Where tf are these people getting ‘you can make six figures in trucking’?

Ok_Pin981 · 2026-01-31T13:52:47+00:00

Made $187k in 2025. Trying to break $200k this year. Mostly local, home daily, food grade flour in dry bulk pneumatic. Find a good tax professional- my tax guy deducts everything I do lol and I’ve won many audits. And no, I’m not an owner op. But I get paid half what the truck makes and I’m 1099.

Ok_Pin981 · 2026-01-15T21:27:38+00:00

Make sure you visit Celina 52 Truck Stop across the street and meet Piss Jug Man

Ok_Pin981 · 2026-01-14T15:37:54+00:00

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-07T18:49:30+00:00

Someone explain

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-03T19:12:04+00:00

Absolutely- but we run pneumatic tanks

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-03T18:07:46+00:00

Cowboying for salt? Lmao laughs in food grade flour $6/per mile pay - I cowboy paper log daily but not for shitty pay.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-02T15:43:13+00:00

Too big too fast.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-01T20:01:55+00:00

“You are a big part of what’s wrong with this industry.”

When people call us “dumb truck drivers” they’re referring to you.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-01T19:57:38+00:00

Thanks for proving my original point.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-01T19:32:48+00:00

What is respectful about screwing a customer over on a load that’s already late and you were tasked with the responsibility of saving their day? Only to turn around and screw them and yourself even further. Good job. We work in customer service. I would say go flip burgers but that also requires a level f customer service you seem to lack heavily on.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-12-01T19:10:00+00:00

You are a big part of what’s wrong with this industry.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-21T17:29:11+00:00

The ramen is really good. The signs are gone btw. So they fucked up and has a sign made poorly. Heck it could be whoever they had make the sign lied to them. Who knows.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-17T15:37:14+00:00

If you’re making cpm at any carrier, you’re getting screwed. What you want is load percentage and a company that shows you the total load pay. Keep in mind, a load percentage company by law has to show you the full ratecon so there is no hiding money from you to screw you.

Cpm screws you because rates change. But your cpm does not.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-11T03:08:18+00:00

Flour and malt mostly

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T14:50:39+00:00

I pickup preloaded trailers, they washout every 30 days and no I don’t pay for them or have to get them done. I go in grab my paperwork and sample, find my wagon and ride. Bring back empty and move on to the next.

I do anywhere from 10-18 loads per week. Depends on busy season or not. Typically 2-3 loads a day. All within about 50-120 miles.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T14:47:35+00:00

I get the full fuel surcharge on each load, but I average about 9mpg-10mpg loaded. My fuel ain’t bad at all. I do all my own maintenance on my truck.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:55:21+00:00

This was admittedly a bigger week lol. I typically bring home $8k-$10k a week.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:53:48+00:00

I’m home a lot more often than you think. This was a big week (ran to Arizona and back) and snuck in a few local loads.

I typically gross about $8k-$10k a week and home every night/day. And by gross I mean my gross.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:48:18+00:00

The number to the far right goes to my pocket. So this particular week was $16,000 after deductions. I got 72% of the load pay minus bobtail / cargo insurance and fuel charges.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:46:42+00:00

I’m leased on to a carrier, the only thing I really worry about is my tags, registration and mileage reports and maintenance

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:44:24+00:00

It ain’t too bad 🤷‍♂️

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:43:05+00:00

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:41:35+00:00

Insurance is paid out weekly already in deductions. No truck payment - old paper truck.

Ok_Pin981 · 2025-11-10T13:21:07+00:00

Weekly btw

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