Who pays $75k?

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by LimpyLegs, Jan 25, 2025.

  1. LimpyLegs

    LimpyLegs Medium Load Member

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    I've been driving for 15 years with a squeaky clean dac. I keep finding myself working for these $60k/year outfits and it's just not enough anymore. I do have experience hauling canadian b trains, over dimensional roof trusses and flatbed work. I'm looking for decent pay but I keep hopping every 3 years because of false promises. I don't mind some labor but you have to be willing to pay me right.
     
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  3. Thrasher28

    Thrasher28 Road Train Member

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    What are your home time requirements and location? My lowest year since starting OTR in 2021 was 71k. Last year was mid 80’s. And that’s all been at basic, door swinging OTR gigs

    even the most barebones home daily jobs, like Ryder and Transforce dedicated runs, are guaranteeing 1200+ a week

    I’m not being mean or making fun, just trying to figure out if it’s cause you live somewhere like Miami or Phoenix or if you’ve just had bad luck so someone can make recommendations

    as far as broad recommendations, Crete and GP Transco would put you over 75k doing basic dry van OTR
     
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  4. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Any one of the GOOD chemical tanker companies should get you that 75k at a minimum. You need a good MVR but anymore, most of them will hire with no tanker experience.
     
  5. Lazer

    Lazer Road Train Member

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    Hire on with any of the national, or large regional LTL companies in your area.
     
  6. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    75k is pretty much the norm these days. Are you going to companies that are too big too keep all drivers busy, or.......possibly, are you running the miles correctly? I say that because drivers cost themselves a lot of money by having an unwillingness to utilize the entire 24 hr clock to make the miles. Others think they have to sleep at the truck stop every night as opposed to sleeping at customers, if allowed, and many of them do allow for overnight parking. I'm not saying this is you, but I'm just putting thing out there.
     
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  7. Thrasher28

    Thrasher28 Road Train Member

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    And to piggyback, sending ETA’s, keeping break times mostly consistent, and trying to deliver early helps too. Much easier for dispatch to plan loads around drivers that run the same every day., in my experience. Miles fluctuate with the market of course, but I noticed my weekly miles were consistent from week to week after my first year or so when I got better at communicating
     
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  8. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    Where do you live?
     
  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    So so true . There is an art to running ELD's with good time management. I got almost 160k miles for 2024 and done it all in a flatbed running out west. I've run into drivers with my company that complain about getting miles but they don't run their elog very well...
     
  10. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    That's actually very impressive considering flatbed freight can oftentimes be short haul . Iv met coast to coast drivers who haven't hit 160
     
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