How Much Can You Make as a New Trucker? (First Year Pay, Pay Per Mile, Earnings to Experience)
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- So how much can you make as a new driver these days? If you come fresh out of driving school and into a company, how much will you be paid your first few months or years?
In this video, Brian will break down the pays that new truckers can expect to receive trucking in their first year. Check out this video to see if it's a good enough income for you.
Keep in mind that the pay market differs greatly based on your region, research company driver rates in your state or province to find the average income.
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An important thing to know is in order to do 2800 miles a week you will need to be on the road 60-70 hours a week. So your 70-80k a year is not that much for the hours spent.
I love this guy’s video. I could listen to him all day.
Thank you for this video.long awaited one.
i made 56cent/mile as a new driver. Always know your worth !
Is that 0.56 CAD?
Which school did you go to?
What company is this? Is it dry van? Or tanker ?
$0.58 starting per mile at Dollar General Fleet in USA. Plus load pay, unload/stop pay, and safety bonuses and yearly bonus. About $75k-$85k/year. If anyone is interested please let me know for referral. Our company is offering us cash for finding drivers since they're short on them right now.
@@careymorgan4817 interested to know too
@@droptozro I’m interested!
Very informative video! Thanks for giving Canadian info of the trucking market very hard to find... Keep feeding the planet !
This is encouraging. Thank you Brian.
I make .88 cents a mile as a rookie flatbeder the only catch is I have to hit 1700 miles tht week which is a piece of cake
Extremely lucky!
Mind telling what company?
@@deshyvin western express NE flatbed
@@deshyvin regional
@@newschooltruckin3943 lucky my friend. I’m only OTR flatbed here at western
You also get a quite a bit of money back on your Canadian taxes by claiming your meals, shower, and hotel expenses (I personally was able to get about 5k back yearly) because you're on the road.
Same in the states.
Everything is a write off. Even a ps4/5
@@danielray1484 good to know
In the states only for owner operator, not company drivers get a $5k write off, that's $5k non taxable income, no $5k in your pocket, so maybe $1500 in your pocket
I genuinely enjoy watching you guys.. if I am ever in Canada I would want someone from ET to be my mentor.
These guys are so humble and honest great content.. greatly informative 👍
So true, I agree
Hello everyone, I also want to say thank you personally. You're doing a great job. Not just as a truck driver, but also as a coach for my life. Thank you.
Very informative, thank you so much.
love your information, You are one smart likable guy, who i trust !! Keep up the TRUE INFORMATION !!!! Thankyou sir
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Very good the video!!
Thank you I am taking notes. Wish I was in Canada.🔥🔥
I am true thankful for all the information you'll are providing being I am putting my tools up at 61 years old and become a real truck driver. This is priceless to me. James Smith.
Thank you for sharing. I am looking to join trucking school. Very excited. Quick question what kind of Canadian cellphone plans do you use. Do you get decent wifi at truck stops?
Thank you very much you guys make my life a lot better and easier
Hi... greetings. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for all the great and informative information... do you hire drivers out of jamaican?
thanks for the video
Can a Canadian truck allowed to pickup and drop load in US itself.
Hi.bro can you make a video for over size load drivers salary and benefits
The best pay in trucking is the companies asking for 2 yrs or more exp. One major company there in the USA starting at 83k out of school that's fantastic. FB and reefer are the best .
What’s the company? Thanks
great video this is great especially for me. Will you guys make or have videos on how to budget while over the road? Because that's probably one thing I'm sure for new truck drivers deal with. Or for truckers trying to figure out how to do.
Those are good numbers. Thanks for advice. 😎👌🏽👋
I took a dedicated route right out of CDL school working for PTI. It's important to me to get a minimum weekly paycheck since the industry only pays drivers by the mile driven. I hauled dry van 53' closed trailers where they were preloaded and all I needed to do was to hook up to it and didn't need to touch the freight. PTI provided me with 5 weeks over the road training where I was paid $800 per week while being taught how to do the job. Once trained,nmy weekly guarantee was $1,250 per week. They paid .50 CPM. They also paid you every time you hooked a trailer and dropped a trailer. There's also detention pay if you get stuck at an account that has you wait at a dock while they load or unload you. They paid $20/hr for detention pay. I made $78,900 my first year in 2020. I was very happy with my first year and I am making an average of $2,039 per week this year. Trucking can pay very well if you are willing to work your whole 14 hour clock 6 days per week. Good luck to all the new drivers.
I’m gonna get paid .65 cent per mile right out of school. How do I know how much I’ll be making?
@@tiktokatnight7364 that's good pay. If you are working 6 days and then on your 34 hour reset on OTR or regional: you will probably average around 2500 miles per week and should be able to make $80k.
@@garrettrickard - I have a 48 hr reset
@@tiktokatnight7364 that's nice
Are Canadians paid by the mile or the kilometre?
Are there any drivers out there who also serve in the National Guard or Reserve?
