ARE YOU A COMPANY TRUCK DRIVER? WELL, WATCH THIS! (RIGHT TO THE END!)

[@SmartTrucking]

And a Good Day to you, Big Strapper. Thanks for taking the time to drop by to take in today's upload. We're really stoked that there are SO many companies right now, raising their pay, and raising it substantially! How about you? Has your company given a pay hike? Have you jumped ship to drive for a company with 'better pay'? Love to hear from you.

[@Happy_Eli]

I work for a mega carrier in the Midwest, they are finally going to a practical mile pay, so instead of being paid HHG(zip code to zip code) , we will be paid for address to address. They pay as a local driver isn’t bad but at the end of the week, those lost miles do sometimes add up.

[@peterkuykendall3636]

I am an engineer. Artificial intelligence is a pipe dream that does not yet exist and probably won’t ever exist. What the companies now offer for self driving vehicles is miss labeled as artificial intelligence but there’s nothing more than a gigantic decision tree. The trouble with that is it can’t handle exceptions. And it can’t predict the toddler running out in front of you when his ball rolls out in front of you a few seconds ahead of him. My grandfather had a reliable self driving vehicle 100 years ago. It was a horse attached to his buggy. After he had dinner at his fiancé‘s house a few miles away he would get in the buggy and instantly fell asleep. He was awakened when the buggy jerked to a stop after the horse had safely taken him home. And unlike a self driving vehicle of 2021, the horse was not going to commit suicide or do something utterly stupid when it ran into a new circumstance. The horse had natural intelligence, so it could rationally handle exceptions. I’m really glad to hear that the laws of economics are catching up to the big carriers. The government did the same thing to engineers in the late 1990s when they opened up the H1B program. They did that so that the big Silicon Valley companies didn’t have to pay good wages to engineers during the brief dot com boom. It has depressed engineering wages ever since.

[@onebullet6384]

I'm just glad to hear that they are finally starting to raise the pay I drove for 18 years and in retirement now.

[@commidore4499]

Ab5 is really really bad news. The labor protection act is based off of ab5 but is nation wide. I would lose everything. I would be forced to give up my lease and become a company driver. Years of sacrifice down the drain.

[@Urziel99]

@@commidore4499 Of course, It's about power, keeping you in a rut and not making real money. It started because of the rise of the gig workers in California, but has morphed into a way to keep everyone under some big companies thumb.

[@mike6206]

Not only pay, but trucks w/o idle limiters, speed limiters and driver facing cameras! This goes very far into driver respect.

[@coolrockie2677]

Word on that

[@dan271291]

fuck having a camera watch me the whole damn time. Won't be able to relax on the road, knowing I can get peeped on on any given moment. Thank fuck my company is too cheap to invest in that. All we have is GPS trackers (which is fair enough).

[@Sirkofski]

My old company said I had "too much idle time" and put a 3 minute idle shutoff on my truck. In January. I was gone 2 months later and that was one of the reasons I left.

[@ChickennGritss]

Let us not forget companys turn the cab of a truck into a hostile work environment with many loud electronic noise makers and computer distractions reading across the dashboards. Completely disillusioned with new trucks, the ride might be better but they can't hold a candle to the old iron of the 70's and 80's. Stay safe out there Drivers, God Bless.

[@six-pack1332]

Nothing like some desk jockey that doesn't know crap about driving, telling me how to better do my job. STFU.

[@Chris.3791]

My Dad used to take me out on the road with him when I was a kid back in the 70's. It was epically AWESOME. What a time. They were the real cowboys back then. The culture was fabulous, it was a license to print money. It convinced me that trucking is what I wanted to do with my life. Fast forward a whole bunch of years and trucking allowed me to buy a nice home, to raise my family in comfortable conditions...I just have to work three times as hard and stay out twice as long as my Dad did. That's the difference. And the cowboys are long since gone. In a lot of ways trucking somehow just became another way to make a living. I miss how it was.

[@dsizzle49]

I’m working my ass off for Swift making .43 cents a mile. I told my DM that driving 31 miles to move empties is killing my check. He had the nerve to tell me I was only thinking of myself. I’ll be quitting a week from now when my drug test for a new job comes back.

[@bigtime911]

There are other jobs that pay a lot better for a lot less work if you’re not happy to drive or move on

[@kayleawalker408]

Holy crap they are still paying $0.43 a mile??? That is what I was making when I was there six years ago. That is insane

[@six-pack1332]

If you're not thinking of yourself 1st, nobody else will.

[@davidbenjamin7165]

Are you on the Mueller account, by any chance?

[@itzrobertho]

I work for a small 2-3 company that usually have old pre eld trucks. Always have. Started 5 years ago at .40cpm my first company. Then started working for someone else. Getting paid % of gross. I’ve worked for like 6-7 companies, soon as I find higher pay I always leave. I’ve done end dumps, reefer, flatbed, oversize, tanker. Right now with the price of loads. I do runs houston, tx to midland. Two trips up and down a week, on paper logs. Practically home every other day for a few hours, but always home on weekends. My past 9 checks have been 1900-2100. Look on Facebook marketplace, you’ll find companies like that. With those small companies it’s all about word of mouth. Once you get your foot in the door and get to know more people like that you’ll be making great money and find work anywhere. Truck probably won’t be nice, but it ain’t yours, the money you’ll make will be yours.

