How Much Can a New CDL Truck Driver Make Monthly in 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Curious about how much a new CDL truck driver makes weekly or monthly in 2024?
Find out in this video, plus tips on managing your clock for maximum pay!
This 2024 video for new CDL commercial big rig 18 wheel truck drivers explains how I maximize my driving clock time to get the most hours behind the wheel, versus worrying about detention pay etc.
Although I'm new to the business, I already am averaging over 1000 week take home, by focusing on keeping my driving clock available versus staying on duty when I'm held up for any reason at a shipper or receiver.
I learned early in this business that focusing your attention on where the most money is made by you is your best bet, not chasing an hourly figure (detention pay only starts after an hour of sitting, and it averages out horribly if you do the math, versus driving and averaging 24 bucks an hour).
People thinking about getting into this truck driving business need to use common sense and stay focused on the bigger money per hour, not the smaller stuff.
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Hey! I saw this video when I first got my CDLS In October 2018. Just recapping the videos that helped me get started.. and after being here almost my first year as a new driver I wanted to say that I remembered these words and wanted to return back to you and say thank you because this worked for me!
To any new driver reading the comments, this man is very wise and positive, if you haven’t subscribed to him already, you need to. He’s great for the TH-cam Truck Driver/ CDL community.
if you just follow what he says as a guideline.. you will succeed and get great results.
I’m so glad I stumbled across you because I remember you saying it’s a hustle. You always talk about how beautiful it is out here; when I first started I was a little scared, didn’t know if I would make it, but now it’s a lifestyle and I’m enjoying it, and I agree, it is beautiful out here!
I love looking back at this old video. You’ve come a long way since then.
I hear what you are saying and I followed the same logic during my short/9 month trucking career back in the day. It was a huge mistake to do that and here is why: Doing that will have dispatchers sending YOU and not other drivers to all of the locations that have you waiting hours and hours. Once they learn your logging pattern you will actually work longer hours for the same pay. It gets worse and worse. You will spend more time sitting at shippers and less time driving. Even if you manage to get your miles in you will be sure to be using an entire day. If you run yourself out of driving hours a few times your company will no longer sacrifice your time at the docks. They need the truck to move too. When you sit for them for nothing then still move the needed amount they get you working more for the same pay. You get tired etc. You might think you are working the system and being smart but you are not. You are being used. Think about it. Think bigger and longer term. if I had it to do over again I would do it this way.
Red, you're the real deal, bro. I appreciate every bit of knowledge you share your channel. Be safe out there, bro.
Best video I’ve seen on how mange time to maximize profitability
Do the same thing myself. Made $895 one week at .31 Cam without detention pay. Drive 12 hours and off duty 12 hours. Start at 4:30 every morning
Running your clock out every day won't help recaps. That is if you're into watching for that. I've run on recaps for an entire week because I ran on average 9.5 hours daily before my 70 ran down with the exception of the time I carried over. Carry over time rolling into recaps can benefit you so much. I ran until I came up to a time where I had to get a load in so I ran two days at 11 hours. Ended up with nothing but a 5.5 hour recap. So, I took a 34. Lots of drivers complain about ELD's taking over paper logs. Well, all I can say is manage your time to maximize your productivity. It'll suck at times, but embrace that suck to get past it.
Schneider was great except for the miles and truck break downs every other week. I brought $50 more home being in the 3 week training at $450 weekly than running regional @ $400 weekly about 1,100 miles at .36 cpm. Once health insurance kicked in, I was down to $275 weekly. Not sure since being the "new guy" the loads assigned to me where short, piddly miles. I asked my DM I need more miles. She said it would get better, but never did. Had to switch gears with hourly pay. What a difference making $800 weekly working 40 hours only plus OT when needed... I'd love to get back on the road, just not being in the same boat as before. Be safe out there RVT!
thanks for the story brother and i agree completely, you have to find what works for you and make it work. appreciate you watching too
Thank you for your service in the military.
It's refreshing to hear someone say they enjoy their time driving. I'm thinking about getting into trucking & I hear SO many bad reports about the career.
The outlook on life in general is how you perceive it. If you see the world as miserable then you'll be miserable. Red viking obviously see things in a different perspective so it makes driving more enjoyable. I see these drivers complaining about trucking and I'm here thinking how I wish they traded places with me, since I have to deal with upper management on a daily basis for my job. The pressure of making a good impression, writing reports, and dealing with stupidity in the workplace. Just seeing these truckers out on the road is like an adventure. Camping out at truck stops. The freedom and being away from the hectic work environment of a corporate company. Not having managers and directors breathing down your neck and dropping last min assignment on your desk.
