Walmart starting salary for truck drivers now $110k

[theman93]

https://www.outkick.com/walmart-to-pay-truckers-110000-a-year-more-than-double-average-college-grad-salary/

Not too shabby

[Off the Court]

I don't know anything about how Walmart runs it's shipping but the problem most truck drivers will throw out is that they have to cover their own expenses which add up to a ton. That can include rental of the actual truck, all the gasoline costs, maintenance, food, hotel/motel, etc. And then after all those expenses their take home pay looks like shit. I watched a vid of trucker who was making $80k or so but after all of his expenses he ended up making like $28k on the year.

Walmart might being doing their people right though and paying much of that I don't know. They certainly have the money to.

[John_Connor]

https://i.postimg.cc/kG9VrTmQ/Screenshot-20220413-130827-Gallery.jpg

oh yeah and enjoy your hemorrhoids

[baudkarma]

It wouldn't surprise me. UPS delivery drivers make that much after they've been with the company for a few years, and their position doesn't even require a CDL.

[FultzNationRISE]

I don't know anything about how Walmart runs it's shipping but the problem most truck drivers will throw out is that they have to cover their own expenses which add up to a ton. That can include rental of the actual truck, all the gasoline costs, maintenance, food, hotel/motel, etc. And then after all those expenses their take home pay looks like shit. I watched a vid of trucker who was making $80k or so but after all of his expenses he ended up making like $28k on the year.

Walmart might being doing their people right though and paying much of that I don't know. They certainly have the money to.

Walmart is publicly owned, and obligated to their shareholders.

They're not 'doing right' to anyone for altruistic reasons. If this is what they pay, then this is the minimum amount the market for competent and willing truck drivers requires. Unless maybe paying truck drivers above and beyond market value is some kind of PR thing, but that's unlikely.

Doesnt mean it's a bad gig. Of course certain jobs do pay well because of market factors. Maybe that's the case here. But it aint because Walmart has a conscience.

[ZenMaster]

I don't know anything about how Walmart runs it's shipping but the problem most truck drivers will throw out is that they have to cover their own expenses which add up to a ton. That can include rental of the actual truck, all the gasoline costs, maintenance, food, hotel/motel, etc. And then after all those expenses their take home pay looks like shit. I watched a vid of trucker who was making $80k or so but after all of his expenses he ended up making like $28k on the year.

Walmart might being doing their people right though and paying much of that I don't know. They certainly have the money to.

So the truckers have to setup their own company and they're hired as a 3rd party?

Remember what year that guy was paid $80K? I wonder if he'd take home more or less in the end now if being paid $110K.

[Off the Court]

So the truckers have to setup their own company and they're hired as a 3rd party?

Remember what year that guy was paid $80K? I wonder if he'd take home more or less in the end now if being paid $110K.
Sometimes yes, I know that Amazon does both. They have their own in house truckers and they pay as 3rd party as well. Again, no idea how Walmart runs their operation.

And yeah I'm sure this is a move to offset gas prices and inflation but also a move to attract drivers as there is a shortage there. And unfortunately worker shortages seems to be the most effective way to boost wages. Restaurant industry wages have outpaced inflation because of their worker shortages. With the supply chain issues and the simple fact that society is evolving to stay at home, I bet that trucker salaries are growing quite well. High demand position.

[Long Duck Dong]

If you are involved with logistics or are around truckers on a regular basis, it's pretty well known Walmart pays it's drivers damn good considering they'll hire just about anyone with a pulse at their B&M stores. I bet 95%+ of over the road truckers would drop their job in a heartbeat to work for Walmart. Their bennies and wages are top tier. Starting salary may be only 110k but I'm guessing average pay is much much more. I talked to one WM driver 5 years ago while passing through a truckstop for breakfast and he said he was making close to 160k.

I'm also willing to bet the overwhelming majority(like 90%+) of Walmart freight these days is no longer moved by Walmart trucks but cheaper contracted carriers.

[ZenMaster]

Sometimes yes, I know that Amazon does both. They have their own in house truckers and they pay as 3rd party as well. Again, no idea how Walmart runs their operation.

And yeah I'm sure this is a move to offset gas prices and inflation but also a move to attract drivers as there is a shortage there. And unfortunately worker shortages seems to be the most effective way to boost wages. Restaurant industry wages have outpaced inflation because of their worker shortages. With the supply chain issues and the simple fact that society is evolving to stay at home, I bet that trucker salaries are growing quite well. High demand position.

