please help me understand, did truck drivers make money or they pretend to make money. my first check is as OTR 135

129682

{"replyTo":"","text":"You shouldn’t have a problem clearing 1k per week","replyToPid":0}

614393

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714750 发表于 2019-06-27 22:08:24 we don't want to make top dollars as first but we want to make humains dollars. Rookies are humans beings. they have bills to pay. they need to eat and they have family to care for remember that please.

","text":"you're talking to the wrong person I know you guys should be paid more but that has to be taken up with the fat cat upstairs I was in your shoes before scraping barely getting by wanting to quit second guessing my decision to be a truck driver but I stayed at it and worked my way up the ladder","replyToPid":133289}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Stay with it for a while buddy its gonna get better ","replyToPid":0}

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449144 发表于 2019-06-27 21:04:01 Serious question... what are you making.cpm?

","text":".40 cpm.  I was told when I hired on that I could get 1000.00 pay checks each week after taxes and insurance.  best over been dispatched for was 3150 miles which came out to almost 850.00.\n\nbeen pretty disappointed so far.","replyToPid":133227}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"My first check was over $700, and that was at .18/mile training pay.  So experience ain't got jack to do with it.  My trainees never take home less than that either.","replyToPid":0}

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614393 发表于 2019-06-27 21:19:40 I never understood why rookies come  in the industry thinking they're going to make top dollar you gotta crawl before you can walk

","text":"I don't understand why old farts don't realize that some people just have it.  I've seen rookies that can spin circles around drivers with 20 years.","replyToPid":133234}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Starting off, no one will know how good of a driver you are until you show them. It's not about paying dues, you have to show them. Everyone wants the big miles when they start, but you will not get them off the bat. Drive hard. Be on time.. And when you get the BIG one...run the wheels off the truck and keep the left door shut!!! 10 hrs break? You should be getting it in at 10:01!! You have to prove yourself. By all means, keep asking for miles!!!","replyToPid":0}

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129682 发表于 2019-06-27 22:23:35 You shouldn’t have a problem clearing 1k per week

","text":"That what you call pay roll got it","replyToPid":133300}

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55605 发表于 2019-06-27 21:52:59 I'll never understand this whole.mentality that old schoolers think rookies have to work for slightly above indentured servitude wages just to pay their dues.

","text":"it's because you're new and you're a higher risk, so they take more out of your pay to cover potential expenses. everything works exactly like your credit score, the longer you go without having an incident, the more they can pay you without taking a loss.","replyToPid":133254}

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714750 发表于 2019-06-27 22:04:32 also I don't sit I drive 11 hours a day

","text":"I drove for Swift, and I made about 2,000 a month. that's driving my 70 hours every 8 days and then some because I log my on duty as off duty. you're never going to get paid what you're worth, because then they wouldn't make a profit. Welcome to capitalism where exploitation is the norm. if you give us more details, like how much you get paid per mile, then we can compare our wages and tell you if you're being exploited more than us.","replyToPid":133282}