Good paying jobs
Posted by GroundbreakingAsk438@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 21 comments
hey, so I’m thinking of giving up on trucking entirely I’m 1700 working 60 hour weeks are there any normal jobs where I can make the same amount in 40 hours? Because honestly, I’m thinking of giving up on trucking entirely I see some guys post here and there how they’re making like 2000 a week working three days like how is that possible and it’s kind of demoralizing
IBringTheHeat2@reddit
UPS is $45 an hour home daily
TheCenci@reddit
Ups ain't hiring anyone off the street. Feeders seems to.be purely for people that have worked there a while. I know during covid street hires were a little more common, but i don't think they're doing thats happening nowadays.
jbike255@reddit
We are not currently hiring anyone. We are in fact laying off low seniority drivers. You gotta do time in the hub and then do package before applying for feeder. Off the street hires are a thing of the past and only happened during covid. I do enjoy my medical, pension, and here in socal, $47.03 an hour.
xDoomKitty@reddit
Yeah thats what i was gonna say. $1700 a week is only $42.5 at 40 hrs. A lot of places pay this. Will they hire you is another story xD
Cultural_Finger5316@reddit
If you’re planning to quit, use the downtime you have while still driving to learn something new. Keep the income coming in and take online classes to set yourself up. Don’t jump ship with no backup plan.
GroundbreakingAsk438@reddit (OP)
never that brother… Im thinking of doing reserves and getting my education and health benefits covered so i can afford to work under 40 and go to school that’s honestly what I was thinking
Pedialyte1221@reddit
1700 a week is good some guys are making 800 gross
ElectronicGarden5536@reddit
Voluntary poverty.
GroundbreakingAsk438@reddit (OP)
1700 before taxes yea i suffered in my first year
ElectronicGarden5536@reddit
40 hours no. But my union operators make about 3k weekly with perdiem. Trucking is for poors.
N1V0N1S@reddit
I drove for 14 years. I had one good carrier.
Schlumberger. They were sticklers about DOT rules...which is good, because it means your not being put in situations where an illegal activty is your call, but its what your boss actually wants.
Everyone else after that is what i call a predatory employer.
They hire you specifically to push broken equipment past its limit and anything that happens is on your for not refusing the load.
But if you do refuse...well.. they have 10 reasons ready to go why your no longer necessary to work there anymore.
Every single one. I worked over hours on dead line trucks, i helped mechanics, i changed tires, brake pods, oil...all of it. Did pre and post trips. reported everything out of spec.
Doesnt matter. Thats not what they want.
After the last one had me working 76 hours a week, when they told me they'd never do that when they hired me.
Im out. I let my medical certificate expire.
Im actually very naturally gifted with electronics and computer systems.
Trucking was just something I fell into.
Didnt expect to love the actual driving of the truck as much as i did. It awakened a love for engines and mechanical engineering that ive always had but never an opportunity to look closely at it. So for that ill be grateful.
I learned how to drive stick an 8 speed peterbilt.
Didnt even drive an synchronized transmission until a year ago when i bought my wrx.
Probably wouldn't be able to drive it if it wasnt for 14 years of practice.
I havw a found eye on every truck I pass, but i couldn't ve happier to know ill never have to deal with that bullshit industry again.
Let it go.
Some of these dudes in trucking have a very sad and tragic moscomprehension of how capable ai and robotics are going to be in the trucking industry.
That job, should and will be replaced by autonomous controlled vehicles. Especially dock to dock freight transport.
I drove articulated endumps for my last two years, I promise you It is very feasible in the near future to train a machine to do that job safley. Humans are on its way out as the main operator of commerce. Any one who says otherwise is probably a person for whom trucking is their entire personality
Best of luck in whatever you do.
Baconated-Coffee@reddit
Skilled trades which require a CDL will pay better, especially if you can get into a union apprenticeship.
TheCenci@reddit
Been driving truck for 6 years doing beverages, but am in the process of joining the local electric utility and CDL A was one thing they want everyone to have.
Solid-Jicama-597@reddit
I would look at trying to get endorsements, probably hazmat first if you dont have it, but it also just depends, I got very lucky myself, just need to keep applying everywhere you see an opportunity, never get comfortable where you're at
Kkalemauser@reddit
Operate a crane. Be a lineman.
You have to build seniority at a good company. You don’t just walk in off the street. You have to build trust and have the experience to get the job done correctly.
Cracka56@reddit
Pick 2: good paying, home daily, 40 hours
Mirindemgainz@reddit
Gotta find the right company and most of the good gigs aren’t hourly. I’m component pay so I get paid what I’m worth some guys work 60hrs to make what I do, I can get it done in 50hrs or less and we’re not paid by hour. That’s my advice find something you can get in and good at to save you time.
WishEnvironmental365@reddit
Man the component pay route makes lot of sense, you basically get rewarded for being efficient instead of just sitting around burning hours
I switched from personal training where you're stuck with hourly rates to more performance based stuff and the difference is huge - when you good at something you shouldn't have to work twice as long to make decent money
DoctorZebra@reddit
Component pay makes sense when a large portion of your job doesn't involve waiting in long lines to load product that you may or may not be able to get and have no way of finding out without waiting in said line. Look at you, fuel hauling.
Extreme-You6235@reddit
It makes sense when you’re not forced to wait. People will say “but you’re still being paid.” If I have to run hard to get my work done in 8 hours but then I’m waiting 3 hours on top of that for my truck to get loaded or waiting at the side of the road because of a breakdown, then I expect to make OT wages not $20-25 an hour.
threeglude@reddit
First things first, a LOT of drivers tell tall tales, especially when it revolves around their pay. Gotta learn how to read between the lines of their bs.
Secondly, location, location, location! Pay is heavily dependent on location. Some drivers earn more, but also have a higher COL, and or, are commuting 30-90 mins each way to work.
Thirdly, specialty. Specialty is everything these days, ESPECIALLY with the incoming self driving trucks. Specialized trucking will not only pay better, most specialized freight will be more "future proof".