They always complain about their job as if other jobs are very easy. If you are a social person this job is not for you. I like silence, being alone and driving. I dont like people. I think it fits me.
thank u for this info. I just got my cdl permit on my own. but hopefully I'll be working with KLLM.
Broke it all the way down man. Good information, great channel brother
Everybody needs to wake up if we stand together we can make it better
Im a new truck driver and you really helpedd me alot and answered alot of the questions i had and your right abiut everything you said
there seems to be a distinction in the 4 sections of the logbook ( even on Elogs w/ qualcom... if you place your self off duty ya best be in the passengers seat or in the sleeper bunk ....when in the drivers seat "technically " is considered on duty not driving ..
although the paper logs are easier to be creative with ,,,the electronics qualcom ya cant fudge them ...
and if ya went onto the dock & got injured "being off duty ' your in trouble with saftey dept .
after driving 35 yrs now ,I've only used peoplenet & qualcom e logs ..for 4 mos ..and had to learn by mistakes ...but I maximized my time and put in 3,000 mi. a week I averaged 600 mi. a day for 6 days and 46.+ fuel bonuses & cents a mile thats a good check ....
I'm glad I found your videos. Learning everything I can from veterans. 👍
I'm gonna be doing this soon and have been watching vids on all of this, it's confusing especially when you start scrolling and seeing the different comments about what is legit and what isn't. I appreciate the video every tidbit helps :)
Don't forget to not start your clock until your dispatch gives you a load. They don't tell you that in orientation. If your 10hour is over at 6 and your dbl doesn't come on shift til 7 and wont load you til 8, DO NOT START THAT CLOCK UNTIL THAT LOAD COMES ON THAT QUALCOMM. Otherwise you're going to piss half your hours away just sitting waiting on a load. If you have a dispatch who doesn't give a crap about you, you wont get a load til noon, and they'll run the piss out of you, while they go home at 5. Be advised.
I enjoyed watching your videos because I'm getting ready to go to Swift in August
+moma D good luck Moma D. I hope my videos are helpful
Hey Moma D. You are going to have some shocks with driving for SWIFT or anyone. Though you may get more crap for SWIFT. But take that with a grain of salt. You get your experience that is what counts for the first year especially. Most first year trucking companies don't have the extras you may be offered after experience. I did want to add in the fact that people are wishy washy about what you get paid. The reason for that is as a new lady, we don't know the terms of your agreement. We don't know how much you like to run or are willing to run. It isn't a 9-5 job. Somedays you may drive 5 hours, the next you may drive 11. As long as you are watching your 70 hour clock and always keep 8-10 hours free so you do not have to do a 36 hour reset you can keep runnin miles. I have seen some checks as low as 500.00 wk but that was an off week and two days off to transfer into a new truck. For me, I was a single dad, I raised my kids, they are out of the house now so I pretty much sold most my belongings, including my house, being a single man I plan to be driving a lot anyway so I don't need a $1,800 house bill anyway. Thats 2000.00 in my pocket on top of the average beginner driver of 700-1100 wk depending on your routs and freight available. Once in a great while I treat myself to a nice hotel, back rub, good breakfast and back on the fly making money. There are plenty of ways to make money trucking it just depends on your situation and what you are comfortable doing within DOT requirements. Best of luck to you! James
moma D did you go to swift?
They dnt make people like you this days :) you are real deal soldier man
I really think you are making alot of sence. Here is a man who has thought this thing through. I will keep this in mind when i hit the asphalt. Thanks.
thanks for the vote of confidence, and for watching
Viking you need to change the title of the video. I am still looking for HOW MUCH a new CDL driver make.
posted a new video yesterday that answers it better. thanks for watching
Yeah but by the time you factor in the number of hours vs what your making it's really not that great.
i'm in the food company mixer operator and i'm making for 70 hours Neto 1000 $ I have 20$ per hour...1700$ is total- health family insurance 2 taxes ...I think if you want to be truck driver buy a truck and drive for yourself...
Bosnjak Bosanac there's money in it as a company driver goes. You just have to find the right companies.
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In the video you said "you have a 70 hour clock and that is all you can work" That is inaccurate. The h.o.s. are what is known as driving rules. What that means is that when you reach that 70 hours you can no longer drive until you have regained time or reset your clock. However you can "work" or spend time on duty, you just can not drive.
