The High Price of OTR Life - The REAL Price of Over the Road Truck Driving Jobs
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- As an OTR (Over the Road) truck driver, there are high (hidden) costs to be paid, which some truckers who are interested in this type of truck driving job may not be aware of.
1. Long hours. Long unpaid hours, if on a mileage rate pay system.
2. Out of pocket expenses you'll incur when away from home. This cuts into your bottom line net pay.
3. Stress + emotional strain being away from home, often for long periods of time. You as a professional driver will pay the price and so will your family/partner.
4. Lots of sitting. Challenging to stay healthy.
5. Loneliness and depression.
There are more costs, but these are the 5 main costs of an over the road truck driving career.
Be sure to understand what this lifestyle is all about before getting into it.
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Let me just comment for myself. I’m in my forties, OTR truck driver. On a positive note, I save almost all of my income. I have no mortgage, no rent, SINGLE, no needy people in my life! I see the country, and sleeping in the truck is just like camping. I digress!
I fully agree...Me too...A great way to save for retirement and etc...I really like the freedom that comes with...OTR life style.
You save money great , but you have no life
Amen!!Went otr for a year Never again will I sleep in a truck!!I leased on to a local company less money but home every night worth every penny.Otr should pay $500,000 k a year.
I love trucking, take home over 1000 per week & all I gotta do is drive 😂 play video games & watch tv on my down time. Fridge, microwave, laptop. I listen to music or audiobook while driving. And I get exercise by walking around my truck 32 times, which is 1 mile. Do it every day & make sure to take a quick stretch & walk break every 3 to 4 hours. All depends how you all look at it..
The OTR truck driving lifestyle: You start your day in someone’s parking lot and you end your day in someone’s parking lot.
Amen to that bro!
D Day was talking to someone about that just the other day that asked me what OTR was like. Best way I could describe it was “imagine you are starting a road trip from your local gas station, drive 5 hours east then turn around and drive 5 hours back, stay at the gas station. As soon as you get back to the gas station I want you to go inside and start a 1 hour argument with the first employee you find. Go back to your vehicle and try to sleep, 6 hours later wake up and go in the gas station again. Start another 1 hour argument with whoever you see, then do the road trip again.” Repeat until you die
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That's if your lucky enough to get a parking spot!!
I’ve been driving for 24 years so I’m starting to get the hang of it. I lost 50 pounds since January with a low carb, high fat keto diet. The last time I had a sit down meal in a truck stop was last Thanksgiving. I bring my own food that I got from grocery stores or Walmart. I go for walks as often as I can. I feel better now than I have in years.
That's my strategy too and u get more energy .done it before i started trucking now that I'm a truck driver eating less carbs high protein high fat keeps u in shape and focused. Also jumping rope come in handy cause u could do that anywhere u go and just few minutes help.i have like a small kitchen in my truck truck stops are not taking my money too expensive and food is unhealthy. Even coffee i make it un my truck.gd luck .
@@iamwhoiam656 of course when you eat good and be healthy anyone can do it.
Yeah. Its really not that expensive to live over the road. All it takes is a decent cooler that can hold ice for a few days, and a walmart to fill the cooler up. The keto lifestyle is good, but i always get bored of it after a few weeks. I mostly eat light while im on the road. But one thing is for sure. It beats the truck stop food anyday
That's awesome. Good for you man. Keep it up
Dude that's awesome
This why I show the professional drivers love and respect. They Sacrifice more than what meets the eye. I wanna say thank you so very much to all of our professional drivers. I appreciate everything you do and I appreciate your sacrifices so we can have our clothes, food ,ect.
Boley, It's really sacrifice because the money I'm having doesn't deserve my precious time I waste everyday going up and down away from my wife and kids... it's really a waste of time...
Thank you.
OTR Truck drivers are away from there doctors and dentists also.
This bc last month I had to threaten to quit bc my company wouldn't get me home on time for a dental surgery even though i let them know a month in advance. We're not treated as human in this industry.
I prefer being otr to being home. Makes the time I'm home special. My wife hates it.
As far as time off I have never ever had an issue with my outfit.
