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Brian468

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So my employer fucked me over and showed me just how loyal he was yesterday and I'd like to return the favor, actually I'd like to leave the oil field entirely, what do otr drivers make? I'd like to live back in the PNW and have a local job but it's tough without a place to live, when do road construction gigs usually start? Can I take home a couple grand a week realistically if I was otr? I'm not opposed to being a mechanic again I'm just tired of working on semi's
 
From what I've seen, with a bunch of buddies in trucking, if you want great money, you need either a monster crane to run, go waaaaay up north, or haul logs. But I don't know anyone doing OTR on pavement. Guys I've known who've done that were on winter roads, and they did very well. Log truck pays well here, but it's a 3 or 4am start, and the attrition rate on trucks and drivers is kinda scary.
 
Brian468 said:
So my employer fucked me over and showed me just how loyal he was yesterday and I'd like to return the favor, actually I'd like to leave the oil field entirely, what do otr drivers make? I'd like to live back in the PNW and have a local job but it's tough without a place to live, when do road construction gigs usually start? Can I take home a couple grand a week realistically if I was otr? I'm not opposed to being a mechanic again I'm just tired of working on semi's
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Friend of mine owns an auto repair shop in Stanwood. PM if interested.
 
Jackie Treehorn said:
How is it that every job you get is trash and every boss you have is an asshole?
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Many skilled labor jobs, where employees are typically viewed as expendable, you only ever get an appreciable raise or promotion by switching employers. I think my record at any one job was only like six years. Don't know the OP though.
 
Jackie Treehorn said:
How is it that every job you get is trash and every boss you have is an asshole?
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I've been with the same guy for two years? Except for a few months last summer when I went winching, they were just out right dangerous
 
My sister is OTR driving teams for a large national trucking company. She is definitely not bringing home a couple grand a week. Gotta get into something specialized to make that money from what she tells me.

Ever considered heavy haul?
 
Brian468 said:
So my employer fucked me over and showed me just how loyal he was yesterday and I'd like to return the favor, actually I'd like to leave the oil field entirely, what do otr drivers make? I'd like to live back in the PNW and have a local job but it's tough without a place to live, when do road construction gigs usually start? Can I take home a couple grand a week realistically if I was otr? I'm not opposed to being a mechanic again I'm just tired of working on semi's
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Take home $2k/week? That’s $104k take home/year.

You’d need to gross at least $150k….
 
Ransil said:
Yellowstone is hiring for the summer, includes lodging, drive box truck for Delaware north or xanterra or laundry or store supplies or garbage truck, think the park service runs that or Mechanic for the park service.
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This sounds delightful, I assume I have to apply online somewhere through the government?
 
rockota said:
Take home $2k/week? That’s $104k take home/year.

You’d need to gross at least $150k….
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I work 100 hours a week and take home around 3k, is 2k not a reasonable number working 65-70 a week?
 
KDXSR5 said:
My sister is OTR driving teams for a large national trucking company. She is definitely not bringing home a couple grand a week. Gotta get into something specialized to make that money from what she tells me.

Ever considered heavy haul?
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Yes, but I don't have any connections to get into it, I've got a couple years of winch truck experience and move oversized shit all the time
 
When I hotshot with a 1 ton pickup I was averaging 1.5-2k gross a week but I was hustling my ass off to do it. 25% of the load and my best couple weeks paid 3.5k gross. OTR I'd say its entirely possible. Surely actual truck loads make above $2/mile
 
I'm not a trucker but feel like it sometimes as my job is covering of 3000 square miles of Northern California so plenty of window time.

Been at it for over 10 years and I make over $12k/month net working 40 hrs a week, it takes time to work up to that pay level and at 2 years I wasn't making that.

You seem to be expecting too much at only being a 2 year employee, what do the others make there that have been there far longer?
 
Mountain-Dweller said:
I'm not a trucker but feel like it sometimes as my job is covering of 3000 square miles of Northern California so plenty of window time.

Been at it for over 10 years and I make over $12k/month net working 40 hrs a week, it takes time to work up to that pay level and at 2 years I wasn't making that.

You seem to be expecting too much at only being a 2 year employee, what do the others make there that have been there far longer?
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I'm actually on the lower end of what winch truck drivers make, been offered several more dollars an hour at other places, and I wasn't complaining about my pay at all?, I stuck around for the pace and the small company atmosphere but I found out yesterday hard work and dedication ain't worth a fuck to them so I don't want to make them money anymore
 
Mountain-Dweller said:
I'm not a trucker but feel like it sometimes as my job is covering of 3000 square miles of Northern California so plenty of window time.

Been at it for over 10 years and I make over $12k/month net working 40 hrs a week, it takes time to work up to that pay level and at 2 years I wasn't making that.

You seem to be expecting too much at only being a 2 year employee, what do the others make there that have been there far longer?
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What do you do for work?
 
Mr Priceless said:
When I hotshot with a 1 ton pickup I was averaging 1.5-2k gross a week but I was hustling my ass off to do it. 25% of the load and my best couple weeks paid 3.5k gross. OTR I'd say its entirely possible. Surely actual truck loads make above $2/mile
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Yes, if you own the truck. Need connections and dedicated hauls to keep that $2. If you get loads off central dispatch, or deal with brokers, I doubt they see $1.50/mile. Then you have clowns just wanting a back haul to cover fuel and cut everyone's throat.

IIRC, the megacorps pay 30-50 cents a mile. All based on the drivers cred and sliding scale meant to fuck the driver.
 
Brian468 said:
What do you do for work?
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I am a Telecommunications Field Engineer, for a company that contracts to the Government.
Not a trucker but I drive over 150k miles a year in my service truck to communication sites all over Northern California. Work from my home so clock starts when I leave my driveway until I return.

Best job I have ever had in my life, and I should be retired but the money is easy as is the job....
 
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Brian468 said:
I'm actually on the lower end of what winch truck drivers make, been offered several more dollars an hour at other places, and I wasn't complaining about my pay at all?, I stuck around for the pace and the small company atmosphere but I found out yesterday hard work and dedication ain't worth a fuck to them so I don't want to make them money anymore
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Why aren't you taking them?
 
Brian468 said:
I work 100 hours a week and take home around 3k, is 2k not a reasonable number working 65-70 a week?
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You are taking home ~$150k a year at 100hr/week? I thought you are limited to X hrs a day of driving? How do you work 100hrs a week? Also why would you want to work so many hours.

The more I read about the hours you guys work I am happier and happier with my 40-45 a week I average lately.
 
Brian468 said:
I'd like to live back in the PNW and have a local job.... I'm not opposed to being a mechanic again I'm just tired of working on semi's
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Logging equipment and trucks is more exciting than plain old semi's. I know for a fact their apprentice rates are especially good too - not 50% of JW rate garbage.

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