If you are paid by cpm then what is the point of working on duty when your 70hr is up and you can't drive? lol
You are the man with the plan.
Red Viking check out the website if your out of NC we have a warehouse in Advance NC they r looking for Point to point drivers no touch freight. U should make 1300 to 1500 week gross, and you r home on weekends we run 5 days out home Saturdays unless u want to stay out. Just FYI
i will brother. you should tune in to my live feed New Years eve at 2000 EST for a live Q & A and gift grab. i will be doing live calls, maybe you could share some stuff with your name for referrals. i will post the call in number during the feed
Good video man. I just got my CDL last week. Got a completely clean DMV record besides 1 point for a ticket back in 2011, speeding over 6mph. Paid off. Struggling to find a job and don't wanna go with Swift. I have a pregnant wife and our 4 year old son. Want a regional, local or even dedicated route.
Austin Spraggins where do you live brother?
Red Viking Trucker I live in Fresno, CA. Got my CDL and paid $1800 for tuition myself at United Truck Driving School. Graduated October 24th. Took a week for DMV computer outages to come back up and print out my license. My good friend from truck school has been trying so hard to get me a local job at Valley Iron, it's a local distribution center in Fresno. Perfect job for me and my family. Benefits, $17/hour, 7:00am-4:00pm Mom-Friday. Already did my skills test and everything. But they just stopped reaching out to me or responding to the 2 messeges I left on the hiring managers machine and the owners. Plus my teachers and schools owner is good friends with the owner and they recommended me as well. But I guess they won't hire me idk why. Gonna ask them tomorrow. But yeah thanks for responding and reading my story. I'm really stuck right now, can't get a job anywhere. Besides Swift but god I don't wanna do that.
if the CDL is from a 160 hour federally accredited school, i cant imagine why you are not finding a gig. look on indeed.com and apply to them all that show jobs in your area, and then take good notes on the calls with them. keep me posted
Red Viking Trucker I'm not sure if they're federally accredited but I did around 160 hours. I finished in just 3-4 weeks. Got my graduation certificate. They all just say I need at least 3 months experience. I'll keep you posted though thanks.
something is wrong brother. ask your school tomorrow if they are federally accredited. every company i spoke to hired new grads, and only one required a SPECIFIC school for the 160 hours. the second requirement was to have manual transmission training as part of that 160 hours.
I don’t wear a watch either cuz I’m allergic to metal. I do have a wooden watch, just don’t want to ruin it at work.
on duty. off duty, doesn't matter once you start your 14 hour clock. might just as well stay on duty and collect some detention dollars. the only way going off duty makes any difference is if you're off 10 hours... Then your 14-hour resets.
crispyspa I was thinking the same thing once you start your 14 it doesn't matter if you go off duty your time don't stop. I don't know what he's talking about.
right...but what about the 11 hrs driving clock? Isn't that what he means?
Here's what Red Viking said:
"i go off duty after im backed into the dock, and my 11 hour driving
clock stops, yes. in my company, i have to stay on duty to even apply
for detention, so i just ignore it all together and focus on my driving
clock being available for driving."
crispyspa
Makes sense Red... good perspective on clock saving for driving.
new subscriber here. I like the short video times and the sort of here's the facts this is my experience conveyed in the few videos I've seen. I'm going to a community college and will have my cdl a early part of July. keep the great content coming and stay safe.
thanks brother. good luck in your journey
Youre a smart man Red Viking. Military don't fk round.
I been with them 6 years good company not great but good they have there issuses. Like most company's but better than most. They take care of drivers and awesome trucks and maintain them great.
I never done trucking. But I do wanna get my cdl license. I'm kinda excited to do it. I'm getting tired of calling centers 😒
Josh Gener You got it ?
Same here man! Im getting tired of Nursing Homes
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Did ya stop by Awful Arthur's in ole Kill Devil hills? Tell ya what man. I really like your videos man. Classy. I never hear you talking bad about people or particular company's. you were smart and did your homework. My friend I'm doing my homework too. I built houses for ten years on the Outer Banks, did a stretch in the National Guard and now I'm considering driving trucks for a living. Ive gotten my DOT physical and driving permit and I'm starting school in a couple weeks. Your squared away man. Your definitely a professional, and you have great informative videos on your channel. Right now I'm trying to get a list together, of questions I would need to ask recruiters for future Employment. I was a 92f in the guard and I went to Fort Knox and got H7 certified on a M970 in 2012. I found out then and there I have a passion for trucking and I believe I'm going to lean towards tanker- hazmat side of the industry . Before I start school I will have those endorsements if not all even though I don't want to drive doubles or triples you never know if I may need them. "Whatever it Takes" Keep up your videos man your helping a lot of us new guys make the right decisions.
glad you enjoy the channel brother. ive surfed those waves down there many times. keep me posted on your journey
Well my official start date for school is 1/9/17 and as of yesterday i have all my endorsements. I also have taken my HAZMAT endorsement test i just have to wait to get license in hand before i can start the Required Indiana 4 step process. Im glad i have the school 100 percent payed for it will give me freedom and i dont have to worry about loosing half my paycheck to pay for school fees.
