Former CDL-A driver here. I fell for the truck driving meme back in 09 when the economy shat the bed, I thought it would be a relatively easy way to earn 50 to 60k per year without any college degree. I was for the most part wrong. The companies lie to get you in the drivers seat, lied about CPM, lied about sign on bonuses and hometime. When it was all said and done i was making roughly $200 more per week driving a truck than i was working retail at walmart, and at least i got to go home and sleep in my own bed.
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Former CDL-A driver here. I fell for the truck driving meme back in 09 when the economy shat the bed, I thought it would be a relatively easy way to earn 50 to 60k per year without any college degree. I was for the most part wrong. The companies lie to get you in the drivers seat, lied about CPM, lied about sign on bonuses and hometime. When it was all said and done i was making roughly $200 more per week driving a truck than i was working retail at walmart, and at least i got to go home and sleep in my own bed.