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Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug

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Originally Posted by GMAN

You can make an above average income but will make some sacrifices.

Why sacrifice when you don't have to? Trust me, there's far easier ways to make 40-50k then working 80-100 hour workweeks in OTR.

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I have yet to meet anyone who has achieved any degree of success in ANY profession who has not made sacrifices for their dream.

To this I would agree with you. However, the sacrifices that trucking demands and what you get back in return don't equal out. Most people figure this out after awhile and leave the biz, which accounts for the massive turnover rates.

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Fast food has a 300%+ turnover rate and you won't make nearly as much.

If you want to compare your job to fast food, then go ahead. But my company has a 6% turnover rate. Why? Because drivers are paid well for their time, are able to be at home with their families, and don't work for free. The polar opposite of OTR.

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There are those who want the income but are unwilling to give what it takes to get there.

I am one of these people. I am unwilling to live on the job working double the hours for what I can make at a regular 9-5 job.

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Trucking is one of the most secure professions you could enter.

Only because it can't be outsourced. But that won't stop the trucking companies from getting cheap foriegn/Mexican labor here behind the wheel. It's just a matter of time. In fact, Celadon and a few other carriers are already doing it.

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Older drivers are at a premium. You don't have to worry about being fired because of your age.

That's because nobody else wants the job (the so-called driver "shortage") and the carriers are desperate to put meat in their seats.

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Those who succeed are self starters who know how to manage their time.

Those who succeed figure out how to "work" the logbook to run more miles. Those who follow the rules and don't break the law and log it as they do it won't last very long.

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And I don't work for $10/hr. :wink:

No, after 5, 10, 20, 30+ years you can top out at a whopping $13.00 - $14.00/hour with no overtime after 40 hours. After 3 years of OTR, I walked into a local job that STARTED at over $18.00/hour with overtime after 40 and home everynight. That alone should show what a ripoff irregular-route OTR trucking is.

Oh well, I've about said my peace and then some. Let the flaming begin. :D

Who did you work for Coldfrostymug, when you wre OTR for 3 yrs?