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Originally Posted by cumacetinkaya
Hello All,
I am interesting to become a truck driver.But, i am wondering about how truck drivers make money or how you feel? Are you guys happy with what you earn?I am not asking new drivers or even driving solo. How about driving with team or being owner operator. trucking job may hard for married people.
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I went to a local CDL school back in September of 2006 and was hired by Swift for OTR in November of 2006. Did that for about 4 months and decided OTR wasn't for me with pay being one of the reasons. I made an average of $475 - $500 gross per week.
Worked for Pepsi from March 2007 up until August 2007 until the constant physical work aggravated my synovitis (a form of rheumatoid arthritis) to the point I could barely walk most days. The pay on that was decent, usually around $900 - 1000 gross per week but the physical problems / injuries and long (12 - 14 hours unloading Pepsi case by case) days made it not worth the money.
Went back to Swift on their dedicated Wal-Mart account...that was fine and dandy as far as pay goes...was bringing home about $500 per week but I was still gone 3 - 5 days per week. It wasn't as physical as Pepsi, but I hated being gone from home for even a few days so I left trucking entirely.
Now I work for Comcast as a CommTech II making $13.20 / hr + commission, 4 days on, 3 days off and home every night.
I spent $3000 on the CDL school and other associated costs, so it was an expensive lesson. If you're thinking about getting into trucking, think long and hard about it and make damn sure you want to do it.
There is money to be made in trucking, no doubt about it, but it takes the right kind of person to earn decent money.