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I didn't realize that truckers could do so well

Queasy

Queasy

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My wife is helping her cousin find a home in the Atlanta area. He is a trucker and I never realized they could make that kind of money. He's pulling in $200k+ and he takes 3 month off during the winter months so he doesn't have to drive in the bad weather. Yeah, gas is expensive but part of that $200k is his trucking company reimbursing him for gas & mileage on his truck.

And oh yeah. His truck. It's not a truck as much as it is a fargin swanky RV. TV, bed, shower, toilet, TV, mini-living room. I went cross-eyed looking at the pictures I think.

Definitely not the stereo-typical image of a trucker you usually get.

He even told my wife that he would help me get into trucking and make the same kind of money he is making. 😕 I definitely wouldn't mind the money but one of the things I like about my current job is how much time I get to spend with my kids. I'd be on the road more often than not. Total change in lifestyle.

Update for pics of cousin's rig

Outside Shot

Inside Shot looking back

Inside Shot looking forward
 
From what I hear, trucking burns the hell out of you. Even though there are laws saying you can't drive over XX amount of hours straight, I'm sure there are tons that do just to make sure those deliveries get there on time.
 
Yeah, but it's long, hard, and tedious work. I wouldn't do it myself. I can barely stand an 8 hour road trip.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Go price out one of those trucks before you get into it.
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Oh, I've already seen the prices. The truck he has cost $300k. He paid it off in like 3 years though.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
My wife is helping her cousin find a home in the Atlanta area. He is a trucker and I never realized they could make that kind of money. He's pulling in $200k+ and he takes 3 month off during the winter months so he doesn't have to drive in the bad weather. Yeah, gas is expensive but part of that $200k is his trucking company reimbursing him for gas & mileage on his truck.

And oh yeah. His truck. It's not a truck as much as it is a fargin swanky RV. TV, bed, shower, toilet, TV, mini-living room. I went cross-eyed looking at the pictures I think.

Definitely not the stereo-typical image of a trucker you usually get.

He even told my wife that he would help me get into trucking and make the same kind of money he is making. 😕 I definitely wouldn't mind the money but one of the things I like about my current job is how much time I get to spend with my kids. I'd be on the road more often than not. Total change in lifestyle.
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it is a completely different lifestyle.

the amount of driving they do is insane. a LOT of them get paid by the mile, so you have to figure out if you want to sleep more, or just go forward and try and make $$ w/o passing out...

 
yeah my uncle does it. he drives from chicago to Portland Every week. but he makes a LOT of fricken money. its rather insane
 
Not all bifg trucks atre that expensive. My stepbrother used a ford F-650 or 750 and it was like 50,000. It was pretty basic but did have a huge sleeper on it.
 
The money is very appealing but i dont think that type of job is for me. If i had a familiy i dont think i could do that job at all unless i had incurred some heavy debt.
 
There is a lot of money in trucking if you work for a respectable company, but you have to like driving A LOT. You also have to like driving a lot without sleep.
 
No way I could do that for a living. The tend to get drowsy during long drives.

I would be intersted to see a few pictures of rig.
 
that's a tough life though. if you've ever driven 1000 miles in a day, you know how draining that can be, especially with the stress of driving a big rig in traffic, especially with not getting to see your family for long periods at a time and having to eat crummy food the whole time. i'm sure it's a good job for some people, especially since you don't need an education, but for others it wouldn't be appealing, even at that salary.
 
I think that's a common misconception all around. I'm sure there are statistics that suggest otherwise, but there are a lot of successful blue-collar workers in every trade you can imagine, and they often make a lot more than your average white-collar that sits in a cubicle all day. My brother is an electrician and makes a considerable income as do most of his colleagues; most of those with contractor's licenses break six-figures without a problem.
 
Originally posted by: mcvickj
No way I could do that for a living. The tend to get drowsy during long drives.

I would be intersted to see a few pictures of rig.
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They're on my wife's lappy. I'll see if I can put up a couple when I get home.
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
I think that's a common misconception all around. I'm sure there are statistics that suggest otherwise, but there are a lot of successful blue-collar workers in every trade you can imagine, and they often make a lot more than your average white-collar that sits in a cubicle all day. My brother is an electrician and makes a considerable income as do most of his colleagues; most of those with contractor's licenses break six-figures without a problem.
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omfg...sign me up
 
Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
Originally posted by: Descartes
I think that's a common misconception all around. I'm sure there are statistics that suggest otherwise, but there are a lot of successful blue-collar workers in every trade you can imagine, and they often make a lot more than your average white-collar that sits in a cubicle all day. My brother is an electrician and makes a considerable income as do most of his colleagues; most of those with contractor's licenses break six-figures without a problem.
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omfg...sign me up
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Have you not seen the wages that GM pays to even it's lowliest UAW member?
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
I think that's a common misconception all around. I'm sure there are statistics that suggest otherwise, but there are a lot of successful blue-collar workers in every trade you can imagine, and they often make a lot more than your average white-collar that sits in a cubicle all day. My brother is an electrician and makes a considerable income as do most of his colleagues; most of those with contractor's licenses break six-figures without a problem.
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QFT

I know independent roofers, landscapers, medical suppliers, haulers, contract handymen, etc from my company that do very well for themselves.
 
Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
Originally posted by: Descartes
I think that's a common misconception all around. I'm sure there are statistics that suggest otherwise, but there are a lot of successful blue-collar workers in every trade you can imagine, and they often make a lot more than your average white-collar that sits in a cubicle all day. My brother is an electrician and makes a considerable income as do most of his colleagues; most of those with contractor's licenses break six-figures without a problem.
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omfg...sign me up
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A friend of mine works on a construction site, with almost no experience and gets $17.50 an hour. Considering I pay my webmasters $16 an hour (which is about $3 more an hour than most places around here) It's very appealing.
 
Originally posted by: DaiShan
A friend of mine works on a construction site, with almost no experience and gets $17.50 an hour. Considering I pay my webmasters $16 an hour (which is about $3 more an hour than most places around here) It's very appealing.
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The summer after I graduated high school, I worked as an Electrician's Apprentice at an oil refinery job site. I made about $17/hr...much more with overtime. This was back in 1993.

10 hour days for four days a week in S. Texas. Damn that was hot.
 
My dad did it for a few years before my (older) brother was born. He made good money, but he wasn't willing to be on the road that much after a kid popped out.
 
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