, and new furniture. So was I a slave just because I opted to have someone else share the costs of my tuition? I think not. I don't recall any slaves in the Confedaracy owning homes and transportation. Company sponsored training is NOT slavery.

None of these define slavery in the connotative way you have. I thought it might have until I looked up wage slavery.

This definition could be applicable to anyone who works for a living. Especially anyone who works for a living but doesn't manage their finances well.

To call trucking jobs slavery is a misnomer. As I said, I don't condone those companies that treat their drivers like trash and I know they're out there. But it is NOT slavery by definition. At worst it's a financial hardship.

 

well when i frist stared i was making maybe 450 to 500 a week if i was lucky but now since i went to work elseware i make bout 900 to 1100 a week and home every weekend it just depends when you work i work for a small company only 5 trucks i would never go back to a big company

 

D@#$ recruiters........................

 

We've all complained about the same things you are complaining about now. Unfortunately even the government supports these tactics, get used to it. You can't change it for anyone else. Only yourself.

You're finding out on your own, why this industry is such a mess, and why there is a "perceived" driver shortage. You're also learning why drivers job hop so much.

And we do help each other out with these issues, even within this forum. By providing information. Some use it correctly, the others see dollars signs...and think we're nuts. Well we are nuts...but the majority of us are happy nuts

So now...to piss you off even further.

My last pay stub just came in. I'm at $35K for the year. Not great. But fair, considering the amount of home time I get (it's a lot).

Even my dispatcher will tell you, she doesn't ask "where" I want to go. She ask, "which" load I want there's a differance...and I taught it to her LOL.

I'm thrilled with my company, and the overall treatment they give me.

Are they the best? I don't know. But I'm happy for the moment, and have no intention of leaving.

The T-Shirt says it best. Cowboy up...be a man.

 

DANC.....................only one response for you sir.........

oh yeah that's 2....oh well you get the point...........LOL

 

What Comany do you work for? could you send me info on them I live in bayarea,Ca do they have anything around here? Thanks