Do Local Drivers Of Trailer Trucks Make The Most Money?

Are there some local professional drivers driving trucks sans trailers that make as much as, if not more than, 18-wheeler drivers do?

Are there some local professional drivers driving trucks sans trailers that make as much as, if not more than, 18-wheeler drivers do?

I'm confused....sans means without, so what kind of trucks are you talking about? Box trucks?

As a general rule, the closer to home you stay, the safer the load and the easier to drive the less money you make.

As always there are exceptions but if you're just driving a box truck around town you're looking at hourly pay between $15-$22 an hour.

Are there some local professional drivers driving trucks sans trailers that make as much as, if not more than, 18-wheeler drivers do?

I'm confused....sans means without, so what kind of trucks are you talking about? Box trucks?

That's exactly what I mean. Trucks without trailers hooked up to them. When you say "box truck" do you mean something like a moving van? There are many kinds of commercial trucks without trailers. Cement mixers. Dump trucks. Moving vans. Flatbeds. Grain trucks.

What does a local trailer truck driver typically make in comparison with a "box truck" driver? Do CDL drivers get paid more than non-CDL drivers?

There's no way to answer the first part of your question. You're listing a bunch of different jobs with different experience requirements.

CDL B drivers typically make more than noncdl drivers. CDL A drivers typically make more than CDL B drivers and non CDL drivers

A box truck is like a u haul truck. A CDL is required for anything with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more, so you'd need a CDL for cement mixer and a dump truck.

Todd again?

This is definitely in the style of Todd. It's a decent question that could help inform others, but it is seriously suspicious.

For those who may be interested in this question, you generally can find some really good paying local jobs but they almost always come with this caveat... The more money you get paid, the more you earn it. That means the higher paying local jobs typically require back breaking labor. It's a trade off that you have to decide on. Most of your local delivery type jobs are taken by younger folks who don't realize how much stress the job is going to put on their body. The jobs require long hours, much like most trucking jobs, and they require some intense days repeatedly. There is little time for rest and relaxation when home because by the time you get home and eat you need to hit the sack so you'll have sufficient rest for the next days work.

This is definitely in the style of Todd. It's a decent question that could help inform others, but it is seriously suspicious.

It is, in fact, both. It's a good question, posted by Todd, who forgets that we know he uses "Fort Sill, OK" as his hometown most of the time.

Good question, though.

I have holding a steering wheel in mind inside a climate controlled cab, not sweaty hard labor. I also have a 40-48 hour work week in mind. I will simplify it. I have hauling FREIGHT in mind. Both commodities and finished goods. Forget about cement mixers and such. This freight could be food, grain, gasoline, milk, livestock, shipping container, coal, lumber or Samsung SmartTVs. Is some type of CDL still prudent to have for those pursuing a career as a paid driver, employed by somebody else, of a non-trailer truck for commercially hauling freight? A non-trailer freight vehicle has a number of advantages. Easier to park, back and maneuver. No labor-intensive trailer to hook up and inspect. Some places are just too small and impractical to try to get a trailer truck into to serve customers. Non-trailer trucks have their place in our economy. Hard labor? No forklifts?

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