That's why most guys just don't bother to go to the doctor or anything like that. And like the other guy said, it's almost impossible to make an appointment, which is also discouraging and therefore is a deterrent for such.
The more time they spend eating truck stop food , the more they need Doctors and Dentists too.
J J I was about to say that if you stay at it you won’t need a doctor anyway. Maybe an undertaker but not a doctor.
There is no excuse for spending a lot of money on the road, except laziness. I'm gone for a month at a time, I leave with a refrigerator full of home cooking. When I run out, I go shopping, not in a truck stop, but in a grocery store.
Saving money is very vital. As long as you have a strategy OTR won’t control your life
Did otr 3 years felt like crap ,went local saved way more money lost weight and have more time for life and still made more money being hrly and stress and blood pressure dropped
“It’s not job, its a lifestyle.” I used to call it a “Time Machine” because I would leave for 3-5 weeks at a time. Come home to hear about all the things I missed. Friends dead or in jail. Girlfriends gone and all you got is that truck... I try to warn people away from OTR driving these days, but few of them listen.
Wow your life is a country song.
Why dont you see the positive your friend dead or in jail at least your alive free and working
Its what you make of it. Being in shape is nothing more than good ol fashion discipline.
Not everyone has that time. Easier to go to a gym
I totally agree son!
Drivers will talk down to you every day for not running 4000 miles a week and being away from home for months at a time. I took the pay cut to be home everyday and I dont ever regret it. Thank you for making this it all needed to be said.
I switched to local in Vegas hauling lumber. After 2+ years I'm finally recovering from all the damage to my health from OTR trucking.
I don’t know about you but I make more money pulling a trailer than I ever did in factory work, and I still feel okay after my shift.
The per diem was also taken away from company drivers, so they can’t write off anything on their taxes. Total BS, in my opinion. Driving OTR costs a driver money, even if they work for someone else. The item that costs $1 at Walmart will cost $2.50 at a truck stop.
Ironically enough, brought by a truck.
Add this to Dave's point about the number of hours worked, relative to those who are not OTR yet are paid comparably, and there is no incentive to be OTR.
And 6.50 on a toll road.
I met some guys who make $100-140 a day tax-free per diem money in the oilfields but the government can't give OTR guys even 50 or 60 bucks a day??
Even some drivers that get home every night dont have a life,i went on a set run for walmart i put 535 miles per day 3 drops 3 pickups ,my 10 hr break consisted of 30 min drive home 30 min drive to work by the time you shower etc you get maybe 5 hrs sleep maybe,i actualy had a batter life over the road
I am an over the road truck driver and I love my job. I am not rich by any means. But, I am doing much better now than I was working in a powdered metal factory at home in Pennsylvania. I also don't have a family. No wife. No kids. I never wanted a family of my own. I don't spend much time sitting around waiting for the next load. I keep moving forward pretty steadily. I am 39 years old now so maybe in ten years from now, I would feel differently. But, I love being over the road. Because I am single, I wouldn't know what to do with my time if I was home every night. Someone has to bring the goods across the country otherwise they wouldn't get there. I don't mind being one of the people bringing it in.
Only reason I do it is because I actually like it. I enjoy being behind the wheel. I used to make almost the same amount in a warehouse Mondays through Thursdays. I just love driving trucks. For me the hardest thing is the goodbye. Once I'm on the road I'm ok after a day or two.
I have nothing to come home to, so I'm good there. Looking forward to getting my CDL in the coming few weeks so I can start running over the road.
Think of everything that you do in your free time and realize that you won't be doing any of those again. Want to go see a movie? Nope, sit down at the end of the day and watch some TV? Forget that. How about just talking to other people? Going out for a beer with the guys? Not going to happen. It's not just the family you will be missing, it is your life.
