Profile For Joe N.

I hear what you guys are saying you would know a lot more than what I do from experience all I know is from what I read. I have seen a few places that say your truck can bring in between 200-300k a year driving a flatbed. Thats driving between 2500-3500 miles a week and from that money you take home between 100-150k a year. There has to be some truth to it I think or you wouldn't see quit a few o/o driving 90-150k dollar semis also when I was in the car business I sold a few o/o cars and we have to see there taxes because they are business owner and on the ones that I saw take home was between 80-130k so that would be after all truck payments fuel and any other business expenses.

Thank you for all the great info as there is alot to learn about this industry. As of right now i have only talked to 3 companys swift crst and central refriderated. with swift you drive as a solo driver for 13 months untill your school debit is paid off i guess with crst you drive as a team for 8 months and with central they have a totaly different program you do a lease after 3 months or 6 i would have to go back and look at the info they sent me. I was just wondering if anyone would recemend one company over another from there own experience and explain why. As i have started to do more research i have seen there are alot of different kinds of trucking. I guess my question would be which one has the best longevitity and profitability. One of the reasons that i was talking about wanting to be an o/o is because after i have gained experience i dont want to stay making 30-45k a year i want to be around 80-100k+ and the only thing that i have seen that was anywhere close to that is in hauling crude oil. Like i said i am new to this so all i really know is what is have read. From what i have seen this site seems like the place to be all of the other sites seem to be filled with alot of negative people always talking bad about what seems like every company. They cant all be that bad or they wouldnt still be in business with thousands of employes. But anyways thank you for all the info so far and i hope to hear from more of you. Joe

Hello I am not real sure of where to start and i hope this is the right section for this so here i go. I have been thinking about becoming a truck driver for along time. when i was about 10 years old i got to go on a route with my neighbor and had the time of my life from that point i have always wanted to drive a semi. So far on my lifes journey driving a truck just hasnt been part of the plan. I have been working in the car buisness since i was about 17 and i am 28 now and i am just done with it. I have always like traveling but never had the time to do it. Anyways i am single with no children so i have been seriously thinking that this is the right time to start a new career in the trucking industry. My problem is i really dont know what type of trucking that i want to do. I have been looking at a few of the different companies out there with the payed cdl schooling. I just am not real sure which one would be best for me. Another thing that i have a question about is some companys have you do solo driving after the training and some have you do team driving not sure which would be better starting off. I dont have a house or anything to really worry about so where i go isnt that big of a deal to me. The one thing i do know is i would like to become an o/o at some point. Dont really want to work for somebody else the rest of my life. Anyways i wont waste any more of your time any advice that you could give me would be greatly apreciated. Thank you Joe