Hi Brian and ET transport, I am trying to get into trucking and got my license 6 months ago. I was interviewed today from the company who does local runs in Ontario and pay starts at $26. They have the training program and I have my road test with the company next week. What do you guys think, is it a good pay or place to start ?
Thanks for the great videos on this channel. I learned aloy from you guys. Keep up the good work.
If they hire you by $ 26 dollars hours.
It is good pay. Stay 3 years working.
New drivers need experience 3 years better.
Most transport looks Experience drivers.
That's good. I'm going to trucking school to get my trucking licence, my first year apprentice plumber I was getting paid $16 hrs as first timer, that salary hour people shouldn't complain
A new driver won't make crap per mile until you hit a year
Indeed. You are lucky, if you make $35k , first year.
$75k-$85k/year at Dollar General Fleet. I worked at the DC and after 3 months there they'll pay for your driver school and CDL for a 1 year contract. Getting referrals now also.
KLLM is paying .60 straight out from school.
Hei i am Norwegian truck driver live in norwey i like to live usa as truck driver which Company can make responsen to work?
Terrible rates for driver’s. In Chicago area rates for drivers starts from 65 cents per miles (US dollars)
My weekly guarantee is $1,680 in the Chicago area and I have averaged $2,039/wk this year working dry van drop and hook for Amazon dedicated account. It's crazy good money if you are willing to work your whole 14 hours 6 days per week
Hi sir Iam 45 yr old male from india visiting canada with tourist visa ,can you please suggest a good school which can enrol me for AZ training and later refer as team trucker (internship ).It’s my passion to drive long haul trucking .
No one is talking about how much money we need for the life on the road....
Its good to know how much is our wage but life on the road is not cheap.
Yeah realistically half of what you make not to mention the true average for weekly mileage is no were near 2800 more like 2100 in the states then after 6 months that drops to 1400 because they hired a new driver and he gets the miles now over and over company after company after company.
I live off of fuel points paid by my company's fuel purchases and pack my meals from home and heat them up in microwave. I sleep in the truck. I don't have any weekly on the road expenses with the way I run.
@@munkandbear2818 make sure you get a weekly guarantee
I am interested In working with you as a truckdriver. I live in México But I have no experience. Is there a chance? I am 46 years old.
So I started driving 6 months ago and I make a flat $1000 a week salary. I drive a regional route from Salt Lake City to Denver. This video helped me break down my paycheck to make sure I am in line with other companies. It comes up a bit short, about 40 cents a mile but I also still get paid the same 1000 when the truck is not moving for one reason or another. So when is it appropriate to move on to more money or ask for a raise?
After 1 year experience when you can apply anywhere else they have to compete to keep you.
I moved from my starter company after 6 months. Keep an eye out for opportunities. I agree with you about being guaranteed a minimum. Too risky in this truck industry to just rely only on CPM
bro hahaha that intro >:D
I started as a new driver getting 65-68c a mile just doing dry and reefer vans
Thanks for the video Brian. I am in the Deep South with a relatively low cost of living so I would expect the pay rate to be relatively low. To me, living in a truck for $2800 a week is not worth it. Also, only 3 to 5 days of home time a month is unacceptable. Guess I better rethink this.
I think my first company paid me like 25CPM U.S.D - of course, that was a millennia ago!
Canadian & American rates are very close .
Can a one blinded man become a trucker there in Canada?
I got my first OTR check of $1480 pretax of course not terrible for your first week out not biweekly the company I work for is Halvor Lines out of superior, Wisconsin and they paid me 1000 bucks a week to get my CDL. It was all free to me I’m talking about the school.
Hi good day! How are you? I am your new subscriber. I am planning to change my career to a truck driver. I have a G license with a good driving abstract. I just want ask if there is a Company that train me to become an AZ license driver and work with them. Thank you so much!
Hi good day! Can I ask where could I apply as truck driver that they can train me for AZ driver and work for then. I have a G license here in Toronto Canada. Thanks
47 cpm LOL i start from my first day with 75 cpm
Thank gou bud . if it wasen't you you guys that shoot straight . new people will be gettind truck and cry so so much. . I'm just getting class 1 to get a good union job that requires it . and I want to drive a big one just a few times . I thought I will may be get a truck but is too much bull crap no thanks . i give you truckers s so much credit . !!! Is hard work all of it !!! Thank you !! .
I was just driving on the highway and noticed the ET trailer and I was so hyped I was telling my girlfriend that I watch you guys on TH-cam. Man I was so stoked then a realized that you guys have a dock here in Moncton too and I was thinking that this is so cool!!! I couldn’t believe it!
You too safe bob
I turned the volume way down
First year as new driver over $90,000 dollars. Do not work for mega companies. 70 cpm
What company do you work for and how do you like driving so far?
What company were you working for?
2:00 Nobody should get paid according to where they live, but what lane they run.
