Can you really make 250K a year as a truck driver?
2016-04-20 10:14 pm
I saw an ad that said our truck drivers average 250K a year! There must be a catch, or the job is really horrible that not many people want.
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2016-04-20 10:40 pm
Yeah... owner operator. Some make quite a bit more than that.
Out of that comes:
Lease or purchase of the truck.
Fuel.
Insurance.
Maintenance.
Hotels, if you get sick of a sleeper cab.
Food.
Female (or male) companionship.
At the end of it... you're lucky to keep $50K of it... especially if you have periods of no work, want to have days off, or fuel prices go through the roof.
Out of that comes:
Lease or purchase of the truck.
Fuel.
Insurance.
Maintenance.
Hotels, if you get sick of a sleeper cab.
Food.
Female (or male) companionship.
At the end of it... you're lucky to keep $50K of it... especially if you have periods of no work, want to have days off, or fuel prices go through the roof.
2016-04-20 11:56 pm
owner/operator with a second driver. truck running 24/7 then deduct all expense's you're not getting 250k after all said and done
2016-04-22 1:15 am
When I had my own truck the best I ever did was just over 90k for a year. Now I wasn't busting my *** by any means. However I had alot of my own accounts I hauled for.
The secret is to specialize in something, and be very good at it. I did mostly over-dimensional freight. It usually paid upwards of 3 or 4 dollars per mile. I was always on time, and never had any damage claims. That is what sets you apart from the rest of the crowd. When a shipper has a list of 20 or 30 guys he can call, he's gonna call the guy that's just a little better then the rest. The oilfield is where I made most of my money.
The secret is to specialize in something, and be very good at it. I did mostly over-dimensional freight. It usually paid upwards of 3 or 4 dollars per mile. I was always on time, and never had any damage claims. That is what sets you apart from the rest of the crowd. When a shipper has a list of 20 or 30 guys he can call, he's gonna call the guy that's just a little better then the rest. The oilfield is where I made most of my money.
2016-04-22 4:23 am
No you can't ! As a company driver depending on your experience and the company your driving for you will make 30 cents to 50 cents per mile. If you drive 3000mi. or a little more every week it's a good job. Do the math. Between $900 and $1500 is a good drivers pay. If you own your own truck and have your own authority to book your own loads then you have a small business and better gross at least $250,000 per year. Once you pay the extreme maintenance on the truck, the insurance, someone to keep all your records straight for the fed.gov. and on and on, your back down to $900 to $1500 per week for your money. That's why I sold my truck and became a company driver again. No solo driver puts $250,000 a year in his pocket no matter how he try's it.
As blue collar jobs go, if you don't mind not being at home very much, it is at the top of the pay scale.
As blue collar jobs go, if you don't mind not being at home very much, it is at the top of the pay scale.
2016-04-24 6:22 pm
On paper possibly but bottom line NEVER...unless you own a fleet of rigs.
2016-04-22 3:35 pm
No you can't ! As a company driver depending on your experience and the company your driving for you will make 30 cents to 50 cents per mile. If you drive 3000mi. or a little more every week it's a good job. Do the math. Between $900 and $1500 is a good drivers pay. If you own your own truck and have your own authority to book your own loads then you have a small business and better gross at least $250,000 per year. Once you pay the extreme maintenance on the truck, the insurance, someone to keep all your records straight for the fed.gov. and on and on, your back down to $900 to $1500 per week for your money. That's why I sold my truck and became a company driver again. No solo driver puts $250,000 a year in his pocket no matter how he try's it.
As blue collar jobs go, if you don't mind not being at home very much, it is at the top of the pay scale
As blue collar jobs go, if you don't mind not being at home very much, it is at the top of the pay scale
2016-04-22 2:27 pm
When I had my own truck the best I ever did was just over 90k for a year. Now I wasn't busting my *** by any means. However I had alot of my own accounts I hauled for.
The secret is to specialize in something, and be very good at it. I did mostly over-dimensional freight. It usually paid upwards of 3 or 4 dollars per mile. I was always on time, and never had any damage claims. That is what sets you apart from the rest of the crowd. When a shipper has a list of 20 or 30 guys he can call, he's gonna call the guy that's just a little better then the rest. The oilfield is where I made most of my money.
The secret is to specialize in something, and be very good at it. I did mostly over-dimensional freight. It usually paid upwards of 3 or 4 dollars per mile. I was always on time, and never had any damage claims. That is what sets you apart from the rest of the crowd. When a shipper has a list of 20 or 30 guys he can call, he's gonna call the guy that's just a little better then the rest. The oilfield is where I made most of my money.
2016-04-22 6:22 am
You might earn that, but then you deduct truck payments, fuel, maintenance, insurance and all the other costs. Those could come to $251K.... Well hopefully not that bad, but you don't keep the $250K in your pocket. As others say, might be $50 of actual income left after expenses.
2016-04-21 9:16 am
It's total BS. Unless they're talking about Armenian Drams. No company has truck drivers that "average $250,000" a year.
A truck might, conceivably, turn over that but the driver make it? No way.
A truck might, conceivably, turn over that but the driver make it? No way.
2016-04-20 10:15 pm
I believe that is what the rest of us would call a lie
2016-04-20 10:14 pm
250K Yen.
2016-12-13 2:19 pm
it is more closer to 90k and that is after a few years... an owner operator is the fastest way to bankruptcy court...
2016-04-22 10:46 pm
yeah owner aperator
2016-04-22 10:10 pm
You can, but only if you own your own truck and just because you make 250k doesn't mean you actually make 250k. You will have a LOT of expenses! In most cases it's better to make in the 70's as a company driver and not worry about all the other stuff.
2016-04-22 9:14 pm
sure, if you carry drugs.
2016-04-22 7:19 pm
High School aged young adults with appropriate license
earn salary out of all other proportion amid the fracking
industry by driving water cargo tank-trucks. Down side
is lack of winter-living rentals amid climate that quickly
kills the under-protected.
earn salary out of all other proportion amid the fracking
industry by driving water cargo tank-trucks. Down side
is lack of winter-living rentals amid climate that quickly
kills the under-protected.
2016-04-21 11:21 am
No.
2016-04-21 7:41 am
No, avrage is 35 to 50 k
2016-04-21 3:27 am
Lmao!
2016-04-21 2:25 am
It is more closer to 90k and that is after a few years. An owner operator is the fastest way to bankruptcy court.
2016-04-20 11:38 pm
My former father in law makes 600 bucks a day driving log truck.....but that's gross. After all the taxes, fees, fuel, constant maintenance and such....not as much
2016-04-22 3:16 pm
It's total BS. Unless they're talking about Armenian Drams. No company has truck drivers that "average $250,000" a year.
A truck might, conceivably, turn over that but the driver make it? No way.
A truck might, conceivably, turn over that but the driver make it? No way.
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