Get Rich? 😆

Four years in and I still see people wanting to know how much they’ll make.

Bookstores aren’t filled with books titled How To Make a Million Dollars As A Truck Driver. But, cut out a car payment, insurance and some wasteful spending and guess what! You could be very well off in just a few years.

You wanna know why many drivers are broke? They take cash advances, buy useless junk, eat too much (usually of the WRONG stuff) and don’t save. Heck, I listened to some driver brag about how he’d hit lots of the “casinos” in Louisiana. Yeah, ya think he’s saving money? In four years I’ve never been in one of ‘em.

This year I’ve turned over 128,000+ miles (paid) and averaged more than $1K per week take home. You can too! AND I got home every week (sometimes more than once).

While I don’t eat out much, I also don’t spend a lot on food. I have no tv, no microwave, no fridge (a small cooler though), no “truck gps” and only one Bluetooth (I know drivers that have three).

I don’t wanna sit long enough to watch tv. Although I did enjoy Longmire on Netflix when I was with Schneider. I loved starting out with Schneider, but moved to a Southeast regional company two years ago. Some say there’s no freight down here. WRONG! I’ve spent the past three days going to Orlando and Tampa, out of South Georgia. 😆 The traffic has been HORRENDOUS!😳

Be positive, but humble. I’ve done this and I believe you can too! Thanks to Brett and the Moderators. Thanks to all of you who visit and post here. And thanks to the veteran drivers who’ve paved the way for us.

God Bless you all and GO GET YOUR slice of this truck driving pie!

You make some great points Steve. How much you earn is never as valuable as how much you keep.

Four years in and I still see people wanting to know how much they’ll make.

Bookstores aren’t filled with books titled How To Make a Million Dollars As A Truck Driver. But, cut out a car payment, insurance and some wasteful spending and guess what! You could be very well off in just a few years.

You wanna know why many drivers are broke? They take cash advances, buy useless junk, eat too much (usually of the WRONG stuff) and don’t save. Heck, I listened to some driver brag about how he’d hit lots of the “casinos” in Louisiana. Yeah, ya think he’s saving money? In four years I’ve never been in one of ‘em.

This year I’ve turned over 128,000+ miles (paid) and averaged more than $1K per week take home. You can too! AND I got home every week (sometimes more than once).

God Bless you all and GO GET YOUR slice of this truck driving pie!

I started just over three years ago as a new driver with FedEx Freight. Went through their driver program and became a City Driver right off the bat.

Now I do a combo of City and Road. Home every night and enjoy the people I work for.

I grossed $1700 last week. Which was great but Uncle Sam snatched a third of that.

Thanks guys for those inspiring posts. Steve L shows what can be done when you do it right. I'm sure he is a top tier driver with his company. Congratulations Steve and keep up the great work.

Aughie69 shows that it is possible to start local and be successful. Many local companies have dock to driver programs. These programs are highly competitive and can be a more difficult way to start. Congratulations Auggie. Keep up the good work.

And yes, it's not what you earn, but what you spend VS what you save that makes a difference. Best wishes to everyone.

Four years in and I still see people wanting to know how much they’ll make.

Bookstores aren’t filled with books titled How To Make a Million Dollars As A Truck Driver. But, cut out a car payment, insurance and some wasteful spending and guess what! You could be very well off in just a few years.

You wanna know why many drivers are broke? They take cash advances, buy useless junk, eat too much (usually of the WRONG stuff) and don’t save. Heck, I listened to some driver brag about how he’d hit lots of the “casinos” in Louisiana. Yeah, ya think he’s saving money? In four years I’ve never been in one of ‘em.

This year I’ve turned over 128,000+ miles (paid) and averaged more than $1K per week take home. You can too! AND I got home every week (sometimes more than once).

God Bless you all and GO GET YOUR slice of this truck driving pie!

I started just over three years ago as a new driver with FedEx Freight. Went through their driver program and became a City Driver right off the bat.

Now I do a combo of City and Road. Home every night and enjoy the people I work for.

I grossed $1700 last week. Which was great but Uncle Sam snatched a third of that.

That's about what I am making running linehaul for Old Dominion, unfortunately I lose about $450 a week to taxes so that sucks. But on the bright side I have a job that I can afford to lose $450 a week to taxes, before this I drove a limo/cab and had pay checks that where not even $450 some weeks , and usually worked more hours than I do now.

I started just over three years ago as a new driver with FedEx Freight. Went through their driver program and became a City Driver right off the bat.

Now I do a combo of City and Road. Home every night and enjoy the people I work for.

I grossed $1700 last week. Which was great but Uncle Sam snatched a third of that.

Sorry. "Road" meaning linehaul. I don't do it everyday but they call me when they need me. Our longest linehaul runs are 600 miles.

My pay is $28hr in the City and $.65mile linehaul plus 30 minutes to either hook a set or drop a set. Simply doing a trailer swap/switch pays me 15minutes.

I've only been with FedEx a few months but there's plenty potential here. There are guys here that do very well for themselves. Ltl is definitely an upgrade.

I've only been with FedEx a few months but there's plenty potential here. There are guys here that do very well for themselves. Ltl is definitely an upgrade.

Where I'm at even when freight is slow FXF tries to make sure all of us City drivers get our 40hrs a week. Not a lot of companies do that.

Well I'm a road driver, not sure what you city slickers are up to. But there's always dock work available.