Experience Vs. Pay

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Matt 's Comment
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What would a experienced, well qualified driver expect from a company. Realistically.

ChickieMonster's Comment
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A job.....

No, in all seriousness, it depends on the company and type of freight. Flatbedders obviously make more per mile typically because the work is much more physical. Reefer tends to make a little more than dry van because, I would assume, of the time sensitive nature of the freight.

Some companies have much more stringent hiring policies with safety and compensate their drivers a little better because of that.

And the biggest factor of course is experience.

Dry Van:

A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

Cwc's Comment
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This is such a broad question that it makes it really hard to answer because what you find to really matter to you may mean very little to me or others. Alot of what people are choosing companies to work for are things like hometime, regional or dedicated runs, type of trucks.

All those have an effect on what you can expect to make. If you want to drive a long nose Pete, expect some of what you could be making to go into the fuel budget.

Dedicated Run:

A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."

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.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

Matt 's Comment
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Could some of you give me a personal ideal job.( or close to it) I know this is a vary broad question I'm just trying to think of things to look at. And thank you everything I have heard so far are already things I didn't look at.Im not in a position to have a preference or a idea yet of what a good "gig" would be I'm just trying to do research. Thanks again for any input.

Tractor Man's Comment
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A job.....

CHICKIE!

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Cwc's Comment
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Well lets start there. Do yoy have a wife and kids? Hometime.

Lol.. what kind of car do you drive? Are you a gear head and will the type of truck you drive matter?

Where do you live? Some companies don't hire from everywhere because they only run certain areas.

I don't follow the whole flatbedding pays better because I pull a van and make a respectable cent per mile even when compared to flatbedders so take from that as you wish.

Cwc's Comment
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Also 3000 miles a week is about average for someone with a little time on the road. With that in mind look at different companies online and see what they offer drivers of different experience levels and 3000xcpm you will drive more some weejs and less others but you should be able to work out the answer to the question your more than likely asking. How much can I make per week,month and or year.

CPM:

Cents Per Mile

Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.

Cwc's Comment
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O and I highly doubt anyone will tell you "hey I make xxx per year" Why? because we all run differently. A guy that struggles to run 2000 miles per week will have a vastly different outlook than one who commonly runs 3500. Not to try and evade your questions but until you know if your cut out for this job and or really good at it I hate to throw numbers out and say "yeah you can make this"

Big Scott's Comment
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I suggest you start here.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Matt 's Comment
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I really appreciate the answers thats actually what i was looking for like I said I have a lot of research yet to do but the mileage thing was really something I was wondering about I didn't know how much was even remotely possible let alone good or bad. I was trying to figure it out using the legal driving hours but I know at least I think I know that just bc point a is 20 miles from point b doesn't mean it's a 20 minute drive .

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