[Allen Smith]

On average, the national pay is between $35,000 to $42,000 per year.....company drivers.....

I'm on track to make $52,000 this year working an average of 9 hours per day (40 hours straight time, 5 hours of overtime). Home every night and off every weekend...except for Sunday when I haul mail for the US Post Office. That job pays an extra $16,000/year.

My first year driving OTR I made $36,000. My last year OTR I made $55,000, but that was busting my a$$ pulling a reefer and putting up with all the BS at produce houses, meat packing plants, Hunt's Point, grocery whorehouses, etc. Each and every week, my logbook said I worked 70 hours...just like a good little coolie. But my actual HONEST time spent on-the-job was more like 90-100 hours. And that was 48 weeks out of the year grinding it out on the highpay highway living the "lifestyle" at the Carney's Point hook.

So I made $3,000 more per year working OTR versus LTL. But that $3,000 cost me 55 more hours per week!!!! :shock: :shock:

[Colts Fan]

On track to make over $52K this year working 50-60+ hours per week. I am a first year driver.

[Snowman7]

I gross $1200/week, work 50 hrs, 8:30 pm to 6:30 am, no lunch or lunch on the fly (my choice), mon-fri, no weekends, no holidays. All drop/hook, no customers. I'll be at top pay in a year and this run would be 1300/week. The only way it could be better would be if it was 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM!

[hatt91]

I'm starting my 4th year driving with the same company I entered the industry with. I do the food distribution gig, to restaurants. I'll gross about $49k this year. It's a 100% employee owned company and I've also received about $23k in company stock, only 40% vested so far though.

My company ensures that I log what I work, and work legal 100% of the time. Total time spent on line 3 and 4 per week is about 52 hours, toss in another 20 hours for the sleeper and thats how long i'm away from home every week.

[carlos64030]

I'll answer the question without a bunch of mumble jumble: $45,000 for my 1st year as a company driver.

[southernpride]

i will make 45,000 this year, just a little under really, an this is my first year. I drive 100% solo

My good friend Eddie says just under 61,000 he started training half way through the year. 1 yr experience.

My trainer, 20 yr vet, pulled just over 100,000k (not owner op) he took home most of that last year training for swift, this year he says he'll hit 120,000 training for crete. but hey 20yrs!!!!!

Of steve my friend, will be right at 50k he teams w/ another friend.

All are otr cept me, i'm home like every other night and weekends

[matcat]

I know my trainer at swift (30 years o/o), Pulled in $176k last year. Sofar this year he told me he isn't doing as good as last year but still over 100k mark as long as things keep moving as they are.

[BanditsCousin]

I did alright doing HHG. I think i did like 22K in 2 and 1/2 months in the 2 summers I first started. Last year kicked my butt with the housing slump, and I think i brought home 70 on 70Kmi, but only for 7 and 1/2 months.

I'm doing better now in special products, but I have to RUN.

[hoohaa]

I make more then some, and less then others. :lol: