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As I’ve stated before, I own a small to medium sized trucking company. Most of our loads come from load boards as we are not big enough to secure dedicated lanes with companies like Walmart, Purdue, Aldis, Target etc.
One of the brokers we work with out of Carnegie, PA (large) called me about a dedicated lane for Bridgestone tires from Allentown, main distribution center to Nashville. Apparently the LARGE carrier that has the contract is in breach of contract as they cannot find enough drivers. My DOT consultant also called me asking if I’d be interested in buying a business with 20-30 trucks in PA. I asked why the owner was selling and he said he cant find anyone to drive his trucks and payments, overhead, insurance are killing him. More to come.

As I’ve stated before, I own a small to medium sized trucking company. Most of our loads come from load boards as we are not big enough to secure dedicated lanes with companies like Walmart, Purdue, Aldis, Target etc. One of the brokers we work with out of Carnegie, PA (large) called me about a dedicated lane for Bridgestone tires from Allentown, main distribution center to Nashville. Apparently the LARGE carrier that has the contract is in breach of contract as they cannot find enough drivers. My DOT consultant also called me asking if I’d be interested in buying a business with 20-30 trucks in PA. I asked why the owner was selling and he said he cant find anyone to drive his trucks and payments, overhead, insurance are killing him. More to come.

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[–] • 1 pt

Do truckers really make $100k+?

Im not a trucker but a field tech and im driving all day. I feel like a big rig would be such a PITA to drive in cities.

[–] • 2 pts

YES! I pay between 27-32% of the weekly gross to the truck. Our refrigerated trailers/trucks avg. about $8500-9800/wk My drivers are a rare breed staying out 3 weeks home one week. If I were single, this is exactly what I would be doing.

[–] • 2 pts

I have a buddy who is a trucker with a HAZMAT license who rakes in 100K+

[–] • 1 pt

I pull about 90k and all I do is dry van, no hazmat. I could make a little more with tanker but I'm happier just sitting in docks and swinging doors.

You won't make that starting off but after 1-2 years experience you open up a shit load of opportunities.

[–] • 1 pt

Thanks for chiming in. Do you all mostly go long distances or do some companies stay close to a base? Just wondering how that works for families.

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

There's a shit ton of different options as well. Home daily, home weekly, or over the road. My company I worked before this I was home either every night or every other night. That was my favorite because it was enough for the wife to miss me but not gone too long.

Edit: meant to add, companies need drivers so bad right now that they'll pretty much work with you anyway you want. That last company I was just talking about has called me a few times promising me the routes, schedule, and truck I want if i came back.