I am excited. I'm in Iowa, starting with my sister until I get my certification. I can't wait to be by myself.
its just pure hell out there.. i was a local driver (warehouse to port) here in vernon ca in 2007, an out of state driver showed up on a friday afternoon ( had four pallets) had a breakdown so he was late, warehouse workers did not unload him, i saw a couple of tears on the driver but couldn't convince the guy to help him even tho i begged em ( my coworkers)... that was a tough christmas for that guy stuck in that cage for the weekend and his family only 8 hours away
Been driving for just over a year and this hits home. People don’t get it because they don’t drive, back when you’d make 4K a week after expenses it was alright, hustle it out and get out soon but nowadays I don’t see it. Makes you reconsider
22 oz bottle of Simple Green at a TA $7.99, 32 oz bottle of Simple Green at Walmart $1.99. Been over the road for two years now, looking to go local. Love Little America truck stop, they have the best breakfast burritos!
3 pack of disposable work gloves at a Pilot/Flying J $5.99
3 pack of (the same) disposable work gloves at a Walmart $1.49
Yup crazy
Don't think OTR trucking will ever be a profitable career again. The mega-carriers would much rather invest in autonomous technology then pay drivers what they deserve.
I'm a newbie to the industry, and I do agree with what you said.
Naaah they’ll keep getting rookies that don’t wanna work at Burger King or McDonald’s again. Desperation is a powerful resource
autonomous will be a long way off from full no driver vehicles.
8 Mack no those people won’t work. They want our borders left wide open so they can hire more immigrants that’ll work for lower wages and fewer benefits.
The trucking company training programs need to be abolished.
New guys have to get that year or two of otr experience behind them, but after that there are local jobs that pay just as well or better. There's no good reason to make a career out of otr.
I’m local and straight out of CDL school
@@djjfjckdkskdk dont dont dont. It's not worth it. I just bought my own truck and the pay difference between truck payment and what I make is 1000x better now.
@@shakeempritchard2257 how?
OTR in 2019 as a company driver is total crap. The traffic and number of work zones is completely ridiculous, the pay is insufficient, you wake up to an alarm 7 days a week, and you're run into the ground by your company because so many people have realized it's not worth it anymore those who remain are pushed to run the whole clock every day
Chris Mems you said it right! 2019 was the year to bail from OTR.
Hello, vet. i love your old school stories, they are very interesting and always something new to learn. i was owner operator for last 5 years and now local truck driver in California.
love and respect vet. love your videos.
Not to mention emergencies at home. Your spouse is dealing with any emergency on their own while we feel helpless in the truck. We all know the feeling of being left alone in the truck with nothing but our thoughts - and they cut like a blade. You just cant prepare for that.
Yes they do !!!
If you have children, your wife will feel like shes a single mom.
Its a hard knock life . Ive been over the road for only 2 yrs im done with the OTR life. Local
o/o is the plan. Great vid as always , so on point....
I've been driving since 97 and have loved every mile.
I drove for 8 years, and my uncle drove for 33 years as an O/O and he told me, "Chains are for getting you out of trouble, not into trouble." He had a friend chain up and get stuck in the Sierra for 4 days. My uncle drove south and made his delivery two hours late.
Thank you for sharing the TRUTH every second your away from your family and loved ones to earn a living count it as work and add all the time up against your pay you receive we're all selling our precious few heartbeats for peanuts think about it may JESUS CHRIST richly bless you all
I love listening to your stories. Yes that's the truth about OTR, I haven't only heard about it but I experienced some of it even before I started truck driving. Thank you!
Dave your right on the money when it comes to OTR. Its not worth it now if you have little ones. It stings more than most know. I recently jumped on a regional company gig. Im home every night and the money isnt that bad. My father always said never live to work rather work to enjoy your life. Thanks again for the video!
Thank you for sharing this video, is true because when i started as a truck driver this video mentions a lot of what i was going through, having kids at the same time and it affects you a lot and your family. I wasn't eating as healthy as i expected and my wife she would complain about it. Thank you so much for this video.
In the 70’s when I was hauling hazardous materials. I was in a plant. A old trucker getting loaded at the same terminal. Gave me some advice he told me your a young man find another job. I did OTR another 10 years. My daughters started crying when I was gone. So I came home I decided to get a local hourly paid job. So in 1982 I got on with FedEx they were getting there first semi. I never herd of FedEx at that time I stayed until I retired. Be Safe God Bless😇👍✌🏻
It's amazing how truckers and big wig corporate guys alot of the time seem to be away from their families. Truckers on the road, corporate guys in other countries. The rich corporate guy buys his family happiness with money; but the trucker only has dignity, hard work, and bill juggling skills to compensate for time away from home. And then they get less respect on top of it. Boy, the things you see in life sometimes.