Fleetwood Caton that's great news brother good luck and keep me posted on your success
Red Viking Trucker ,
Good video. Just wondering what did you do in the military??
enlisted and officer. when i left i was an airborne controller on AWACS
I will keep my $28 an hour shipyard job & keep my cdl "A" license with hazmat endorsement for a rainy day if need be. My truck driving instructor told me as I came through school that making good money as a truck driver days are over since they were doing away with the old paper books & going computer. You can't make good money now being legit. He taught me how to run 4 books but that doesn't matter now a days.
Only problem with what your saying is this time and lack of rest. Taking care of your health. Go off the clock for 3 hours still setting there in the truck. Then 3 additional hours pounding your backside down the road. Live like that for long it’s going to catch up with you and your health.
Your 14-hour clock starts and doesn't stop, for the day. If you go off duty you're NOT gaining any extra time to drive that day.
But saving it for later in the week.
I make $1100 a week and I go home every day. Put in the reps OTR and now I'm reaping the benefits.
I'm just studying for my CDL permit. thanks for the insight I'm subbed so I can learn from an experienced driver. thanks so much
charlie taylor thanks for watching brother and good luck on your journey keep me posted on your success
Yeah awesome! My uncle is driving and he told me to get into it. So I'm taking my time and reading the study guide I got from the DMV
Great video..probably the most informative I've seen yet in terms of maximizing pay. I subscribed. I'm not yet in the trucking industry, but am seriously thinking about it. I was in telecom for 20 years, 14 with the same company until they let me go in early May. Now I'm thinking about taking the biggest step with a major career change, but I need to make sure I take home the right amount of money to cover my current financial obligations. What you said in this video makes tons of sense, and if I do continue to pursue this move, I will use your suggestions to the fullest...now on to your other videos :)
thanks for the words scott. this business has been a good surprise so far. i feel for you getting the employment axe after 14 years brother. this business is a great come up and left pocket job for times like that. thanks for watching
I stumbled upon your videos and love them. You inspire me to do more. Thank you, Kevin
Kevin Kaskie I appreciate your words brother and what you just said is exactly why I love teaching. Thanks for watching
Red Viking, If you start at 6.00 am, you have 14 hours to get 11 hrs. driving in. When you are held up at load sight it doesn't matter if you are asking for detention pay for that time or going off duty for that time, you are still loosing driving time by being idle and not driving. Your cannot extend your 14 hour period but just hope to get on the road again to get those miles rolling. I don't really see any valid point you're trying to make with clocking out because you can't add those hours to extend the 14 hour period for that particular time frame or day.
Not the 14 hr clock, the 11 hr driving clock stops.
excellent info, I will be starting in the next week or so, I Def will remember these tips as a newbie to also maximize my driving and miles
keep us posted on your journey thaswerve
drop to on duty not driving get your detention and don't affect drive time.
on duty not driving counts against the 70 hour max on duty. i stay off duty
Thanks, I drive a box truck right now but I'm thinking of getting cdl
Bumping every dock changes things. But does teach ya.
agreed. thanks for being here
Thank you very much for the information. This was very helpful.
Great video, good luck my friend.God Bless!
I got my dmv test day coming up January I’m 19 any tips on anything i would really appreciate it
im local I haul agg 50 to 55 hrs a week I make 48,000 a year get paid percentage
Saving my clock for the drive time😎😎😎😎
So you can shut your clock off when you are at the shippers and receivers, and save it for driving time ?
As long as you're not doing any work and you're free from being responsible for the vehicle; you can even still be getting paid and be off duty as long as you're 100% free to wander off and do whatever you want. I took advantage of this as a school bus driver because I would get paid hourly for the entire length of a field trip but during downtime where I'm just watching a football game or something this can be logged as off duty
Does not extend your day. 14 hrs from start to finish. No matter how much you log off.
