what to expect for take home pay?

If you want accurate information we need a lot more info. Where are you located? What do you plan on doing? OTR? Local? Regional? Van, reefer, flatbed, food service, beverage, dump, other? Any companies in mind? There is a large variance in first year pay depending on many factors. I do local, class b straight truck delivory in Chicago. I have been on the job 8 months and am on pace to make $45,000 to $50,000 my first year, depending on how much overtime I work. Some make more, most make less

 

I seem to be averaging $2000 per year pretty consistently in all the extra pays ie stop pay, detention, extra pay, layover, and vacation pay not including fuel bonus which you already have done. So if you add $2000 to $52,900 have $54900 for a newbe at prime i think thats probably a fairly realistic number.

 

Add assessorial pays to that.

 

[quote name="Chinatown" post=4220171]Get all the endorsements plus TWIC & a passport and you can gross $55K-$65K your first 12 months as a solo driver. This is after all training is complete and you're cut loose as solo.bigkev is correct for those drivers that jump on the first job offer and don't shop around or you include training time for that first year. Too many new drivers are excited and just want to hit the road without looking at the big picture.

What company is going to pay a new driver 65K...Get real not going to happen. [/QUOTE]

ABF. I just started with them no experience before and I am going to make about 76 for the first year. And free insurance and retirement [emoji1]

 

Mtnbike, drivers, I have said this before, but listen to this. It's important. A driver making $55-$65K/year is doing well, although we sure pay our dues for the money. But. Drove for a mega for a little over a year, paid attention and learned, then I bought a truck, leased onto a good company, and my earnings for the last 15 months has been about $1,200 - $1,400/week NET. After truck payment, after insurance, after taxes, after all expenses. I am literally now taking home more than I was grossing as a company jockey. Understand, O/O or I/C isn't for everyone. But don't let numbers fool you, either. We all know our tax percentages, so either gross annual or net annual are useful figures. When someone says to me, "I make $70K driving someone else's truck," that's fine. But after taxes and travel expenses, what is that number again? $45K? Besides the money, I like trip selection and absolutely will never work forced dispatch again. My $.02.

 

^ May I Ask Who You Are Leased To???