I'm thankful to hve a job rn considering how bad freight is right now. But you're right truckers get the short end for what we do, especially otr drivers. - WW
By a used truck old kenworth for like 10k Water hauling no dot/log books any oil fields out in texas? Im in Alberta. Brotherhood of trucking, nice work thx man im 1 week away from getting my class 1 commerical truck driving.
@@Greenpathfitness Texas is the future for my family. Once I’m well over one year experience. I currently live in a small country town in Colorado. OTR is my only option the town is to small no job opportunities.
I’m an aspiring truck driver and I’m glad to see the inside scoop of the pay scale of what the pay really is. You happen to know what your friend was getting paid from Werner and if he enjoyed it? I’m going to a roadmaster school that heavily endorses the company. Realistically I’m 22 and inexperienced so I’m not expecting 1500 checks off the bat. 700-1000 a week would be fine with me since the bills are very minimal. If I could stay with Werner to pay off the tuition then it could work. Eventually I will be going back into hourly pay as well since my last job was piece rate and that didn’t work out as well for expenses since it was biweekly pay. I’m not planning to stay OTR forever but I would like to get the experience and see how it is.
@@Xenno. To make good money in trucking you need that hazmat, doubles and tankers endorsements. Your checks will get way better but yea they still would want you to put in that 60-70 hour week. I hate working 70 hour weeks too. I did trucking for quite a few years, made my money and will be going traveling around the world soon.
@@90svision99 what location is that ? Im in the Midwest and I wish I got in the industry when I lived in California but yeah that makes sense. I good tip I always give is to save save save buy a used truck off Facebook market and then get in the business. Renting or financing just slows down cash flow big time but yeah location plays a HUGE ROLL ! I live in Minnesota and it's hard to get gooood good roundtrips
I live in a small country town near Kansas & Oklahoma. I live in Colorado & Colorado in general is not a trucking state. We are not producers user state. You can get in but hard to get out making the money worth it .
No one is doing 5k miles a week legally anywhere in the U.S.. or anywhere outside of china for that matter.... $400 for a week is insanity. That's horrific pay. Right now. look at local class B jobs, preferably around construction sites if you have development in the area/region. Look into fuel hauling Regionally, look into ANY specialty freight, and call them. Even if you don't think you can get it, put in an app. All of those pay more than what you are making now. By a lot. Then tell the company paying you $400/wk to shove it.
I'm thankful to hve a job rn considering how bad freight is right now. But you're right truckers get the short end for what we do, especially otr drivers. - WW
By a used truck old kenworth for like 10k
Water hauling no dot/log books any oil fields out in texas?
Im in Alberta.
Brotherhood of trucking, nice work thx man im 1 week away from getting my class 1 commerical truck driving.
@@Greenpathfitness Texas is the future for my family. Once I’m well over one year experience. I currently live in a small country town in Colorado. OTR is my only option the town is to small no job opportunities.
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@@dmitriiivashev2126 I want people to know how shady & broken the industry is because no one is talking about it.
I’m an aspiring truck driver and I’m glad to see the inside scoop of the pay scale of what the pay really is. You happen to know what your friend was getting paid from Werner and if he enjoyed it? I’m going to a roadmaster school that heavily endorses the company. Realistically I’m 22 and inexperienced so I’m not expecting 1500 checks off the bat. 700-1000 a week would be fine with me since the bills are very minimal. If I could stay with Werner to pay off the tuition then it could work. Eventually I will be going back into hourly pay as well since my last job was piece rate and that didn’t work out as well for expenses since it was biweekly pay. I’m not planning to stay OTR forever but I would like to get the experience and see how it is.
@@silentagony1019 My buddy drove for Werner long ago pay was probably way better back then. GOD Bless your journey stay safe out there.
Net meaning after all taxes taken out?
@@kokalti yeah that’s my take home after all taxes are taken out.
$1300 a week is close to what I get at .80cpm. I do mon-fri regional 2800 miles and take home $1700 a week. So you probably do a lot more miles
@@kokalti I believe I’m right around 3500 no less then 3000 I have zero deductions just the regular state federal & all the other BS
I quit trucking after two months of OTR. I’m not working 70 hours for $1200 check. Went back home and started school again.
@@Xenno. To make good money in trucking you need that hazmat, doubles and tankers endorsements. Your checks will get way better but yea they still would want you to put in that 60-70 hour week. I hate working 70 hour weeks too. I did trucking for quite a few years, made my money and will be going traveling around the world soon.
You're working for a company? Why don't you do Amazon relay and just pick up loads ?
@@ismaeljrmorales3613 I’m OTR because the location I live in. I don’t own my truck yet. Few years I’ll working for myself.
@@90svision99 what location is that ? Im in the Midwest and I wish I got in the industry when I lived in California but yeah that makes sense. I good tip I always give is to save save save buy a used truck off Facebook market and then get in the business. Renting or financing just slows down cash flow big time but yeah location plays a HUGE ROLL ! I live in Minnesota and it's hard to get gooood good roundtrips
I live in a small country town near Kansas & Oklahoma. I live in Colorado & Colorado in general is not a trucking state. We are not producers user state. You can get in but hard to get out making the money worth it .
Seems like a lot of money to me.
@@theboogeyman9813 it just depends on the persons financial life. I most definitely don’t think I make enough for the amount of work I do.
No one is doing 5k miles a week legally anywhere in the U.S.. or anywhere outside of china for that matter....
$400 for a week is insanity. That's horrific pay.
Right now. look at local class B jobs, preferably around construction sites if you have development in the area/region. Look into fuel hauling Regionally, look into ANY specialty freight, and call them. Even if you don't think you can get it, put in an app.
All of those pay more than what you are making now. By a lot. Then tell the company paying you $400/wk to shove it.
Thank you so much for the information. I’m going to need it when applying for a new job. 🙏🏽✝️
@@90svision99 happy huntin. Good luck.