Are truckers really make enough money?
#44
11-03-2007, 03:46 PM
load it
Pepe you're making money, but you dont like the back office work involved with being a motor carrier. Find someone else to do your back office work. Its good and cheap way.But, just make sure that your papers work done! if you dont wanna get problem from IRS..
#45
11-03-2007, 04:24 PM
You want to Drive truck, be home almost every night and make more money then you can ever Imagine. Take a stroll out to Colorado and get your hands on Oil and Natural Gas boom that is taking place out in beautiful western Colorado. The housing is fair and the wages are unbelievable. Plus all the independents want that work so the local work for us that have paid their trucks off is up for the taking. Its incredible. A great place to work, live and compete. Even company drivers are making up to $100,000 a year
#46
11-03-2007, 05:09 PM
Originally Posted by bigstix22
You want to Drive truck, be home almost every night and make more money then you can ever Imagine. Take a stroll out to Colorado and get your hands on Oil and Natural Gas boom that is taking place out in beautiful western Colorado. The housing is fair and the wages are unbelievable. Plus all the independents want that work so the local work for us that have paid their trucks off is up for the taking. Its incredible. A great place to work, live and compete. Even company drivers are making up to $100,000 a year
#47
11-04-2007, 01:21 AM
Originally Posted by rank
In what other job are you asked to work 70 hours every week without overtime...?
Hourly: Something happens, you spend more time, you get more hours, get more money. Salary: Something happens, you spend more time, you get paid the same salary. Mileage: Something happens, you spend more time, you make less money, maybe a lot less money. It really is a crock. I hate hourly jobs, because I'm the kind of guy who wants to get it the hell done and go home, and I hate those slow milk the clock days. I hate mileage jobs, because it's total BS to earn up to substantially less money for having to sit around through no fault of your own at all. I think salaried driving jobs are where it's at. Wish I could find another one (got laid off) that wasn't two states away with a company I don't really want to drive for. Humbug. (After I raised holy hell about the 20 hours I spent in the shop pretty much getting the entire fricking trailer rebuilt, they finally took a crowbar to their wallet and produced a whopping $45. $2.25 an hour boys and girls. Whoooooooo.)
#48
11-04-2007, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Joymax_Trans2
Pepe,
Don't give up. I agree with LOAD_IT, if you don't like the backoffice work and can afford to hire someone to do the paperwork for you, do it. What I have notice is that company drivers jump into being an O/O or Motor Carrier without understanding that it's a business, no matter which option you choose. You are going from employee to business person then they get so frustrated with operating the business. Being an O/O or Motor Carrier is more than just driving the truck. Pepe, even if you run for Landstar, it is still a business. You still have to get to know their system in order to do well. Hang in there! You have plenty of support here. All in all i can say, if you work hard...you avoid going broke n you dont have to be all that knowledgable....more knowledge helps, but im as stupid as they come n i am not going broke; I dont see exactly how people do. The fact of the matter tho, this is just not worth it....if i was better at getting good clients yes....or more agressive, n hiring someone would seem to defeat the purpose. Especialy if they didnt know much n probably as small as i am surely coundnt afford someone knowladgable. Yeah thought about partnering with someone...that ended up bad as he was just a scam artist that ran illegaly loads under my Auth. until i got it stopped.
#49
11-04-2007, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by merrick4
Originally Posted by LOAD IT
Pepe you're making money, but you dont like the back office work involved with being a motor carrier. Find someone else to do your back office work. Use those shippers, pay a pretty waitress to call on shippers, you tell her what to say. If you add 17% to every broker load that you have hauled and assume thats the least the broker made off of your hard work, you might start calling those shippers and stop giving us the woe is pepe story. I'm riding you because you have taken the jump, arent giving it your ALL, and are discouraging those who want to jump behind you. You are encouraging those nay sayers who will never jump but want to say I told you so. Theres money to be made right NOW while im typing and when you are reading. You have INDEPENDENCE right now and you are going to pisss it away.
#50
11-04-2007, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by LOAD IT
Originally Posted by pepe4158
Originally Posted by nsxman2001
Originally Posted by pepe4158
Hmmm just wondering...why ask owner ops forums about just wanting to be a driver....I mean shouldnt the question be...going to own my first truck.....can I make $?...hate to be picky but just seems logical
Hmmm so just my 2c....I think ill take Gmans advice n lease on to Landstar next year...this having my own authority just hasnt worked out for me that well. Good luck and happy motoring Yeah certainly not going broke...Ive made a little $ n made back my investment. I certainly didnt expect to get rich, but after 6 months I cant justify enough extra $ to keep the maitence on the trailer, worry about brokers screwing me or stiffing me, n all the DOT own authority complience hassels Landstars looking better n better if they really will let me keep my independence. Where i really screwed up tho most....is dry van....if i had it to do over again id had gotten a flatbed step deck from day 1., I always knew others made more then us in dryvan, but I didnt dream of this much disparity in pay when talking O/O n own authority, n all the big carriers gobble up all the good dryvan freight at cheap rates.....n put grandparents in the truck cuz almost anyone can do dryvan. |
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