150k a year sounds great until you factor in we work the equivalent of 2 full time jobs to earn that much money. We are away from home 90% of the time. It's a job you do because you love it because it's not worth it for the money
Eactly. A drived doing overnight Brisbane Sydney and return could be away from home 40 hours. 6 nights is 120 hours. Add in food etc and tax. Not a lot realy, 70 plus hour at the wheel depending on traffic. A wages person does 36 hours, has cups of coffee at a desk, gets paid for sick days etc, and home with family every night@matthewhaywood7411
No it's not BS. My pay rate starts at $44.50 + per hour depening on how many trailers I hauling and what shift Im working, I work 12 hours a day 6 days a week 52 weeks a year.
Even of your a lazy truck driver on say 54c a km and your only doing about 5000kms a week you will do $140,000 before allowances. I have family members who are in the low 200's a year.
