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.
Who pays $75k?
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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 OTRmotocross25 and merv85 Thank this. -
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.
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Hire on with any of the national, or large regional LTL companies in your area.
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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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Where do you live?
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