Now if you just want to drive no touch Ashley has PTP jobs open in N.C and all over USA. They make 65000 to 70000 per year.
if you include all the hours your not home, your getting roughly $14/hr with no overtime. after 40 i get time and a half.
where do you work
Correct. Time is overrated according to the trucking world.
70 hours a week,sleeps in a truck,no overtime,no exercise, sees his wife for 4 days out of the month. No thanks. I can clear 1100 a week driving a city bus, working 50 hours a week, and go to gym and home after work.
He's new. With a couple of years in, he can start making $10,000-$20,000 a month. Like anything, it's about opportunities and experience. What you may see as limitations, he may see as freedom.
Thanks boss. Extremely helpful
While I agree with going SB in a Dock. Please don't misinformation people that that's within regulations. It's not! By law, anytime you're being loaded or unload, that entire time is suppose to be logged as "On Duty, Not Driving". If D.O.T pulls you over and looks, they'll see where you were in the SB and your Bills were done. They can give you a Ticket then. Also, with you sitting in the Drivers seat, you can't be "Off Duty" or in the Sleeper. As I said, I agree with what you're doing. Just know it's not legal.
wrong if you log check in with shipping and bump dock. you not doing work you are wrong and who ever told you and if you got a ticket and paided it your a fool.
You may not be doing any work but that still is on duty time. Everything but your mandatory 30 minute break, sleeper berth, and 10 hour reset is on duty. Pre-trip, breakdowns, loading, unloading, and post-trip are all considered on duty. That's why you do some math and lie on your logbook or find a route with no weigh stations, which may not always be feasible.
you have been lied to well where in your log book dos it say you have unload or load? did you load it or unload it or I'd you bumbling the dock and go off duty. you to take a look back at it. wow you been wasting you time.
Shane Carothers hate to tell you. if you are in a dock.. and you are waiting to unload you can be in your truck OFF duty
You should get paid for everything you do when your on the road. Do not work for free! Period!!! Not even one hour. You give up all your home life, ruin your health, your already getting paid minimum wage. Why would you work for free? I have worked in trucking for 30 years and great driving record, and the y want to pay me minimum wage 70 plus hours a week let just say $1000 a week that's minimum wage. Wake up and stop working for free!!! Sorry to be a downer. But the truth always makes people angry. I love truckin! but I'm not doin it for free. Nice video very well done Rock On Brother!!!I will keep my happy ass in Alaska where they pay us to work.
Last time i checked minimum wage was 450-500 a week unless you're living in Vegas which is something you obviously are doing.
In 2005 I was making .38 cents a mile Canadian.. So whats the about .29 cents USD? and it worked out to about 10 bucks an hr for 70 hrs a week = 700 bucks a week or 1400 for 2 weeks.. Those minimum wage workers in burger king only work 30 hrs a week for 450/week.. You understand? What a trucker works in one week is nearly double a normal 8 hr shift.. And they work 7 days a week, some work 14 days straight like this guy said and only 2 days off.. He will burn out in 12 months working like that I guarantee it..
Now since I've been out of trucking, i only did it 3 years before I wanted to kill myself.. But back then the hours were different.. I heard the new hours, once you go on the clock, your on it and can't come off, so I don't know how this guy is coming off duty at a shipper (thats how it used to work) but I heard the new laws say once you one the clock you got 11 hrs to work.. or 15 total counting your off duty hours.. So you're not working past 15 hrs straight? At least that is how I understand it.. If that is the case, its not really any different to how I ran when I drove, I never stayed up longer than 15 hrs unless I was within an hour of delivery..
I also liked to run to about 3 or 4 am and shut it down close to the delivery site, usually backed up to their delivery docks. and sleep through the bullshit of them unloading me, which sometimes took 5 hrs or longer..
I can totally see this guy in the video getting burnt out really quick.. 2 days off for 14 worked is brutal.. I always took 4 days off to recoup my mental faculties if I was out 2 weeks.. You will literally go insane sitting in that cab all day for long periods..
The problem with this guys math which was .40 cents a mile at 60 mph = 24 bucks and hr.. He hasn't been doing it long enough to hit the down time and jerked around by dispatchers or fked around by loaders/unloaders who take 5 hrs to unload you.. When you factor all that in to his .40 cents a mile, he's making minimum wage because his truck is not moving all the time. That was one of the biggest pitfalls in this industry, the truck down time was brutal unless you were running ontario to texas every run, which meant very little downtime.. Unfortunately that doesn't happen...