[@rogerpenske2411]

“I’ll take care of you later”, is ALWAYS A LIE. It always means that you’re going to get screwed.

[@peterkuykendall3636]

Just skip the raises for the next 40 years and we will give you a nice fat pension. Of course we won’t fund that, so 40 years from now we will feign surprise when we can’t pay you the pension. In the meantime just trust us.

[@chazarkansas1366]

@@peterkuykendall3636 Imagine trusting any business.

[@BigLeagueDrew]

Get it in writing

[@El_LeChErO91]

No joke. Like the person that borrows $5 and says he will pay you later. Later comes and keeps getting later and later.

[@Wiseman478]

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG! I left so many jobs due to the low pay , a small trucking company decided to pay me way more than the mega carrier, im now faithful to my small company.

[@XxWinnerPGCxX]

I think it’s great that they are starting to pay more money to OTR, but in my opinion local is still the way to go. Home every night with good pay and benefits. Can’t beat that.

[@Sirkofski]

Local is great most of the time but with the elogs I find myself racing against the clock everyday to get back to my yard in time.

[@bigtime911]

That may be true but if you could run a road train in Australia you can make the big bucks that is the big time over the road driver

[@alexlaw1892]

Good pay for local where? I do flow-boys and end dumps for construction it pays better than box trailers but it's still only 23$hr. Which might as well be min wage now days.

[@tompain2751]

@@Sirkofski If your local, within 150 "air miles" of the company, E-log s are not needed.

[@usa136]

I've been driving local. For 7 months now. Make like 216.00 to 250.00 a day if I run hard. Home daily. I like it but miss seeing the country

[@Its_Me_Wheelz]

Nobody wants to stay gone months at a time making less than McDonald's pay.

[@stevenwatson9593]

You can work at McDonald’s all you want, lol

[@iitzpepsii]

who the hell stays out months at a time anymore 😆

[@guywholikescheese97]

Ah finally a video that doesn't make me second guess getting a CDL.

[@ohno7582]

It should though.. maybe swift started paying their drivers 21 dollars an hour instead of 17 but mcdonalds employees are now making 15 instead of 8. Are you really being more valued or is trucking slowly creeping into becoming valued the same as a low tier job because of progressive living wage rhetoric? You are being devalued.

[@BigLeagueDrew]

I have one week of truck driving school left before I go road test. I don’t regret it one bit. I left a job making 65-75k+ a year. There will always be nay sayers, do what makes you happy

[@tompain2751]

You've got to specialize. Find a niche!

[@TakeASlowDeepBreath]

If you're looking to make 6 figures coming into trucking you have to have the mentality of getting enough experience and starting your own company. That's where the money is. There's a reason why a carrier can pay drivers $1500/week and still make good profit. Why wouldn't you want the whole pie instead of what some company decides is fair. Company driving can work out but just like any industry the real money is made by businessmen not employees.

[@holtman2012]

55 cents a mile is no longer good pay when 70, 75 and 80 cents is out there, also $2500 a week after cost without owning any equipment ...

[@bigtime911]

Depends what your benefit packages 401(k) contribution home time and consistency of your loads

[@KozmikEl7]

@@bigtime911 Absolutely otherwise it's not worth it

[@holtman2012]

@@bigtime911 it really comes down to you and what your value systems are, as for me I need the most most i can get and I'll invest it in myself, to hell with a 401k scam where you can lose based on you depending on someone else to profit of of your money and give you scraps in return.. I'm out here to get the most for my time, invest where I see its smart and retire early from this train wreck of a lifestyle ...8 more months and I'm out.. 😎

[@dannystranahan1004]

@@bigtime911 not everybody needs a benefit package some people have benefits through their wife's work or retired military. That money should go to the driver if they choose not to take the benefits. Plus the benefits does not make your house payment, your take home pay has to be worth it.

[@catsos9433]

That's a good start.. $1000 more a week and home every 2 weeks for a week, not an owner opt... 🙌

[@tonyrivera6230]

I’ve only been trucking for a few years. One thing I love but don’t understand is why: for the most part, we are a brotherhood. We will grow in knowledge and information because of truckers like you. In trucking I’ve never met so many people who want to help. It’s been life changing for me and will only get better. It’s because of guys like you we will get to a much better place all together.

[@katjerouac]

I like this comment.

[@cornbread1209]

The companies need to screen what shprs/rcvrs they do business with because so many disrespect us truckers with no restrooms, no overnight parking, and litany lists of obnoxious policies.

[@jmh1101]

55 cpm is crap. I’m leaving my current job at 58 cpm in a week with 50$ a day for staying an extra week after my two week notice is up. Adjusting for inflation from the 80s we should be making $110g a year and they possibly didn’t drive as many hours, sure as hell didn’t put up with all the traffic and maybe lawsuits. And these guys saying we work 60-70 hours... no you, don’t try an extra 20 or so hours waiting on docks, fueling, paperwork etc. Then take your weekly pay and figure up how much that calculates out to. Don’t forget that 1.5 overtime is paid at 40 and 2x is possible in some companies if you worked the 7th day. You might be making 12-18$ an hour while risking your life, freedom, health, and wasting your life/youth away in that truck. It’s time to see a minimum of $1 a mile, hourly for all hours between pre trip and post trip, or salary. Pay should be good enough that if you stay out 2-3 weeks you can afford to take an entire week off. If we f up we can lose everything in a lawsuit or end up in prison; if other ppl f up they get bitched at for putting mayo on a burger and they want 15$ an hour.

