I'm Quitting C.R. England Because Of Low Miles

Greeny, I don't want to burst your bubble, but I don't know any truck drivers who are making six figure incomes. I noticed an earlier post where you made a similar comment, and I decided not to say anything, but if you persist in putting this kind of information on here I have to correct it. If not for your sake, at least for the other new folks who jump in here looking for "trucking truth".

I was a business owner for many years, and I had years where our revenues were measured in large six figure amounts, yet the money that we actually made were only around thirty or forty thousand dollars. The only truck drivers that you could have possibly spoken with who think they are making six figure incomes would be owner operators, and one of the things they seem to learn early in their careers is how to exaggerate their incomes.

A hard working individual who has a good head on his shoulders can really do well in truck driving. You can earn some good money. You can make a good steady pay check, and you can enjoy a totally cool life style that few people can afford. But it is very rare for a truck driver to make a six figure income.

There is a great disparity between revenues and actual dollars earned in the trucking business. With an industry average of around a 3% profit margin, just doing some simple math will show you that a lot of people are losing money in this business. It's been that way for a long time. There are some major players in this game who can afford to keep the margins low. It is a commodities business where the lowest bid gets the job - there is no getting around that. There are little niches here and there that people try to capitalize on, but they are always short lived as the onlookers will move in on them like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Any truck driver who has told you they are making six figure incomes does not have enough sense to differentiate between revenues and actual income.

Old School, I don't want to burst your bubble....

But I've done my research and found that it is indeed VERY COMMON for truck drivers to be paid a six figure salary.... In Pesos!

$30,000 USD = 437,614.50 Mexican Peso

Old School, I don't want to burst your bubble....

But I've done my research and found that it is indeed VERY COMMON for truck drivers to be paid a six figure salary.... In Pesos!

$30,000 USD = 437,614.50 Mexican Peso

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Ralph, your research has confirmed my suspicion - it is those foreign truck drivers who are making all the dinero!

Ralph, your research has confirmed my suspicion - it is those foreign truck drivers who are making all the dinero!

I worked on the docks at Conway freight in pa off 81 and Conway HR managers say there senior drivers make 100k + but that's ltl line haul

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I worked on the docks at Conway freight in pa off 81 and Conway HR managers say there senior drivers make 100k + but that's ltl line haul

Maybe a few guys that run their *ss off and have been with the company for 25 years might be making that. Maybe.

I worked on the docks at Conway freight in pa off 81 and Conway HR managers say there senior drivers make 100k + but that's ltl line haul

Maybe a few guys that run their *ss off and have been with the company for 25 years might be making that. Maybe.

When I was in orientation with them that's what they said.... They said the senior drivers make that much.... But Conway here they pay 19.01 a hour on the dock and I think .53 cpm to start

But Conway here they pay 19.01 a hour on the dock and I think .53 cpm to start

Wow! 53 cpm is amazing for starting pay. It's amazing for ending pay!

But even if those guys were cranking out 120,000 miles per year they'd have to be making 83 cpm to hit $100,000 in earnings. That pay per mile and total earnings are more than double the industry average and that's if you're cranking out some pretty good miles.

But Conway here they pay 19.01 a hour on the dock and I think .53 cpm to start

Wow! 53 cpm is amazing for starting pay. It's amazing for ending pay!

But even if those guys were cranking out 120,000 miles per year they'd have to be making 83 cpm to hit $100,000 in earnings. That pay per mile and total earnings are more than double the industry average and that's if you're cranking out some pretty good miles.

Oh I know that now but when I worked there on the dock and they said that my jaw dropped and that's when I got to thinking about becoming a trucker lol