how much do yo uget taking off a week to pay for your health benifits ?

wanttobetrucker · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 02:18 AM

hi , i m thinking that a trucking job because of all the driving and the hazards o nthe road that truckers health benfits are sky high ? is this true . please let me know how much you pay a week on your health benifits. i appreciate it . also i was thinking if you get paid like 18.00 dollars an hour to start some where . a person might think thats great . but what if yo u have to pay like 80.00 dollars a week on your health benifits . wam there goes all that money you could be making . im really considering going to school to be a trucker and this crossed my mind atleast once or twice . is this one of the reasons why there is a shortage of truckers ? i thank all of yo u for your comments . have a great day

BLEEDINGREEN · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 02:27 AM

Well first welcome!!! It all depends on the company, I worked for a union shop and paid nothing. Now I work for a LTL non union and pay 23 a week. It also depends if u are married or have kids. Why is there a shortage of drivers, there are millions of us there are just more jobs opening everyday. People would probaly agree with me when I say after about a year of good driving it wouldn't be wrong to say u will be making around 50,000 to 90,000!!!! GOOD LUCK

wanttobetrucker · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:09 AM

hi goerge , i thank you very much for your post to my question . i appreciate your honesty and bravery.i hope to be making good money . after a year . where i work now ive been there for 13yrs . and only got 6 dollars raises sinse the beginning . and i work hard . i make 13.50 an hour now . i hope to begin making that, but anyways ill be glad to be doing something different. yo u touched on another subject of a question i was gonna post next for everyone . yo u said that yo u worked for a union trucking company before ? do they pay better then non union? whats the good and not so good about union trucking companys versus non union. oh and thank yo uagain for wishing me luck and not having discouraging words for me .

pro1driver · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by wanttobetrucker

hi , i m thinking that a trucking job because of all the driving and the hazards o nthe road that truckers health benfits are sky high ? is this true . please let me know how much you pay a week on your health benifits. i appreciate it . also i was thinking if you get paid like 18.00 dollars an hour to start some where . a person might think thats great . but what if yo u have to pay like 80.00 dollars a week on your health benifits . wam there goes all that money you could be making . im really considering going to school to be a trucker and this crossed my mind atleast once or twice . is this one of the reasons why there is a shortage of truckers ? i thank all of yo u for your comments . have a great day

single people can "usually" expect the health benefits to be at least half that of the maried person. so that being said, it all depends on where you get hired. sometimes, you ask nearly the impossible to answer questions. we cannot give you exact answers. you will have to go for a job interview and find out all the specifics from the employer. we can only give you general "surmizations" of things.

health benefits depend on the quality of the health care provider. it can be blue cross/blue shield, or it can be prudental, or it can be from the clearance shelf at wal-mart.............

expect at least $50.00 (for starters) for the bare minimum insurance, and don't expect to NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY OUT OF POCKET COSTS........

again, wait till you get your license, then go for the interview, then get the details from the horses mouth, not from the @ss...

pro1driver · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by George Draper

People would probaly agree with me when I say after about a year of good driving it wouldn't be wrong to say u will be making around 50,000 to 90,000!!!! GOOD LUCK

yeah, right, "up to" $90,00 per year as a company driver..............

i ain't seen no company driver job that pays that kind of money...........

on average, $40,000 to around $50,000 per year...........

don't ever expect huge increments in pay raises each year.....

pro1driver · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:22 AM

union shops are not all what they were years ago. the unions stink, and stink big time. i worked for a union shop, all we got was senority for our vacation time, all other things were disregarded. if a company were to close its gates and go out of business, the union doesn't help you find another job, yet they make sure you pay them your monthly dues, or they kick you out.

i will stay non-union, as the pays are usually in-line with a union shop. you get no real special benefits from a union shop. the employer still controls the spending, and if the health benefits cost too much, they will switch to the "clearance shelf at wal-mart" for cheaper benefits. don't ever let a union guy make you think he has "it made" being in the union, because the reality of it is, he's worse off if he loses his job................