[@peterkuykendall3636]

Companies will pay them absolute least that they can get away with. As long as there is some desperate driver willing to take shit wages that’s what they will pay.

[@bigtime911]

Some of the drivers for the fire department with overtime make well over $100,000 a year and work less than half a year so it depends where you work

[@EmeraldDragonsFlame]

@@bigtime911 that in canada would be very interested if that's here know where to look

[@breakthecycle5238]

this is why you grind and buy your own truck. companies would love to 1099 everyone if they could.

[@skipdegraff6547]

Dollar a mile and that mayo covered sandwich will cost 12dollars

[@roscoe66ify]

Great video Dave. I've gotten 2 pay raises in the last 2 months with my company. The second one was across the board, everyone got a raise. It was the biggest raise in the company's history. Also they raised their tarp pay to $100 ! With both those raises I should be making well over $75,000 yearly. About dam time.

[@Dieiamgi]

They don't have a driver shortage usually, It's only when flights from india stop and immigration slows down due to covid.

[@nash1744]

😁😁

[@timcarr4155]

Hi Jay, you sound Australian...

[@briancallahan5673]

Hope hourly becomes standard soon...we work on a clock so why not

[@bigtime911]

That’s only good in the short term but long-term it doesn’t play out percentage.

[@EmeraldDragonsFlame]

so how'd you get that if I got 65% might consider going back to driving

[@mehardin]

Why in the world would you want to get paid by the hour? I never understand drivers who think that would be a good thing. That would ruin it.

[@valentinrichardson9026]

They need to pay us by the hour for being a guard dog in the sleeper berth and doing 34s away from home.

[@MrBigR928]

We got'em right where we want'em! Would be nice if we could get these driver's to stick together! It's our time y'all ✊🏾

[@adamsmith7203]

I enjoy working for a smaller company and was told yesterday my new pay will go up 10 cents a mile to 62 cents a mile with a yearly increase. Factor in extra stop pay NY stop pay and detention pay that will put me at over 6 figures a years without killing myself. Best off they say thank you and treat their drivers like real people. You nailed it with finding the good smaller companies. Hopefully the pay increase will keep the good drivers on the road instead of replacing them with cheaper inexperienced drivers.

[@briancallahan5673]

My last company payed .50 a mile 5 years ago and that was top pay..they are still at .50 5 years later...got to keep up with inflation...I'm at .54 now at a private fleet not the best but great benefits...

[@bigtime911]

That maybe true but what kind a 401(k) option to they give you and if you are invested in the market five years ago it is a big-time eating inflation

[@mctransportation9831]

I remember walking through the driver parking lots and it was like a car show. It's not like that, anymore. They need to pay the drivers life changing money for the sacrifices they make.

[@chazarkansas1366]

@@bigtime911 We get it dude all you think about 401k and inflation. everyone here knows

[@mrlexbland88]

Yeah that's my issue with the smaller carriers, I mean I don't make terribly too much per mile but my three children have full medical dental and vision, and I pay a little with nothing for it each week. I want to apply for another trucking job and the pay was good, but they wanted the charge me $1,500 a month for health insurance just health insurance, then I found out they only pay every two weeks. Yeah that was a hard pass.

[@Skusty]

It's the same here in Europe, hard drivers are rarely out of a job, but finding good drivers is a hard task.

[@User37717]

Where you located m8 innit?

[@barryklinedinst6233]

I'm glad I only have 5 or 6 years left. Trucking isn't what it was 30 years ago. 4 wheelers are getting more aggressive every year and some of the new drivers don't act any better than the 4wheelers

[@lilmike2710]

This is %100 true. I work for a smaller fringe outfit out of Memphis and they've announced 2 pay raises across the board just in the last 3 months. The most recent raise was quite significant. Right now I'm earning more cpm (with adjustments for inflation taken into account) than at any time during my 20+ years in the industry. I am quite happy about it.

[@bigtime911]

Congratulations driver you earn every penny just remember invest your money and get some of that passive income compounding and working for you to get in $1 million club overtime

[@matthewhansen5008]

No doubt about they need to pay more. Otr drivers work 60 to 70 hours a week, and most live in the truck with little home time when they do get time off. Divide the current pay by the number of hours worked,and take in to consideration the being gone from home, and the pay isn't good at all. Bring on the higher pay and more respect for the truck driver.

[@bigtime911]

I agree over the road truck drivers do work hard for your money but it depends if you live in a rural area in America that might be the only job that you can get

[@Nightsider-xr5lx]

I'm reginal and last 2 weeks pretty much blew out my clock by Saturday. Grossed just over $2,400 for last week and did 65.5 hours Monday to Saturday. Company driver in a niche market and I'm usually running into Canada when they have loads for it.

[@mctransportation9831]

And put the drivers in a hotel instead of making them live like animals. It really doesn't cost that much when you figure in not having to idle the truck.

