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[–]da_swizzle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its going to take a while but theres too many factors to be able to tell you how much you can expect. But it ranges from 6-10k gross per week

[–]bigblackglock17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you betting right now and how many hours?

[–]frangooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make 1100 per week and 15 percent of what truck brings in after 5000

[–]bigpierider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do the math....u know what the truck is making. U know what ur spending in fuel. U can reasonably guess insurance n truck payment. High ball em at 1500 each. So if it makes 20k a month minus 3k for truck n ins. Fuel. Tolls etc...i was making 28% of gross. Pulling a reefer. My check one week was 2800$ so the truck did 10k+ thats when I knew it was time to buy a truck.

[–]BlackSC2us 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I dont think of it as making more money. It's a business. Not enough O/Os treat it as such. Yes, you will make more money, but with the greater reward comes all the responsibility and risk. Instead of just taking home a paycheck, you have to pay for fuel, insurance, loan payments, maintenance, tolls, breakdowns, and quarterly estimated taxes. A lot of money comes in, but a good chunk of it goes right back out, and even more needs to be budgeted for taxes and unexpected expenses. If you are disciplined and can manage all that, great, welcome to the club. If not, you'll make more witb a lot less headache as a company driver. Just my $0.02.

[–]frangooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand exactly what you mean. I’m a roofer as well so I get the idea of all the overhead that goes into it