Long Haul spend MONTHS ON THE ROAD!
You could call it a ROLLING CAGE!
Rolling prison I call it... you really can't do anything, or go anywhere, and the answer to pretty much anything you want to do, is no...
I made $1700 last week that’s about $10 hour smh
I can’t blame anyone that’s how supply and demand works.
Everyone wants to pay little as possible. The shippers, the trucking companies, the consumers etc.
170 hours of work huh ? how did you get so good at cheating on your electronic logs? Lol
There are only 152 hours in a week.
I vote for the Lettuce King to make a cameo on the show. Maybe we can hear some good stories about Dave.
We are negotiating with him for an appearance on the channel'. We'll keep everyone posted how that goes!
@@SmartTrucking that would be great!
Watching your videos is helping me decide if I want to go back to OTR trucking. I miss the US travel and some good truck stops and cities I visited during my days off. I sure don`t miss the abuse from dispatchers and some other truck drivers who hate Canadians. Thank you for this excellent resource.
I’m very blessed bc I’m home every other night and gross about 95k a year doing what I do
I really like the the info at the beginning of your videos but can't wait to hear the story at the end thank you for everything and keep em coming
More to come!
You are absolutely right. I’ve been out here almost 27 years. 20 years as owner op and honestly feel like this has been a waste. I’m 60 yo and have recently considered a local job. There’s no benefits as an o/op. If I knew then what I know now I would have never got in this business. You didn’t even add the disrespect from law enforcement and general public.
ya but at least when you drove there was money in this. now there is no money at all.
I’d like to add something in my last comment. I’m not saying you can’t make good money out here. I have but as an average it’s not worth the lifestyle you have to live. If I could do it again I would have worked for companies like FedEx or UPS or someone like that. Full benefits and retirement accounts and being home regularly if not every night. Friends I know that have worked for a company till they had enough time in to retire are sitting fat and happy while I’m still out here. My advice to any new people is don’t get into this business, it’s not worth it
It's something that definitely isn't easy, that's for sure. But, I'm a happy man when I'm in the driver seat. There's just something about the job and the road that I absolutely love, and I doubt that it will change.
But, things do change.
My little girl is turning 5 today and I'm on the road. Sunday she sat on my lap and so sweetly begged me to cancel the load... Kinda hurts😢
kenton plett for her I would have canceled. Trust me when I say, your not getting another (your little girl) and she’s gonna grow up fast
Find local job tell them to deliver it.
Forget the damn load spend time with your kids , we don't know how much time we have and you better enjoy what time you do have while you are her with your daughter she will not be little for ever!!
Thanks for sharing that story!!
Got my class 1 when I was a teenager in 1986..still got it..rarely drive..only when work is slow as I work as a construction electrican 8 hrs typically and if more..that's when I get premium moneys..and I dont have to hang out at work after my shift..I go home...so if you're in the truck ..even if you're not working (or more important getting paid) you're still at the company discression..ie 24 x 7 = 168 hours on the clock at work..70 hours on the books for a 40 hour paycheck..Love your vlogs keep em rolling..ya speak the truth.
Hello there. Good to see ya. Thanks for the great info. Stay safe out there and take care .
I have a lot of respect for you OTR guys. I did it for 3 months and learned its not for me. Now i work local and ill never go back. Last week i was on duty for 27.25 hours and made $1300.
Just retired from OTR. 3.5 years was enough for me. Dealt with the sedentary element by getting out first thing in the morning and exercising. Push ups, squats, body weight movements. Even if the weather didn’t permit, I’d do something. The bunk can be used for pull ups. Diet was all prep ahead of time. Ice less cooler and fridge was stocked with good sources of protein, carbs, fats. Veggies, little bits of fruit. Microwave was my go to for cooking. Good luck 👍
Im doing more as a local truck driver then when i was OTR and i dont miss it i get to sleep in my bed every day and be with my wife and daughter every day
Right on all points.. and add this also. After 29 yrs all OTR, my body is worn out. 3 bad discs in my back, 90% cartilage worn in my left hip and arthritis in both knees.. the bumps, the long hours in the seat, the climbing up and down into the tractor and trlr... it has absolutely destroyed my body and we don’t get paid for those problems either.