[@dannykeating8246]

As a driver who started in the seventies too Im glad to see the trucking companies are starting to realise they have to start paying drivers proper wages as we had back in the seventies .

[@BartholomewHunt87]

I just hit my 1year experience with Schneider and out of nowhere they increased my pay package by 11%! I was just about to apply somewhere else but now I'm sticking around at least another year. (Home daily, paid a set daily rate)

[@6lemans10]

Dedicated, local, regional??

[@crazyeyez1502]

Lol. We'll see. A local owned mini-mega is hurting so badly that they're calling former employees up.i quit them 4 years ago because was going further and further into financial ruin trying to support my family on their crap pay. Now they're offering referral bonuses to current employees, and sign-on bonuses while claiming updated pay scales. They have the money..... Freight, truck/trailer sales and rentals, and property management. Hell, it's been said that they're one of the largest private land owners in western Maryland.... they can afford to pay drivers better

[@ronaldmercer9616]

You're talking about Bowman, worked there 16 years and money wasn't the problem if you worked, I only quit because I got lucky and got a state job that used military time for retirement, I liked working there but you had to work ,I left with a fat 401K

[@dchawk81]

Sounds like the company in question rhymes with Slee Slem Slowman. 😃

[@benabraham9995]

You are a good man who cares about the workers. You can't find honest, not corrupt. Thank you for your work.

[@tommyreed4220]

55 cents a mile is garbage.Real companies are giving drivers 27 to 30 pct of what the truck makes.I can’t believe in this inflated economy we want a guy to drive 3000 miles to make any money.Pay pct that’s the most fair way.I’m an owner operator I could not survive as a company driver on 55 cents a mile.If your going to pay miles when your getting $3 to $4 a mile give the guy 80 cents or even a $1 a mile if that’s how your going to pay.I love your channel disagree with that low pay.Thanks for the videos.Keeps my day going in the truck.

[@allanj4576]

Percent only works if the trucks always loaded with good paying freight.

[@bigtime911]

It’s a drivers choice who they dr8ve r and how much pay they make

[@koomilawak3252]

Well for me, After 6 months of working, I got a one cent raise! Despicable!

[@brucefoster1215]

Amen I drove for 31 years I'm retired now. I worked for some companies good some not so good.It just seems like they are making it more difficult ELB's and such changing hours of duty etc.When I first started driving you didn't need much more than a chauffeurs license and a log book.Oh happy days Keep on trucking.

[@jeffsutton950]

My company pays.48 cpm stateside. Owner keeps saying he can’t afford to raise the rate. Fantastic information as always Dave.

[@bigtime911]

But how are your benefits as he raise them and what do you bring to the table to get more maybe you can leverage him for a better home time or a bigger 401(k) match

[@Mr.chickensoup]

Canadian especially Ontario companies are starvation wage companies mine pays around the same, horrible!! In 1999 It was .33 cents per mile it's gone up roughly .12 cents in in over twenty years woopty due 🤮 so like 5 sixteenths of a penny roughly that's sick

[@SmartTrucking]

@@Mr.chickensoup Yes definitely not enough.

[@tonyvalle15]

Not only that they need to respect the drivers as well

[@bigtime911]

They need to respect drivers for truck drivers also need to be professional

[@JohnnyJPatt]

I’ve been driving for nearly 12 years and I learn so much from you. I’ve figured out since I’ve been doing this you should never want to stop learning. Appreciate all your videos

[@mehardin]

Why is "no automatics" a good thing? I can drive a manual, but I don't miss it.

[@blakenorman4822]

@KateryS I freaking hate driving automatic in winter, the two years I had with manual so much safer having control of the power going up and down slick roads

[@randelclawson7695]

Mike some drivers are fully set in their ways regarding newer trucks and automatics and if you're not driving a '99 or older Pete or KW with an 18 speed stick then you're 'just a steering wheel holder'. I drove a '96 longnose 379 with a 60 Series with a stick for years and years and now I'm in a '17 Cascadia with a DD15 and an auto. I'm loving the quiet, comfort, visibility and fuel mileage and I haven't had any of the maintenance problems I've been told to be afraid of even at 800k. I'll never go back.

[@seanwarren9357]

I don't miss it at all either. I prefer having my hands on the wheel.

[@demonphreak2570]

Bcuz when I put a manual into any gear, I know wtf its going to do. I put an automatic in gear, it may go forward, backwards, jump sideways or do nothing. You guys can keep driving this bs and look like you just completed school, not me. Fuck that.

[@ThisisPhillip]

Just acquired my tankers and hazmat endorsements , let’s go !!!!!!

[@michaelfowler7332]

Awesome good for you

[@JohnnyQuest1960]

The local Dollar store distribution hubs original 30 cent a mile Mega carrier has been paying their drivers $50 dollars to fingerprint the entire trailer. Now they use 3 mega carriers that cannot recruit any local talent. The old dime a dozen has finally came back to bite them !

[@bigtime911]

That’s not true they recruit new talent but if they don’t have a good benefits package route a good tenant leaves for greater pastors

[@christianobrien4465]

THIS MAN AND THIS CHANNEL IS THE BEST IN THE BIZ!!!! Thank you sir!

[@rogerg0834]

Great news. I am trying to start in this industry. Good luck to me. There is no way around hard work, integrity, and dedication. God bless you all.

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

It’s a little late now- I got my own authority, tractor, trailer and own direct customers; tried it their way for a long time and kept bending over waiting for the next “dry shove in”. You won’t believe how many drivers went out on their own to have their (especially due to covid, there has been a dramatic increase in entrepreneurship and it’s no different in trucking). Good luck Swift, Schneider etc

[@TheTrueHardcorefr3k]

The pay is one of the reasons I'm going back to college. The time and effort required at .50 a mile to make a good check is insane. Hell right now I just finished a run to the middle of NYC from Houston and i am picking up a load to take to AR with barely an hour left on my clock to try and get somewhere to sleep for the night (looking like a truck rest area with no facilities). It sucks because I love the lifestyle but I know it won't be a healthy life if i want a wife and kids. I'm only 22 so those should be a few years out but maybe with a bit more knowledge I can figure out how to run a company that compensates its drivers properly.

[@bigtime911]

Put your money in a good index fund son and you’re young and I’ll go try something else but you can always come back to the steering wheel

[@michaelfowler7332]

Give it some time man, there is a lot to learn out here apart from the money

[@ElReyDelCamion]

I just started trucking last October, got a dedicated route and got out of OTR. Finally making good money but I have to work over 60 hours a week to make it. OTR was not worth being away from my family, my teammate and I would try to drive at least 600 miles during our shift and the most we made was 1200 each before taxes

[@brannonfrost4286]

Sir,you are spewing the absolute truth.Problem is, when someone is threatening the corporate profits,as you are,then I begin to fear for your safety.Theres been money spent to keep people like you quiet.To keep things the way corporate lobbyist have paid to get them.Yes,the public needs to know,but it's going to come with plenty of a fight to get the truth exposed.I pray blessing on you.

[@leebmc91]

60 cents a mile 10k miles a month 280 hours a month 4 weeks out on the road. Is $6000 a month before taxes you are averaging $21.43 a hour. That's garbage pay I can drive local at $25-$28 and be home every night and weekends with better benefits and vacation pay.

[@allanj4576]

Subtract another $40-$50 a day for meals a highway driver is paying out.

[@bigtime911]

It may be garbage pay to you why don’t they offer an opportunity for someone else it doesn’t have the same opportunity as you

[@bigtime911]

Driver has to learn discipline when eating out and pack his lunches to save money and his health@@allanj4576

[@saintpatrick6681]

most people won't enjoy your logically formulated statement. they would prefer to work their ass off for the benefit of someone else. they have been brainwashed for years.

[@z-flex4535]

Im already making bank. 1300 net 4 days a week local. Just cant be afraid of manual labor

[@keltaruusutravels4024]

80 cents a mile sounds decent. Better yet, 25% of the pay is more fair.

[@bigtime911]

I think a percentage of each load would be fair

[@bill7778]

@@bigtime911 they still find a way to cheat you with percentage. The main way is by lying about how much the loads pay. Also, no or very minimal pay for deadhead.

[@roybond1251]

@@bigtime911 percentage only works in your favor on shorter runs it maybe specialized type of loads . Generally

[@richspurlock24]

% pay of peanuts is still peanuts

[@kennethsnyder9236]

Oh man that means we can’t go on strike! I was so looking forward to doing that!!!

[@bigtime911]

Driver when you do that you make the money the capitalistic machine comes to a standstill and so will your 401(k)

[@roybond1251]

@@bigtime911 you have posted so many times about 401 yeah sure it works as a retirement but the whole time your money is in their guess who makes the money off it .....the same capitalists you speak off don't get me wrong it is a great retirement option but it's definitely not all that and a bag of Fritos too .....

[@Ossie12pints]

Hi great video, I couldn't agree more!! We have exactly the same problems in the UK and now company's are paying more money to attract good drivers. It's about time!

[@RunningBear1300]

Wow,, back in the seventies my dad was making just shy of a buck a mile running company trucks. And then Hunt and Schneider and other mega companies putting a kibosh to all of that. Personally I got involved with my own moving company back in the late '80s once the trucking industry started heading south. It's tough work with a lot of responsibility but the money is untouchable and pretty much economic proof.. what turn me off was when I ran across an article where D and R was hiring offshore workers. Paying for them to come over from another country. Paying for the trucking course and accommodations leaving the guys here at home twiddling their thumbs wondering what happened. Unbelievable. Also. How did they ever expect Canadian truck driving companies to compete with American truck driving companies when fuel is everything and Americans once running at half the cost. Oooooh Canada.

[@12thstatetrucker89]

I had a neighbor back in the around 1980 driving for JB hunt when they was running them old tan cabovers making 50 k a year them . And he had new cars every year . A new house , his kids did not hurt for nothing . My grandmothers brother was make an 85,000+ a year in 81/ 82 . And he run his ass off . A lot has changed 4 sure .

[@bracsim]

Welcome to socialism

[@franklegalley6225]

We need to push to remove the overtime exemption from the labor laws as well.

[@ohno7582]

Pay raises mean nothing the only way to save the trucking industry is pay by the hour with overtime over 40.

[@bigtime911]

One of the only ways to win is investing yourself invest in your 401(k) and long pay it over time and let your money work for you not your body

[@Videostoredontgo]

Hourly pay would be awesome and fair.

[@mehardin]

That would absolutely ruin driver pay. The reason your company let's you work overtime is because they don't have to pay time and a half. When they have to pay time and a half over 40 they are either not going to let you work over 40 or they are going to reduce your base pay enough that they can afford the overtime when you get there. The reason trucking pays as well as it does is because we can work longer hours at the same pay. Hourly jobs cap their employees at 40 hours. If you need more hours you have to go get a part-time job making LESS per hour elsewhere.

[@stevenwatson9593]

@@bigtime911 I wouldn’t count on that, government gonna mess that up here soon, all that money will be gone

[@mrdgg949]

By the hour and overtime after 8

[@somethingsfishy9253]

Just quit a small company today because they need drivers so bad they will say anything to get them. Nothing but lies and big promises. I don't want to live in a truck and work 80 hours a week and not see my family. They had different ideas... Tried to force dispatch me on this coming fathers day. Told em to stick it and left on the spot....

[@El_LeChErO91]

I love it! Im a company driver for a mega carrier. My plan was to get 2 years otr experience to land a good hourly local daycab job. Well that day has arrived as of june 16 2021. I have gave wind to mu fm that i will be soon be giving my two weeks notice once i find a job i like. Now they trying to bribe me with a new KW T680, packages you receive when milestones are complete, and even dedicated routes that will have me home more nights in a week. Im not the best but i tun hard, clean record, no accidents, never was picky on loads. But they never bothered bringing up more cash in my pocket.

[@JPBlueFlame]

Im definitely seeing the pay increases. When I started I was at .43 cpm and within the last year or so im now at .66

[@bigtime911]

Great to hear

[@michaelfowler7332]

I'll trade you

[@murraystewartj]

"...and further in the news - just wait - late breaking story coming in over the wire - this is unconfirmed but it seems like mega trucking companies are realizing that it's not trucks that move stuff around but the actual human beings driving those trucks. Details are sketchy, but it seems like without people to drive trucks then trucks don't move. What this means going forward is uncertain, but we'll keep you updated. In an unrelated story, economists predict more instability as producers and buyers struggle with unpredictable supply chains...." And Dave, the photo at the end killed me. My wife, like yours, hasn't aged. You and I - well we're the picture of Dorian Grey in the attic. Do we get brownie points for wisdom?

[@bigtime911]

I totally disagree with your statement.Rail road executives realize this and started getting the trailers placed on railroad trains and moving them across the United States cheaper than the trucking companies driving them

[@roybond1251]

@@bigtime911 they have been doing that for a hundred years and at this point as an otr driver myself almost 39 years now from what I've seen the last ten years or so ...the less idiot trucker wannabes on the road the better....the quality of the drivers on the road now absolutely suck and I can't wait to see the day ....soon ...I can climb out of the dam thing and be done with it

[@SoCal780]

That is certainly great news for a lot of drivers. Even my company, which is a mostly owner operator fleet (they’ve recently added some company trucks) has been throwing money at us recently. We just got a nice mileage raise last month and then starting July 4th, we all got a destination raise that depends on what regions you drive. The drivers who run the northeast got the largest, and teams make even more. Mine equates to about an extra 4K per year on top of the 12K they already gave us. It is by far the largest pay increase the company has ever given out. You’re right, they want to retain good drivers and they are willing to pay for it. 🤑 Nice pic! 👍

[@Pazaroni436]

Good news👍 that brings hope to the fellow drivers and a friendship story that makes you laugh 😂. Sometimes that's all you need to make your day

[@TaylorHaubrich]

I think I get paid pretty fair driving flatbed for TMC. I've been here over a year and I see the next step in the future is to go owner operator.

[@freesmokegaming6255]

I started at .48 cpm back in December and I am now at .65 cpm

[@bigtime911]

Good job

[@Videostoredontgo]

What company?

[@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03]

I drive at a towing and recovery company. 2005 Kenworth W900L rotator wrecker. Used to be the companies largest lowboy tractor. Bought a ‘17 75 ton rotator wrecker unit for the truck and mounted it on the frame. (Basically turning it into tow truck) it has a built Caterpillar C15 twin turbo engine. Badass ride. Our second rotator we bought new is a ‘16 Peterbilt 389 with X15 550hp Cummins. That’s a 50 ton. I own 2 rigs myself I bought used. One was a restoration project the other was in great shape I just built it. 1979 W900A model kenworth with a 3408 V8 CAT motor. My other is a 2007 Kenworth W900L with a C15 Acert twin turbo engine. One pulls the race trailer the other pulls a step deck. I have a lowboy trailer as well.

[@ThatOddGarage]

I’m with Wanship trucking outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. We run Texas west, with daily service to California. 0.45/mile, LTL, $50 per stop. I do two trips to California a week with a minimum of four stops. I have an owner-op spec T680 with an ISX15 and a 13 speed. Our owner still works in the office and interacts with the drivers. It’s a great place, and the company works with your home life and gets you the best part time or full time schedule that fits your needs. Great place to do business, and to work. We’re also governed at 72.

