What to expect?

Too many variables left open here....

What kind of OS freight are you going to haul, and what lanes are you going to run?
How many loads a week do you expect you to be hauling in a week?
What are the rates he hauls these loads for, becasue 21% of $1,000 and 21% of $10,000 is a BIG difference.

 

How much revenue will the truck be generating? Will you earn 21% of the "Full Gross", or 21% of the "Full Gross" minus permits, pilot cars, tolls and any other additional charges? Will you be shown pro-bills for each load?

 

In the oversized game, you have to make a name for yourself before you get the higher paying loads. $75k is higher than average. If your friend made that, he's a better than average driver. Top end is going to be near $90grand-100grand for a company driver. Dont worry too much about the money, work on making a name. There are so many drivers out there, putting beacon lights on their trucks...and hitting bridges, going off route and getting into jams in construction zones right now that things are scary right now. Scary.

Talked to a driver that had a 7 axle with an escavator on it at the TA in Cartersville, Ga. I asked him how tall he was and he told me that he was permitted for 14 ft. I asked him if he had a height stick and he said no. WHAT??? I went to my truck and got my height stick. I measured his load at 14'10 and the driver panicked. The guy's running around with 7 axles, and a 70000 lb escavator, and no height stick. Thats like playing Russian Roulette.

BTW, one of my guys told me a couple days ago about a bridge hit near E-town, Kentucky, on a parkway...said it was a 3+3+3 carrying one of those big dump truck chassis. Another career ended.

 

I don't know what kind of responsibilities you have as far as family, mortgage, etc.... But there may be a lot of benefits to you and your career from this opportunity whether the money is great or not. I always enjoyed hauling oversize loads as a company driver. Especially working with riggers and some of the experienced drivers who haul oversize. You can learn a lot from these guys. You wind up with quite a bit of down time with having to stop at dark, or sometimes you'll spend quite a bit of time loading and unloading or waiting to do so. To me, it's a lot more enjoyable than shutting van doors and seeing who can hold their pee until their 10 hour break comes. Don't get me wrong, there's money in it too. But I think your potential boss is right, you need to prove you can do it. place the load correctly to scale, secure properly, work within the permits and learn state and city regulations, follow routing, etc... If you pick it up quick you'll do well.