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That's 30 years...not 40....
Trucker's math.Originally Posted by TomB985
Uh....That's 30 years...not 40....
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2008 - 1971 = 37 yearsOriginally Posted by GMAN
When I started driving in the early 1970's
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Almost 40 years later and it went up 20cents on avg.
37 years is almost 40 years.Originally Posted by Mackman
Almost 40 years later and it went up 20cents on avg.
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More trucker's math.Originally Posted by TomB985
and the average has more than tripled....
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$0.10 - $0.14 per mile X 3 = $0.30 - $0.42 per mile. That is certainly not the average. $0.30 is near the top. It definitely hasn't "more than tripled".Originally Posted by GMAN
When I started driving in the early 1970's otr drivers were paid somewhere between $0.10-0.14/mile.
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Cost of Living 1971
How Much things cost in 1971
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 4.3%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 8.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 890
Average Cost of new house $25,250.00
Average Income per year $10,600.00
Average Monthly Rent $150.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe $1,866.00
United States postage Stamp 8 cents
Ladies 2 piece knit suites $9.98
Movie Ticket $1.50
Cost of Living 1971
How Much things cost in 1971
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 4.3%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 8.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 890
Average Cost of new house $25,250.00
Average Income per year $10,600.00
Average Monthly Rent $150.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe $1,866.00
United States postage Stamp 8 cents
Ladies 2 piece knit suites $9.98
Movie Ticket $1.50