I love trucking, I enjoy my job and my paychecks. Its definitely not boring that's to say the least.
So I was thinking about future opportunities, it would be down the road a ways at least another 6-9 months but I was wondering what kind of opportunities are out there?
I've seen a lot of job postings but I was wondering are there regional companies that pay drivers say 50 cpm ?
This is just food for thought for me I'm curious.
I know local gigs open up with experience and such, but I was just wondering whats a normal next step so to speak if there is a normal.
Good question and I too would like to know.
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
I believe IWX pays experienced drivers that much... .52 cpm actually.
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
6 String Rhythym had a great thread where he talks about 55 CPM and 57 CPM: (go to pg 4). He's LTL. You'll have to ask him to find out where he's working.
LTL Trucking - My linehaul job Topic 4501 | Page 1
LTL Trucking - My Linehaul Job
My following list for the pros of LTL over OTR will be based on comparing OTR (or regional OTR) with the linehaul part of LTL. There's a few reasons for this. Linehaul is more like OTR because of the exclusive driving, but also has a lot of the same benefits of P&D (like more frequent hometime). Linehaul pays more than P&D, and therefore will likely pay more than OTR, which is one of my points.
Pros of LTL (linehaul) over OTR
1. You will make more money. Maybe not the most important reason for somebody who chooses linehaul, but probably the most popular reason for why most people choose linehaul! I've shared on more than one occasion what I will be starting at, cpm-wise. This is not to gloat, but to show prospective drivers what they could also expect to get paid w/ an LTL company, running linehaul. This is important because everybody talks about a rookie driver making around 30-35K with OTR. You can expect more than that running linehaul. That option is potentially there for you. In fact, during my 4 week training w/ my company at $20.65 - if you stretched that out for 12 months, I'd be grossing over 40K - and that's just training wages. That's actually being conservative at 40 hour work weeks, and everybody knows an LTL driver doesn't just work a 40 hour work week, even during training! I was told to expect 11-12 hour training days.
Right after my 4 weeks of training, I will start solo at .55 cpm, and top out in two years at just above .57 cpm. So, you could see that with a very conservative average of 2K miles a week, I could be grossing over $50,000 my rookie year. Keep in mind that I will more than likely be running up against my 14 hours on a daily basis, and after I start becoming more proficient and getting more miles behind me during my 11 hours of legal drive time, I could conceivably hit close to 80K after I reach top pay. Linehaul pays. And my company isn't even one of the highest paying LTL companies.
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Local drivers that stay around their area, usually within 100 mile radius of a terminal, picking up and delivering loads.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers for instance will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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I know local gigs open up with experience and such, but I was just wondering whats a normal next step so to speak if there is a normal.
I don't think there's a "normal" pathway that drivers follow. What dictates the path that most drivers take are home time and job duties. Some people want to be home quite a bit, others live on the road. Some people like doing tougher physical jobs like flatbed, others would rather kick back and relax as much as possible.
Trucking has a nearly infinite variety of opportunities. Make a list of the things that matter to you the most and then start digging around for companies that meet your criteria.
Thanks for the replies yall, I would love to make trucking my career and was curious as to what else is out there. I did so much research a few months ago when I first started and almost none on what to do in the future lol
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I love trucking, I enjoy my job and my paychecks. Its definitely not boring that's to say the least.
So I was thinking about future opportunities, it would be down the road a ways at least another 6-9 months but I was wondering what kind of opportunities are out there?
I've seen a lot of job postings but I was wondering are there regional companies that pay drivers say 50 cpm ?
This is just food for thought for me I'm curious.
I know local gigs open up with experience and such, but I was just wondering whats a normal next step so to speak if there is a normal.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.