[Hawkjr]

I hear Trash Haulers and Waste Haulers make a damn good living.. is that a myth??

[ronjon619]

MYTH

[Mr. Ford95]

Total myth. Those boys run hard and for as hard as they run, they don't get paid enough particularly the sludge haulers. If those guys made so much money hauling garbage, the O/O's would have nicer trucks instead of rags.

[Evinrude]

Originally Posted by Hawkjr

I hear Trash Haulers and Waste Haulers make a damn good living.. is that a myth??

Were did you get that info?

[Hawkjr]

well i recall sometime ago when i was make some calls around, Drew Transport said they pay $80 a load to take and pick up trash around VA, and there's a company around here who hauls nothing but trash and they have nothing but brand new trucks, Do Thompson Trucking Ring a bell to you Mr. Ford?? i know they come up through orange and gordonsville in that area!!

and those sludge trucks...... dont get me started lol..

[Jumbo]

One of the benifits is all you can eat and all the garbage juice you can drink

[Syncrosonix]

Originally Posted by Jumbo

One of the benifits is all you can eat and all the garbage juice you can drink

i love the smell of that stuff! it goes well with the hot asphalt on a summer day in arizona. i don't know what smells better: ammonia from urine at the truck stops or garbage juice baking on the pavement.

[millersod215]

I can tell you firsthand, i haul trash here in North florida, and it's a myth. It could be different in other places of the country, but not here, i typically start my day around 1:30 am, and i'm doing good if I'm off by 4:30 that afternoon, Florida has a 16 hour local law, and for the most part i'm tapping that 16 hour clock on a daily basis. This is just my info on it, but i've been doing now for nearly a year and i haven't seen big money, i do decent, but nothing to write home about. But when you live in Florida, you better hang on to your job while you have it, some people may think i'm nuts for working these hours, but i'm just thankful to have a job right now.

[Voyager]

The company I used to work for (the tri axle in my avatar) also hauled trash with walking floor trailers. The pay was $40 per load and you could only do 3-4 per day. That's $120 - $160 per day. The drivers averaged around $600 per week.

[repete]

Originally Posted by Voyager

The company I used to work for (the tri axle in my avatar) also hauled trash with walking floor trailers. The pay was $40 per load and you could only do 3-4 per day. That's $120 - $160 per day. The drivers averaged around $600 per week.

WOW :shock: I thought they got more than that! I had a co. chatting me up before I went with Crete, I'm glad I choose Crete! I see dozens of trash haulers on I 90 and RT17/I86 in NY . Someone must be makeing money but who?? :roll: