Am I underpaid?

Posted by Maximum-Fun1774@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 18 comments

143hr work week local ag work in central California

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Baconated-Coffee@reddit

I can't imagine $21 per hour in California. I've had weekly gross checks that are the same as that and I don't have any state income taxes.

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

It’s not too bad since I live in the rural area so the income needed to live is pretty low

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wetstorm95@reddit

Trash hourly. You could go pitch trash and has less liability for more money.

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

I actually tried to but my local company wasn’t hiring

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Keep checking. I would never drive for 21/hr at this point in my career and the current economy. You also need to look at jobs around. Maybe you’re just in a terrible location where 21 is decent 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Yeah It was here at 21/hr or ryder at 25/hr doing class b manual unloading, I ultimately want to end up hauling fuel.

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mike15835@reddit

143 hours for two weeks is busy but not unheard of. If you were OTR you'd be doing that.

You're going to be hard pressed to find a trucking job that doesn't work you trucking hours. Very few will work you Banker's hours.

The pay per hour maybe be better elsewhere.

Try getting some endorsements.

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Yeah I have all my endorsements simply took this job because I was otr and wanted to get into local work and gain tanker experience

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mike15835@reddit

Keep it up then friend. Trucking is very much a you want a raise find a new job industry.

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Yeah it’s definitely a step up I was doing flat bed for a company out of Spokane wa earning barely a thousand a week for a month on the road so this is a step up

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Radiant_Swan187@reddit

Dang. Hardest working man in the country at 143hrs a week

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Biweekly 😅

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TwoTrucksPayingTaxes@reddit

I was feeling pretty good about your paycheck until I saw the hours worked. Get a better job dear God you're being exploited

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

I was otr and wanted to be local I guess at least I got my foot in the door for tanker stuff

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TwoTrucksPayingTaxes@reddit

Yep, take that experience and see what you can do with it! I just can't imagine working that many hours for under 100k

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Yeah that’s what I plan on doing getting all my experience for milk hauling since they help you get experience and move on elsewhere

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Ok_Veterinarian5028@reddit

They playing you bro. What kind of work is it

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Maximum-Fun1774@reddit (OP)

Hourly processed dairy stuff cream etc