How much money do truckload make?

Answer 1

Depending on the region that you're in, truckers make anywhere from $15 to $20 per hour. Drivers who work for a corporate fleet are paid by the mile, whereas independent owner-operators have their salaries function like any other small business. Notably, drivers in the Midwest tend to average a higher salary.

Drivers are not paid by the pound, however. This is because hauls usually average 80,000 pounds including the truck, but shipments of nuclear fuel rods or refrigerated product will yield different net weight values. As such, weight is secondary; time and distance are the primary methods of calculating trucker income.