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Originally Posted by Dejanh
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Originally Posted by rank
Go to college instead.
Even IF make a living off $1.26/mile, what career will you move into when you have kids? Many prospective employers will want more education and experience than driving a truck can offer. Despite what the magazines and schools say, I don't see it as a wise career move. One mistake and your "career" is over. You are left with a small nest egg if you're lucky (and a mound of debt and bankruptcy if you're not). Then you'll need to bo back to school anyway.
good post..
Thanks. Sorry I take such a dim view of truck driving as a career, but IMO the risk reward ratio is way out of line. For me, to compensate for the capital investment, time away and the risk of sudden revenue loss do to accident, a company OTR driver should be able to work 5 days a week and earn $50,000, an o/o $100,000 and a guy with his own authority.....$150,000 (EBIT).
But then what I think doesn't really matter.