Trucking Industry News

[corneileous]

What does the average trucker make a year?

Just depends on who ya work for, how many years you’ve been driving and how clean your record is. I’ve heard some of them Wal-Mart drivers are over the triple-digit mark. But this guys have there a while and they have a squeaky clean record.

Ive been averaging between 45 and 50 grand a year hauling rock locally. Could probably average into the high 50’s to lower 60’s if I applied my self more. Lol.


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[DRC458]

Just depends on who ya work for, how many years you’ve been driving and how clean your record is. I’ve heard some of them Wal-Mart drivers are over the triple-digit mark. But this guys have there a while and they have a squeaky clean record.
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Yep. Pretty good assessment. I know of some that consistently make six figures. As you said, lots of experience and squeaky clean records!

 

[Cohiba]

Unfortunately....just wait in a few years. I listen to the trucking channel on SirriusXm and alot of the drivers worries are going to be the driverless trucks. I don't know how far in the future that is but it's a BIG topic among the truck drivers when they call in to the SirriusXm DJ.

 

[cktad]

I had no idea that there is a trucking recession. There always seems to be plenty of truck driving jobs available.

No trucking recession, just piss poor management.

 

[O4L]

No trucking recession, just piss poor management.

According to that article there is.

 

[JD8]

According to that article there is.

Business Insider has been wrong a time or two. They definitely lean to the left.

 

[SlugSlinger]

According to that article there is.

It’s an MSNBC article. You know, it’s Trump’s fault.

The issue is not a trucking recession, the issue is accounting fraud. But MSN put their spin on it from their hate for Trump.

This article gives some relevant information instead of the leftist spin.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news...trucking-executives-charged-fraud/2618464001/


The indictment alleges Meek, Peavler and others at the company knew by 2016 that a substantial portion of Celadon's fleet of trucks had declined in value by tens of millions of dollars...

Instead of accounting for the drop in truck values, the two men devised a scheme to conceal millions of dollars in losses from shareholders and banks, the indictment says.

 

[Glock 40]

I still see signs all over the place "be a truck driver make 50-60k a year." I talked to someone in the last few months that works at a large trucking company in hr. She said the turnover was insane. Less than 10-20% of drivers had been with them over a year or two. I don't recall exact numbers but it was staggering seemed like numbers a fast food place would quote.

 

[tRidiot]

I still see signs all over the place "be a truck driver make 50-60k a year." I talked to someone in the last few months that works at a large trucking company in hr. She said the turnover was insane. Less than 10-20% of drivers had been with them over a year or two. I don't recall exact numbers but it was staggering seemed like numbers a fast food place would quote.

I think part of this is the "the grass is greener with the other company" thing. How many drivers have left and come back, only to leave again, lured once again by promises of great benefits and high pay, only to find out things aren't nearly as rosy as they were made to see, and then just end up bouncing from company to company every few months or at most once every year or two?

As noted above, the signs for hiring drivers are all over the place...and on the backs of the trucks you see driving down the road.

Longevity with a company is a sign of a company that takes care of its employees. But when margins are tight, it's tough to be the top of the heap.

 

[SoonerP226]

I think part of this is the "the grass is greener with the other company" thing. How many drivers have left and come back, only to leave again, lured once again by promises of great benefits and high pay, only to find out things aren't nearly as rosy as they were made to see, and then just end up bouncing from company to company every few months or at most once every year or two?

Having spent a goodly portion of 2018 on the road, and working for a company that has drive teams in states across the country, I can tell you that it's not for everyone. I actually liked being on the road (much to my surprise), but we've had several teams that didn't make it more than a couple of weeks before they figured out that it wasn't the job for them.