6 cents a mile isn't much compensation should be like 15 or 20 quoa de la
I made 32K first year with the Ark chicken company. They dont allow drivers to make money!!
You have to pay your dues. The money comes later!
My friend driving big car hauler and making 10k a month
How TF it's not a mistreated drivers in this company if they pay max $600 a month for experienced drivers??? I came up to the company with new CDL and they pay me $10-12k a month with 1099 form
man I am in the wrong line of work :(
man ate a blizzard
If you wanna make more money as an inexperienced driver put more letters on your license, doubles, triples, hazmat etc.
I got my passengers endorsement I'm going for the triple hazmat and doubles I have my class a cdl just obtained my permit this past Friday!
It’s not worth it if you don’t know any jobs that will hire you new
STOP SCREAMING AT MEEEE :D
Brian's accustomed to speaking with a volume that overpowers the noise his 1996 Kenworth W9 makes.
Hey I'm from Jamaica am a trucker I would love to travel to Canada and drive for this company how may I go faword doing so
Thank you . the trucking buiss . sucks .
Damn, in Europe €1,10 per 1 kilometer.
$95,000
Entering the company with only the cdl permint with promise youll get licensed within the first week or two of hire.
This is the high end of the scale, you will be lucky to make $300-500/wk (Net) at most carriers in Canada doing Can/US OTR.
Dammm those drivers r getting shttty money 🤣🤣
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Hi see Bangladesh
1260.00 bucks after taxes and insurance in the US would average out to 600.00 per week for a company driver.
No love for us tankers?
Youll make bout 8.50 an hr
Only a fool would work by the mill you need to be payed by the hour. If it dose not pay minimum $30 a hour run away as fast as you can.
I'm making 58,000$ after taxes with Swift solo otr. First year.
Is it fun I want to get into it I might start with prime
@@eagle25311 you know it is fun in its own way you do get to explore and see the world and you will start looking at a different way. But there are a lot of variables that you would never think about to add a lot of stress into the occupation. There's a lot of managed time, crunching numbers, and for me I have a family of four kids and a wife at home and I barely pay all of the bills as it is so that stress makes me always run hard long days. Trucking you can expect 11 to 14 hour days 5 to 6 days a week.
One of the more stressful aspects is you have to keep a following distance of 6 to 7 seconds at all times all civilians in their cars tend to cut in front of you constantly and slow down it is quite difficult the past people when you are governed at 65 so sometimes you are at the whim of incoherent civilians in their cars and if somebody cuts you off you have to back off and get your six to seven second following distance if you violate that too many times you get fired.
@@warphonesS22 I've been a 911 operator for the past ten years I do 14 hour days alot but only get about 45 k in my pocket per year after taxes I think I can make more money as a truck driver as long as I can survive the first year or so and then apply with a different company after that. I'm really considering it. 911 is fast paced and stressful all the time and I'm cooped up in the office long hours. I do get home everyday but I can get to that point in trucking eventually I think with a local company.
@@eagle25311 ok i think you can handle trucking just fine. Everyone talks bad on Swift. But they really empower you to be safe, and make money. They pay .44Cents mile long routes(500miles less) .46 cents mile short routes. I average 3100 miles a week good week.
2000 miles. Bad week. And monthly you can earn
.01© For over 9,250(in a month)
.01© For over 11,200(in a month)
.01© For safety score under 20
.01© For fuel mpg over 6.7
.02© For platinum= all categories met in a month.
.06© times total miles you drive that month so you can earn a monthly bonus of up to $700 and I make about $4,400 month after taxes.
So about $61,000 if everything runs average.
Every 6 days out you accrue 1 day home. They usually want you out a minimum of 2 weeks. And don't like you home for longer than 4 days because the truck isn't making money and they'll give the truck to another driver. But simply communicate with your manager and let them know what's going on if you need more time and they'll give you it.
From my experience it's a really human company. Not a big corporate robot.
@@warphonesS22 so do you work 7 days a week when you are out
Not much
We need more Canadian born drivers start helping canadians first
I can make $ 300 in 30 min . flushing a toilet . i better stay doing my renos . cash rules . !!!
Yes I think so . is hard driving so many miles . cant do it .
so it's another high stress crappy 40k a year job
I make i keep . f the sam
That's is no money 😕 because you need to live in the truck 7 day a week not eating right is no money 😕 need to pay you own food 40 dollars a day in food
White collar jobs that involve finance ( stock analysts, broker dealers, Financial analysts at goldman sachs), medical doctors or specialists, usually are in the 200,000 to 1 million a year
You’re tooth is distracting me😂
Thats trash pay I feel sorry for drivers that works for this company, They should be ashamed to make this video
Why bother. No one hiring a new driver. Waste of time. With these videos. You take shit for a year till you have experience.
Don't do it. You will have no life. Go to community college and choose a different career. You have been warned.
Don’t drive?
@@brianjackson3031 precisely.