Wait till you get back to back runs into chicongo lol.. What a shit show that city was, avoid it like the fkn plague.. East coast NY area is another shit show.. The troopers are fkn nazi's and there are toll booths every 5 miles in some spots..
it really comes down to getting good runs.. If he is new, they are probably trying to give him decent runs to make him think its a good living.. The only way to make decent money is if you own a truck.. Those guys were pulling some decent cash.. Company drivers get shit loads about 90% of the time.. And if you decline one fkn load, you get black balled.. That means east coast runs non stop, or shitty LTL loads over like 300 miles or some shit..
.40 cents a mile means they are using pc miler that fucks you out of miles.. at least 50 to 100 miles on long trips.. That shit adds up quick too..
If you are thinking of truckign as a career, all I can say is go get 2 minimum wage full time jobs, you would make more money, work the same hrs in a day and be home every day at least.
Assad Khalif depends where you live in Idaho minimum wage is $7.50 an hour and then if you take on top of that not working weekends you're not getting very much even if you are making $10 an hour but work 8 hour days and have weekends off comparatively speaking $1000 a week is not bad at all
Idk man, I get paid 19/hr at my current job (food processing plant) just want to get my cdl just in case I need it in the future and to expand my resume
I realize this is an old post, but min wage is $7.25 x 40 = $290 x 2 = $580. You would need almost 4 minimum wage jobs.. Even 2x $10/hr jobs is only $800 for 80/hrs..
I get what you are saying, it's the same crap in almost every industry these days, but trying to make $1k a week off shitty jobs is kinda hard these days.
I worked on trucks for 8 years not counting the 2 years of education I drove for 1 year and for the most of the time driving I had with me my wife and 2 kids who was buckell in the back I was with my tanner for 6 days and on the 7th day I was in my own truck this is a true story I am not making this up we even took them in the truck stops to wash them and all but the whole time I was driving I was very nervous .
man i bet you were. thats a crazy story. thanks for watching
Haven't had a lunch break in two years
Average 400/day @.40= 1120 sound about right sir?
Trucking industry needs to be reworked. No work should ever be for free - ever. There should be a flat rate for every hour you are on the road. Lets just say $10 an hour for easy rounding and needs to be included in your sleep. Then they can figure out new rates on per mile pay. Truckers are under paid and under appreciated. I know some truckers state this is the easiest job they ever had, and I get that. However, you're away from home, family, friends, proper free time to do with as you please, etc. Only reason I am interested in driving is for money to pay down my wife medical debts and a couple other things. After having spent many hours researching this industry, I have come to realize it is very crooked.
27Zangle thats why you should become an owner operator and you can work whenever u want. 3 weeks out, 2 weeks home, 2 weeks out, 1 week home. Wherever u wanna do as long as it pays your bills. Thats what im gonna do. Get me an old used truck in the $30k range and im good
I've thought about that. I have a degree in operations for the oil / gas industry and plan to use that if possible. However, it is dead in my area and my wife is not real keen on relocating. So my thought was drive till oil industry in my area turns around.
27Zangle correct me if im wrong, but isnt the oil industry booming in the texas area. As for relocating. I live in florida, so i dont know how frequent work is down here, but i know i can travel to the west park and hang out over there since work is plentiful and stay out for 2- 4weeks at a time and then come back to florida so i can chill with my wife. And then rense and repeat. I know trucking doesnt provide much of a personal life, but i strongly believe that the owner operator side is truly where its at. And thats because you get the best of both worlds. A schedule that you can control, and making more money. Im awarr of tbe expense of the truck, but thats to be expected
You're correct about Texas and a few other locations. Alaska is another story :-)
27Zangle it is very crooked!!! Unpredictable !!! And pay is never guaranteed!!! But it beats begging for work hours but in return you still begging for miles since pay based on miles not hours !!!! 3 to 4 slumps a year in loads and the stress can energize half the country !!!
$1,000 week net! Damn!
A manager at McDonald's makes that after 16 months, plus Full benefits and college allowance. And never needs to shift a gear or deal with troopers or throw iron on the mountain pass.
@@timmorris3056 Yeah but you'd probably have to work at McDonald's for multiple years in order to get a manager position. In truck driving you're making an average of 40,000 a year after 6 weeks of truck driving school and a month of training with a company. As a guy who worked for a construction company for almost a decade and never made more than 25,000 a year truck driving looks like a good career change for me.
I’m happy I got to watch this video it really opened up my mind a lot. When it comes to filling because I’m use to doing a normal W2 when I get in to trucking will I still be use a W2 or a 1040? Just wondering?.... And what company did you start with making what you made your first year bro?
