Grossing $1000+ per week, realistic?
#11
05-25-2007, 06:48 PM
I drive for TMC, I am grossing over $1,000.00 per week(average), not after a couple of years or many months, but after the first month. I am an inexperienced driver. Anyone can do it with TMC.
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#12
05-25-2007, 07:21 PM
At my barn of the almost all of the line drivers earn 1K+ per week. Thats working 50-65hrs in 5 days.
They earn every freaking cent in the winter when they have to chain. A city driver at top scale will gross 1K with about 46hrs of work.
#13
05-26-2007, 01:42 AM
Originally Posted by ben45750
I have had my CDL 2 years this last March, I make 1000+ weekly. It's a union LTL job so layoffs are common in the winter months till I gain seniority. I was hired last September so I'm at the bottom of the pay scale.
Here's last months bank statement to see what my net for the month was:  Before trucking I averaged $35k a year, so getting into trucking has been a good thing for me. So it is very possible to make $1000 a week starting out in trucking. Looks like you'll have to start driving nights too to get some postive cash flow going! :P :lol:
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#14
05-26-2007, 01:58 AM
To gross $1000.00/ week may not be the norm, but it is do-able. My first "job" after finishing training paid a little over 1k / week on a team run. Four days out and three home. When that ended ( long story ) I stayed with the same O/O as a solo. Made a little more as a solo but I was out longer ( 6 to 8 days out and 2 to 3 at home ). Now I drive local and average just under that amount, but when you figure the expense of being OTR ( not to mention being home EVERY night ) I come out a little better. My advice is to do what you are doing now; RESEARCH!!! Then PLAN!!
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#16
05-26-2007, 08:39 AM
Many flatbed companies will get you over $1000.00/week fairly easily. When I ran OTR w/TMC it wasn't hard to do at all. Drivers at TMC average $55,000.00/ year. New guys range from $45,000.00 - $60,000 first year. If you live outside their orange hiring area you'll get home every OTHER weekend. If you live INSIDE the orange line you'll get home every weekend.
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05-26-2007, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldiesPlating
Many flatbed companies will get you over $1000.00/week fairly easily. When I ran OTR w/TMC it wasn't hard to do at all. Drivers at TMC average $55,000.00/ year. New guys range from $45,000.00 - $60,000 first year. If you live outside their orange hiring area you'll get home every OTHER weekend. If you live INSIDE the orange line you'll get home every weekend.
#20
05-26-2007, 12:40 PM
You will need to work much more than 38-40 hours per week if you drive a truck. We can legally work 70 hours/week. This is not a 9-5 job with regular work hours. Each day can be different. There are days in which you will have more of a routine, but for the most part, each day will be different.
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