Man ,you're right about that! It sure does take a toll on your body!
Hello I really love your videos.
I got caught in a snow situation and had to buy chains at the Loves I was parked at on I-5 near Albany Oregon. Bought the chains but have become so weak I couldnt carry them across the parking lot! So set them down and had to go get the truck! That's also a price you pay as an otr trucker. Little or no exercise! 😣
Awesome story. Sounds like you and the lettuce king got the easy way out, I don’t think anybody likes chaining the truck tires. And thank you for your input on over the road problems, very true, we may know how it is out here from experience but it is still nice to hear somebody acknowledge it.
I hear a lot of complaining about Trucking but for me it’s been a breeze, I think people should stop driving for mega carriers and find small foreign company’s if you want to make the money. I’m 24 i have no kids I drive about 3,800-4,500 miles a week at .60 cents a miles. (Crafty Log books never failed a Log book inspection) I’m a 1099 S Corp and pay about 3K a year in taxes. I’ve been on the road for 1.5 years and I’m working on my second investment property right now and will buy a 3rd as soon I finish this deal. Trucking is whatever you make it.
Your basically saying no one should be an over the road driver. How would stuff get transported? If there was a 9-5 available in our home towns that would full fill our financial needs, don't you think we would take it? No one likes being out here but it needs to be done and it's the only thing we can do.
Good morning sir.i follow many of your tips that have helped me on sone occasions,with the knowledge that you have is beneficial for many drivers. Thank you.
Make sure you get a cascadia with the floor plan for a mini fridge. And get an magnetic cook top. I never go out to eat. Ever
Love your trucking stories
Thanks!
Point #1 - first thought is this: I've been salaried IT with 90+ hours most weeks for only 30-32k USD a year before. Compared to that, OTR sounds more like an upgrade LOL
Say it like Bones would to Kirk. Damn it Jim! I'm a truck driver not a tire chainer. ;)
Your the most honest. God bless ya
I've never been paid to chain-up so so far as I'm concerned chains are only a last resort to get me to where I'm comfortable....besides how fast can ya go. + Never buy anything at a truck stop. ++ if you're a single guy you're going to stay single, if you're married you're going to BE a single guy. +++ Pretty hard to interview for a job if you're hundreds of miles away...OTR SUCKS
love your stories
Thank you!
I love listening to your stories
Yeah, and a LOT of them sound like - STORIES! lol
I love your stories involving "The Lettuce King"!!
being a local milk hauler i get out of the truck all day long. i get out at every farm hook up the hose, climb up on the milk tank at the farm, multiple drop and hooks, get up on my tanker and check the seals..... im not hand bombing soda crates but its at least not sedentary
The stress is what gets to me out here. Iv been trying to get a local job for a wile now
I bring food from home on 2 day trips. Dont even stop at truck parkings. I just park somewhere. Might be industrial area, nature etc.
While mostly true, I do find issues with this video.
I am a widower with grown kids, so family life is way different than someone with a family. I don't mind/care if I spend weeks on end on the road, and neither does the rest of my family. And even if one has a family - there are certain things one can do to cut costs. Like getting a microwave, coffee pot, refrigerator\ etc for the truck. If one goes shopping at a Walmart type store, when they have home time, or sometimes even in between - you're costs are going to be CHEAPER than a truck stop!. And final hint ..... You don't have to trip plan for truck stops for your end of day. Most States have these lil nice places called ..... Rest Areas! :)
another great story.thank you my friend.
Thank you Kenneth!
GOOD ONE. Really Good.
If the rates are low , why don’t don’t you all get together and create a union with minimum rates ?
Love the story about the lettuce king. I have tried otr for three months. Not something I could do. I have a four year old at home an I gained 20 pounds in that time. I can’t drive like that any more. Only been licensed for a year now. I’m liking your videos. Wished I had watched them when I was going to school.
