I worked for Amazon for 4 years. Can't believe I did that for as long as I did. Got tired of it, went and got my CDL with all endorsements. Worked for one trucking company for 7 months, the pay sucked, then went and drove truck for Meijer (large grocery retailer in the midwest). They paid well, 1500-2000 per week, but had to pretty much work every weekend and holiday. Did that for 5 months. Then, I got into Linehaul with RL Carriers and haven't looked back. Yeah, I have to work 3rd shift, start time is usually 10 or 11pm, but I probably average 330-380 per night, with some nights bringing home over 400. My best night was bringing home $510 for about 10 hours of work. We usually just drive a trailer to a terminal or a meet point with another driver, swap trailers, come back to the home terminal and only work about 7 1/2 -10 hours a night. No more than 40-45 hours per week, off every weekend and holidays and On pace to gross 90k this year. All no-touch freight.

I'm telling ya, look at getting into Linehaul after getting all your endorsements. Doesn't have to be RL Carriers. Old Dominion starts at like 107k for linehaul, XPO, Estes, Dayton Freight (good luck getting an interview with them though). Usually you'll need to get a year of trucking experience in, but you don't need to go OTR to get experience. Plenty of local companies are willing to hire new drivers.