Sir I want to get truck driver license but I don't have experience should I apply for truck licence ?
My age is 32
I've considered trucking...still am...but I love working on airplanes and as a structures mechanic working 50-60 hrs/wk, contracting, I'm taking home close to $1,500/wk, only $7.50/hr taxed, the rest per diem & un-taxed. I'll probably stick with what I love, even though aviation maintenance contracting is a fairly un-stable occupation often experiencing layoffs, then it's off to the new contract/location.
Save up so that you can pay for school and your basic living expenses if you ever get laid off. I'm working on saving up $2,400 so that I can go to CDL school. I'm improving my credit so that I can get financing for the CDL training.
I'm not going to lie this punching in and clocking out shit is kind of confusing
good to know information I'm in CDL class now can't wait to get out there.
Unn Lee Words of advice once you start your 14 your it doesn't matter if you go off duty your time keeps going so your not saving anytime. Once you have better off duty for 10 hours then your 14 starts over.
Unn Lee so if you are sitting at a customer for 4 hours that still counts as on duty time no matter if u go on off duty that clock keeps ticking.
He's talking about drive time. The 11hr clock stops.
since i got my heavy combination truck lisence im making $0 a hour as a truck driver because nobody will hire me lol... still driving uber
Excellent!!! well said! and great information!!!!
So you’re still on duty(14hr allowed) but just not driving time?
11 hours driving a day is a lot isn't it????
Gawd I love my steel hauling and paper logs.
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thanks for watching bro
Ok you mentioned your 14hr on duty ok yup we have that up here but it only counts when you are actually on duty duty times stops once truck is rolling that's drive time up here in Canada we run 12hr drive with a one extension making it 13hrs but that 13th hour you are getting to place to rest.
Now I agree you should be putting in for your detention time as you guys call it us we just call it waiting time and that is sweet some good companies give you $20 an hour after the 1st hour waiting now plus lets say tarping can be an additional 15-20 Dollars so that can add up fast now only a few grain hopper bottom guys will pay waiting time the next worst thing is percentage pay system a guy can get really screwed over that
when you say "take home" pay, do you have your taxes taken straight out of your pay? I was under the impression you had to file 1099
I am new subscriber and planning to attending CDL soon, so these are basic questions:
Does "turning off your clock" suspend the 11-hour clock so that it does not count as drive time? In order to get detention pay, do you have to leave your 11-hour clock on?
Great Videos, keep em coming.
i go off duty after im backed into the dock, and my 11 hour driving clock stops, yes. in my company, i have to stay on duty to even apply for detention, so i just ignore it all together and focus on my driving clock being available for driving. thanks for watching
right outta the gate i was making average 1300.00to 1700.00 a week..i love detention..20hr after2hours..if you ain't getting that you need to move company's...
Nick Stettler What The Company Called?
Great tip
I don't understand, you said once the clock starts it doesn't stop, but you said you're stopping your clock as opposed to detention time
dude if you're away from home at the job your working you should be paid regardless getting a local driving job preferably Union better pay 26 to 39 $ per Hr plus benefits don't be taken advantage of
uber makes more then 1000$ :)
Mddlclss Wrkr it's not what or how you make it this is about what you love to do.. if you like local go local if you like OTR go OTR... at the end we are all truck drivers.. local you get paid by the hour but it also has it's difficulties like waking up at 3 in the morning and not going home till 6 at night
Nico Gonzales -- just because you love what you do don't do it for peanuts don't let people take advantage of you. I suggested local Union work if you get on with one of the major grocery companies, Safeway, Kroger, SuperValu and even Walmart pay's their drivers well you can work local swing shift nights days, and all of them run teams otr regionally and many overnight roll and rest ( in a motel) you have many options just respect that you are a professional truck driver and should be paid for your skills
Mddlclss Wrkr people forget the part that unions plaid back in the day in making America great.
I never made that much as a beginner truck driver - most of the companies pay as little as possible - Werner pays less than .42 cpm - will more than likely be around.34 cpm for new drivers and they may not give you 3000 miles a week - I started in 2009 and made less than.28 cpm as a beginner driver - I think Indian River pays 12.50 an hour
That's low
good advice , i loved the vid , ya i got my Class 1 beginners CDL beginners and now i am going for my break endorsement test just studying now
rock it brother, and keep me posted on your success. thanks for watching
well there are 9 chapters on the Manitoba Air Break endorsement manual and i am on the 8th chapter , when i read this manual they dont describe very well how to adjust your breaks and slack adjusters , how do you do them ?
