Question:
http://www.ooida.com/documents/company_dvr_profile.html
The average number of years in trucking is 20.3 years
The largest majority of drivers made between $30,000 and $40,000 last year with an average of $39,678. Less than half of the company drivers receive company paid health insurance
http://www.ooida.com/documents/owner_operator_profile.html
The average O/O has been in trucking for over 20 years
they reported an average net income of $38, 330.
http://www.natlsrvy.com/index.cgi?content=select20
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You will never meet a driver that will tell you they made 34k last year,you will meet tons of them that say they make lots of money,you can beleive it and look for the greener grass or look for a decent place that offers decent working conditions and decent home time.
another 10k might sound tempting,but whats the catch,whats the after tax and after road expense take home?What are the working conditions,big differance to picking up mostly preloaded trailers and being able to drop them at receivers,than having to wait to get load and unloaded all the time.
who does the company mainly haul for,big differance between taking a load thats on pallets to someplace,than taking stuff thats loaded on the floor to someplace.
In general the national companies pay the same thing no matter where you operate,would you sooner work for .35cpm running the midwest to Texas,which is a lot better than running the midwest to the northeast(traffic congestion) or to the northwest(mountains and winter weather)
They will pay in the same ballpark for unloading,don't matter what you unload,it's still around the same pay.6000 7lb cases will kill you,but will pay the same as a trailer load of 19" TV's.The TV's weight more per unit,but you will have way less units to handle.
Don't jump blindly onto a few more cents per mile or a few more thousand dollars per year,there is almost always a catch.
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Fundamental truth in Trucking
"We over pay our poor drivers and under pay our good drivers"
http://www.truckload.org/infocenter/TCAdocs/profitable_driver.pdf
Zigzag
Happy Member of the nondweller society and happy to get paid for all hours worked and be home when not working.
Answer:
Don't jump blindly onto a few more cents per mile or a few more thousand dollars per year,there is almost always a catch.
Ain't that the truth! If you do your research, you'll be able to find the one company that has what YOU NEED for yourself.
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Dodgin' the scales...
80 miles an hour and a step outta jail..." From "Rollin' Home, Pirates of the Mississippi)
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"I've always been different with one foot over the line.
Winding up somewhere, one step ahead or behind.
It ain't been so easy, but I guess I shouldn't complain.
I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane." (from Waylon Jennings)
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Owner Operator Division


Answer:
I hear a lot of drivers falling for the "more CPM" offers.
There is a realistic balance one has to look at.
Some companies offer more miles but at less pay in CPM.
Others, it's higher pay, cpm, but you bust your a$$ every mile trying to earn it or there is a lot of waiting time involved.
"Less than half of the company drivers receive company paid health insurance"
Many drivers use their spouses work insurance
to cover them instead. Better health care benefits. We have quite a few drivers that are on their wives insurance policy. Several of our drivers wifes are nurses and get good health car bene's.