Best States To Be A Dump Truck Driver?

COL in PA is higher, a lot higher. Hence the diff in pay.

It's gotten a lot higher with people flooding in from NY/NJ.

I’d guess that it pays better up there right now because it’s a little more seasonal due to the winters. I just ran across Hwy 22 in PA the other day and that road looked like a dump truck mecca but I doubt It looks like that in the winter, pretty hilly around there.

22 is an alternate route to the turnpike, to a degree. With the tolls increasing, and depending on if you're running placarded hazmat 22 is the best option.

COL in PA is higher, a lot higher. Hence the diff in pay.

It's gotten a lot higher with people flooding in from NY/NJ.

I’d guess that it pays better up there right now because it’s a little more seasonal due to the winters. I just ran across Hwy 22 in PA the other day and that road looked like a dump truck mecca but I doubt It looks like that in the winter, pretty hilly around there.

22 is an alternate route to the turnpike, to a degree. With the tolls increasing, and depending on if you're running placarded hazmat 22 is the best option.

That would make sense. I knew there was an inordinate amount of them for some reason.

To go from $16.25 hourly to well over $20 (possibly over $25) is more than just a “couple” of bucks. I get what you’re saying, though.

I looked into Florida, but cost of living is high down there too (housing is anyway) and the high pay jobs don’t come up on Indeed.

If you don’t mind me asking, how much did you gross yearly from dump truck driving in Ohio? If you gross enough during the busy season and kno how to save your money, it could still work, especially if you ARE able to draw unemployment or get a part time job in the winter.

Look into southern Delaware. Construction boom; roads, commercial and residential development. Lots of A and B work.

Cost of living is very low but the wages for experienced truck drivers are respectable. Look at Adel Construction, Atlantic Concrete , Stockley Material, Eastern Shore Mulch and Joseph Trucking to name a few.

I drive for a land clearing company, running a chip trailer; lowboy and occasionally a tri-axle dump. Worked through the winter averaging 50 hours per week. Have yet to be on an Interstate…great gig.

Did a search on Indeed and it turns out the stated of Arkansas also has plenty of places hiring dump truck drivers at rates well over $20 hourly, and research also tells me this state has fairly low cost of living. I also read they have pretty mild winters (though I can assume they’d be a bit colder than south GA, especially the northern part of the state).

Even at my current job in GA, it does get a little slow during the winters, depending on how cold it is, (some winters are milder and drier than others). We may only work 20-25 hours a week, hauling rock orsand to concrete plants, or putting out asphalt during the warmest parts of the day (working from 10am to around 2pm). I can’t really get a 2nd job like I could if they did like so many of the places up north and said “see-ya-later-bye” for the next few months. But we are able to draw some unemployment.

But anyway, would AR be worth moving to if I want to find a job that pays better, combined with inexpensive cost of living? While I’ve got no qualms with my current job ($16.25 hourly), I don’t want to stagnate if I could be at a job that pays more, once I have the experience.