Look on TH-cam.... there may be something there.
I listen too it again what I am hearing is you are off duty not getting any pay.They hold you 7 hours for instance.you can still only drive 7 hours? How did off duty benefit? I used to drive back in the days when we lied on our more then one log book..lol..Planing to start driving again in the new year with an ELD but completely miss your point..Thank you again fro your time..
Are delivery dates and deadlines a big hassle ? I think that would be the vice grips on me. If delivery dates are a bit lax ' then l feel l would enjoy trucking alot . 👍😎
keep on trucking driver besafe out there
There is no money in company OTR driving. You are getting a $1,000 a week before taxes and payroll deductions(medical, dental) etc. Your take home will be around $600 to $700 a week. 7 bills a week to be away from home, go without a shower for days, and live in a truck for weeks at a time. Do yourself a favor. Get your CDL on your own. Look for a local teamsters union job or just a local driver job. Hourly pay and home every night. Unless you want to become self employed company otr driving is a dead end life. Get a local job or apply for a municipal local Bus driver job. Better pay,better hours,better benefits. Truck companies are always hiring because the pay is garbage. Walmart pays well but you need 3 years driving experience. Take any local job you can get your hands on. Pay is better and your home everyday. I drive a bus for New Jersey Transit. Top pay currently is 30 dollars an hour. Time and a half past 8 hours, double time on holidays. That is 60 dollars an hour if I work Thanksgiving day. Full medical benefits, 401k, pension, uniforms,and union protection. Last year I made $105,000 with overtime and I get to workout 4 days a week,and sleep in my own house. No company otr driver in the US makes that kind of money including the guy making this video. Start your own business or get a local union/regular driving job. Fuck detention pay,maximizing hrs, and all that bullshit. Trucking is a 700 billion dollar a year industry. Too bad the drivers never see any of it. I paid off my house in 11 years, debt free, have savings,investment real estate,paid for cars and time to enjoy my house. You can keep that OTR bullshit.
I'm trying to understand exactly how this works... Do you literally drive 9-11hrs per day to give you a full 70hr week and then whatever you work on top of that which isn't considered driving hrs, you just let go and if the company pays you, then just consider it a bonus?? I've watched a few of your videos and it never seems clear to me what exactly is occurring regarding this particular topic.
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Ray Lynch do the online test using your smartphone you can take them over and over and over until you memorize the questions. Thank you for watching
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So how much new drives make curious
Excellent advise. Thanks
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Very informative and well presented video. I am considering a career in truck driving. Currently I am a non-CDL city delivery driver w/o benefits. Researching the best option for obtaining a CDL, looking into a couple of schools.
good for you my friend. thanks for watching and keep me posted on your success
do you not extending your 11:14 the only thing you're extending is your 70 and being a new driver you should expect to stay out 7 to 14 days and you shouldn't have to ask for detention pay it should just be given to you so now instead of working 70 hours a week you're going to work 75 to 80 hours a week because when you're at that shipper or receivers property you're still working even if you're sitting in the truck and for the dod guidelines when you're loading or unloading even if you're not physically doing it you should technically be on-duty not driving if you're doing it any other way you're actually falsifying your log book and if you're in an accident and they go back and edit your log book and use the supporting documents like your bill of lading and it doesn't match up you are going to prison my friend and there's not going to be one dispatcher or company representative in that prison cell with you I'm just saying be careful and with you giving your time away for free even though it isn't as much as you can make while you were driving it's still making your average wage not more or less the smart thing would be Run Regional make 1700 to $2,000 a week before taxes and deductions of course and actually expect to get paid for the time that you put in turn your clock up so you can actually get home for the weekend and sleep in your own bed instead of logging off duty so you can do more work for them
He said in the video that he would use off duty time to make a video, call family, etc. and this absolutely does qualify as off duty time in the eyes of the DOT, as long as you're not doing any work and you're free to wander off from the dock and do whatever you want then you are off duty. If he was on standby or supervising the loading/unloading then that would be on duty not driving
my 1st job was private company non corporation. 45 cent/mile paper log avg 1500 a week
Red this is an old. video that I stumbled across. Great info as always. Question. in the video you say that you "clock out " once your at the shipper. Does that mean you put yourself in the status as " off duty not driving " or "sleeper birth" Please explain thank you brother
Great vid brother!
Gregory Maier thank you for the words and thank you for watching.