Little America sucks. Highest fuel price in the state, their shop is a joke. They took out the restaurant so now all they have is the deli which aint horrible but not great either. Gotta ask for a Danm coffee cup at the fuel desk after waiting in line. Use to be a decent place but it's gone to shit over the last 7 or 8 years.
I used to have to chain quite frequently in that stretch of I-80 he talked about in the video. It always amazes me how many people would rather lose a day or two of work then to throw chains on their truck for a couple hours.
I dont know any factory workers putting in 40hours
50 or 60 is more like it. Repetitive motion injuries are no fun either.
First time I ever had the chain what's on Donner Pass I was driving with England at the time which means I luckily had a teammate to help to help me out unfortunately he was less experienced then I was, so it was a first for us both ran uphill for about 20 miles before yank them off. I feel with the lettuce canes sentiments exactly.
I’ve always said to me it’s just a job I get up go to work, to my family at home it’s a lifestyle for them.
You're 180% true I'm so glad somebody say something
Just like my trainer taught me, "If it's bad enough to chain, you don't need to be out there." Or as another friend taught me, "When in doubt, chicken out." Beats the hell out of getting yourself or someone else killed. I told someone once, "Yeah, I may be a chickenshit, but I'm a *LIVE* chickenshit. And I'll be a live one, tomorrow, the next day, and the one after that." Remember this, folks, no load is hot enough to be worth cooling off in a ditch or on your side. Helena pinned me down in West Fernley for five days because CalTrans couldn't make up their mind about Donner Pass. R2, MAX, NO CHAINS, CLOSED, MAX, all in the course of about five to ten minutes when I woke up one of those days. After about 30 minutes of this on-again-off-again, I said to hell with it and went back in the sleeper.
Do your time an go local
Well said . So true
That's why he's the king. Good one!
This is so true. And I'm only in the van life doing freight expediting in a Transit.
Amen brother these trucking companies won’t tell you this neither will trucking schools. 100% FACTS.
Love the lettuce king stories!
You’re right...drivers miss out on a lot. If you can have your spouse or friend drive with you, or team drive, that adds a lot to the road trip. It’s hard enough on your relationships and I’ve known a few drivers that were fortunate enough to have their spouse as co drivers...what a sweet deal!
Very real information. I haven’t been on the road for almost 5 years even then it was over a year or so and its not easy. Thankfully i got home for holidays and my dads passing but its lonely. Noone to interact with except who has to do with the job. Its true about Walmart maybe cheaper groceries and a bathroom but nothing else.
These stories are awesome - the lettuce king is awesome.
All very true and a reality. For me eating is the biggest challenge OTR. I am a diabetic and live diet controlled. I have to eat pretty much a hardcore Keto diet even watching the vegetables I eat because things like corn and carrots have too much sugar in them. I meal prep before heading out but can only take 10-14 days worth of food with me then have to start buying. Really hard not eating any processed foods when you are hungry and or in a hurry.
Lettuce King stories are my favorite!
I do OTR or tramping as we call it in the UK and I'm trying to get out of the haulage industry for most of the reasons stated in this vid.
The real bad part about trucking is that the costs of it have gone up but the perks and pay for the job really haven’t kept pace with it.
That's right!
I Love Dave’s stories lol
Especially the LETTUCE KING. I seen the story of how he got that name a while back but need a refresher you mind telling that story one more time? Love that story
I will do that in an upcoming video!
I wish I'd seen this before I started driving.. I would have reconsidered my choice to do OTR
I do laundry every time I go home. I also pack as much homemade meals in my mini fridge as I can. I avoid eating at truck stops, etc Everything is so expensive at truck stop I just stop there to fuel/get shower.
Look hard enough you get a good deal. But......the stuff is super unhealthy. I used to get pizza and chicken. But it's an unhealthy diet. Once in a while I would get coffee. But I find it cheaper to just get a cup, rinse it everyday, and use a bunch of tea that costs like $3 and will last for at least 3 to for weeks, depending on how many cups you drink.
That's how you do it