[@Jake-d2l]

With all do respect brother, your wife is beautiful. Sounds like you have had a pretty good life.

[@mrdgg949]

@Molly Spencer lol the feet 🦶 🦶

[@SenorBolsa]

The day of reckoning will come. I was already working for a large fleet that treated us well, paid good, takes care of equipment, safety is a priority. in this last year my already good pay has gone up 6CPM, temporary surge rates keep becoming permanent pay increases and I don't get any pushback when i tell the company what I need to do to get the job done. I get my pick of the loads available now that I have some seniority and take as much or little time off every week as I like. I had a reefer full of ice cream puke oil the other day, told them i'd haul ass up to mass (I started at the TA near the old New England Truck Stop) before it stopped running and get it unloaded then ran around to get it in the shop and get an empty, they paid me all the miles and a small bonus for taking care of things and getting home late. That's respect and trust. But also why does my reefer never break down when I'm loaded with toothpaste or something? always ice cream!

[@danepatterson8785]

Finally no more worry about driverless trucks in the next few generations

[@bigtime911]

Railroads of the centralize freight along with trucking companies with the hub and spoke system there were always need truckers to get to the last mile

[@brocluno01]

We'll see ... I started driving in the '780's too. We all heard all the "incentives" and BS. I'll be watching how things play out. OO's working for a good small carrier is the way to go, and always has been :-)Hauling Petro back in the 70's we were grossing $0.52 a mile (US). Wonder how that works out in todays $$ ...

[@goose9771]

The other day I was on Interstate 16 in middle georgia (my home 20) and saw a gp trans co truck first one I've ever seen!

[@mctransportation9831]

Don't forget the mega carriers lobbying for tax payer funded CDL school for anybody that can fog a mirror.

[@bigtime911]

This is 100% true

[@BigLeagueDrew]

I 100% agree with programs to get people into trade jobs. If we want the country to succeed we must invest in hard skills, not gender studies programs. If the government is going to offer a pell grant to go to a school why wouldn’t they offer something similar for trades like trucking, when they know there’s a huge ROI in trades?

[@mctransportation9831]

@@BigLeagueDrew i don't have a problem with people going to CDL school. I did. I have problem with sending people with no ambition or inclination to drive trucks into the industry just long enough to drive wages down and insurance up. They should have some skin in the game. If someone is not willing to spend or borrow 2k for their training, they're not going to be in it very long.

[@Beverlylovespaper]

@@mctransportation9831 If they pay me to train then I'm going to do my best for the money they invest in me..like any other job you train for.

[@robwolfeauhunter8349]

Truck driver on Vancouver Island and ill never be able to buy a house unless I open my own company very sad

[@truckergal]

I learn so much from this guy!

[@kenworthvspeterbilt5238]

55 pennies per mile is nothing Dave.

[@bigtime911]

Depends on your home time loads in BenAFits

[@apuertorican1773]

@@bigtime911 Not every driver is worried about home time. Some of us are worrying about stacking those chips in the bank.

[@ayoo1023]

@@bigtime911 Which mega carrier are you working for, you keep repeating the same thing

[@kenworthvspeterbilt5238]

I make 1$ per mile hauling Hazmat on 5 days work. My job offers me and my family free healthcare at no costs

[@JD-pi3eh]

Great topic I’ve been on the side lines this year watching the carrier’s increase driver pay. I’m waiting it out through summer.

[@ksw501]

Too bad the LTL industry isn’t following the trend. I left an LTL carrier after almost 15 years of service, couldn’t take the harassment any longer.

[@jobobk806]

Couldn't agree more, I'm almost 15yrs with an ltl now. It's quickly becoming not worth the bullshit, between work load expectation and being micromanaged. I could drive regional for more $$$

[@mattmotter9359]

@@jobobk806 you must be driving for the wrong LTL or doing P&D

[@SC68170]

U care to say who? So drivers can be aware of them

[@truckerdamnyankee]

Heartland is implementing a salary program across the board. Not to many ppl know yet.

[@bigtime911]

That’s great for heartland only they should give the driver a financial education class

[@Nightsider-xr5lx]

Some companies have been doing that for awhile. My guaranteed is $1440 a week. Can also make more if they have the work for it. Usually home for at least 2 days a week.

[@rawknvegan1990]

Allllllll true. Thanks for the video. I'm with KLLM. And I'm having to go through this first hand. I told them no to company leasing.

[@railscanner]

You sure are not referencing the Canadian situation. We still are suffering from being underpaid.

[@apuertorican1773]

So are us drivers in the USA. None of us are seeing this pay raise he’s speaking of

[@User37717]

Nobody cares about Canada

[@garrettrickard]

Thanks for continuing to advocate for us drivers and I am excited to say that I have benefited from you and others like you. I am working on a dedicated Amazon account for JB Hunt and receive $1680 weekly guarantee. Usually get more. Also was paid a $10k sign on bonus! Thanks for all that you do!

[@richardr2362]

Are you over the road driver or your home every day?

[@bigtime911]

Do you have a good route driver congratulations

[@EmeraldDragonsFlame]

congrats man

[@yyybra]

I can listen to old school truckers for hours

[@MrMarc1360]

Thank you so much. You just helped me finalize my decision

[@jerodkenoyer270]

I am so blessed to be a very well paid company driver. I don't know if my company was always this good to their people as I've only been here 3 years. But the guys that I know who've been here 15 years or so say they have . Its a large company, and a job right, like any other job some things suck, but I'm not upset at .74 a mile and the 5k profit sharing bonus I got this last year. Sometimes I wish I had more time doing other equipment and seeing other things, but I've had family who has liked me home mostly, longer than I've been driving. Yes it's line haul, same places pretty much every day, but for a family guy, home every day ain't bad. Love your channel. Keep up the good work and "Keep the rubber side down brother"

[@mrcrowleyoz]

In Los Angeles, if you’re not making at least $40/hr, you’re struggling.

[@bigtime911]

It depends if you inherited a free house or not or you have free housing

[@mrcrowleyoz]

@@bigtime911 most people who inherit a house probably make more than 40/hr. If not, they either sell it, mess it up, have a large family, or end up owing taxes. Those who have “free” housing usually never aspire to earn more than minimum wage.

[@skipdegraff6547]

Move

[@throttleboy08]

Tell us where we can get at least 40 in LA!!

[@seanchastain9801]

You look at shaw Carpet in North Ga. That used to be the best carpet company around, every truck driver around would always ask to get hired on with that company. Now it's gone to hell in a hand basket. The dispatchers make more than the drivers, when the drivers are out in the cold heat rain or snow doing all the work and risking thier lives.

[@tossedsalad5532]

The Company Owners lives in Mansions and drove Mercedes since the start of trucking and union reps all drove caddies

[@KINGRQIE]

Definitely, I get 92k a year on a dedicated account and I've only been driving less than 2yrs

[@theodorerinehart781]

Yes there will be raises for Truck drivers, but after inflation, it will make little difference in standard of living.

[@benjamincuevas199]

I agree 100% Dave. Next time tell fast Eddie to kick rocks.

[@brednerpeguero3284]

I work in ports and received a great upgrade in my salary! so grateful.

[@jamiejohnson8933]

I worked for trl out of pa back in the 80s running Bakersfield to east coast hauling reefer trailer had eddy who was an awesome dispatcher kept me busy and I made great money back then ,loved it out there Dave, wish those days would come back ,I'd never drive an automatic truck, that's not trucking, stuff has gotten so stupid it pisses me off ,would run with ya any day dave keep safe

[@dannystranahan1004]

I live in California and AB 5 sucks!! Lease driving might not be for everybody but it's a great stepping stone and pays better than a company driver and if you decide to get your own authority then doing a lease with a company for a while like landstar is definitely a good learning process for truck drivers that want to be owner operators with their own authority.

[@sirgalalot88]

If I ever think of American truck driver I see you haha. Always love your videos Dave.

[@Hempfuelgroup]

Want to help so bad ! This video is really true and on point.

[@carlosaguirre1313]

My Friend Good morning Excellent point of view Have a nice day Best regards 18 June 2021

[@seanhedley8028]

Same here in the UK 🇬🇧 they’re moaning that there’s a shortage of drivers. Wages have been static for over 20 years. In cab cameras , trackers and all the other Bullshit has finally driven me out of the job after 35 years!

[@ZachDawe414]

That’s one of the best stories I’ve heard on your channel!

[@jacobjake6339]

A lot of driver are able to make just as good money locally instead Otr.

[@stevenwatson9593]

Local work is fine if you want to be home nightly and work your ass off all day, otr you can at least breathe and see the country

[@dondidykes5306]

I got out of it 12 yrs ago and don't miss it at all

[@foshobmx]

Some Fuel hauling companies in Texas are now starting at $30+hr local home daily jobs. Just within the past month pay has increased substantially.

[@killer2600]

Well I'd expect they would have to raise their wages as nearly every other industry is doing so to meet new minimum wage requirements and to lure new hires - there's a worker shortage don't you know. I won't hold my breath on the trucking industry turning around and losing it's race-to-the-bottom image.

[@ThisIsTheWay76]

Good morning. Your latest video (Old School truck vs. Freightliner Cascadia) came up as “Private”. Unable to watch. Problem on my end? Love you guys! Be safe, Brother.

[@SmartTrucking]

Hi John, yes it will be live this morning at 10 am EST. That was a blooper as I attempted to get the correct scheduling setting! So sorry about that!

[@southerntrucker7587]

I left one of those mega carriers. I'm not gonna say who cause I don't have that authorization to give it out online. They helped me get my CDL and thankful for that but only got paid $.42 a mile starting out doin flatbed and $25 for lumber tarp and $17 for steel tarps. They gave everyone a pay raise which would've put me at $.45 a mile, $30 for lumber and $20 for steel tarps but then they'd cut u back on miles. Sure u could ask dispatch for more miles but it only does any good for a couple weeks then back to crappy miles. I left and went with a smaller company that pays me 26% of base pay for each load, Conestogas, 13 speed kenworths powered by the C15 CAT, and they got bonuses to. I just started but on average, I'll make $1300 a week and that's before my monthly bonuses. Plenty for me to get by

[@Jaffytv]

this is a good thing to hear since i just got my cdl. im excited to get into the industry!