If it's only to offset gas prices and inflation, there's no more appeal than before. $28K a year doesn't sound that nice to be on the road all the time.
What the truckers should do is get together and say that if Wallmart doesn't pay 150K, they're not driving anymore.

I think that plenty of restaurants will go under in the coming months and years, customer habbits are already changing as many people will have less money to spend on going out.

[Jasper]

working for someone , means always working.
Wal-mart semi's I believe have their own tractors , so someone has to maintain them ... can't believe it would be the driver.
118k a year and 100k maintaining a motor , breaks whatever , so he makes 18k ... doubt it.

Only question is how many days does a driver have to work ?

[Long Duck Dong]

working for someone , means always working.
Wal-mart semi's I believe have their own tractors , so someone has to maintain them ... can't believe it would be the driver.
118k a year and 100k maintaining a motor , breaks whatever , so he makes 18k ... doubt it.

Only question is how many days does a driver have to work ?

Are you ok?

Working for someone means always working? You mean working for yourself means always working? 18k a year? 100k maintaining a diesel motor? What are you talking about?

And unlike us, truckers can legally only be made to work so many hours a day.

[plowking]

110k is a nice salary, but being a truck driver sucks - and I say this as someone who likes driving.

These singular focused jobs that don't really challenge you aren't necessarily the best thing for your psyche, etc.

[DCL]

if they got the skills and have to do shit like this at work, all well deserved...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhhqkHsGrsA

[Nanners]

One of my close friends is a manager at a big trucking/shipping company, and he says most of his truckers earn 300-400k/year... but they provide their own truck and pay for expenses like gas and maintenance.

[Jasper]

Are you ok?

Working for someone means always working? You mean working for yourself means always working? 18k a year? 100k maintaining a diesel motor? What are you talking about?

And unlike us, truckers can legally only be made to work so many hours a day.

you obviously do not know how much work is required to keep a truck running.
If they are putting on 150k-200k a year , tons of parts need to be installed.
(If you do it your self , you save 50% ,, but you are not on the road , so if you pay someone it can cost up to 100k a year to maintain a rig.
(I know my buddy literally built a logging truck from the ground up (took him one year) )

his final cost was around 60k , but if he would of bought new it would of been well over 400k.
He informed me that from day one it requires looking after.

you are wrong - you work for yourself you have to broker loads to haul , and sometimes heading home you are empty.
If you work for someone - they burden the expenses.
You are correct a log book has to be maintained to legally drive , but many truckers are on the road for well over 8 hours.

[Jasper]

110k is a nice salary, but being a truck driver sucks - and I say this as someone who likes driving.

These singular focused jobs that don't really challenge you aren't necessarily the best thing for your psyche, etc.

you are right ... most guys that I know truck , have told me the first 60-100 miles they are uncomfortable , but then they find the rhythm and can go for 8-10 hours easy.

I used to drive to work any where's from 45 to 55 miles one way.

I did not living in the same community that I worked in.
A quirk I had being in Network tech.

I always felt the drive was more less like meditation.

[John_Connor]

you are right ... most guys that I know truck , have told me the first 60-100 miles they are uncomfortable , but then they find the rhythm and can go for 8-10 hours easy.

I used to drive to work any where's from 45 to 55 miles one way.

I did not living in the same community that I worked in.
A quirk I had being in Network tech.

I always felt the drive was more less like meditation.

I've driven to Toronto a few times and there's nothing remotely fun about it. I would need a ton of podcasts to make it through a job like that and there aren't enough interesting people on earth to last me every day for 20 or 30 years. and when you're tired and driving in a straight line it's very easy to fall asleep. you would need a shit ton of coffee or pills. energy drinks or something to make it through 10 hours. and then you're lowering your life expectancy. plus you're not moving around much so you're gaining weight and will probably die from heart disease in your 60s

[Jasper]

About 25 years ago I was driving on a hwy that is known to have deaths about every year. Lots of bends and turns that people don't realize how easy it is to drift.
Saw a car over the line coming at me , and within a split second I aimed my car towards the ditch , and the car still hit me head on.
concussion but I walked away as well as the woman that crashed into me. (her excuse a bee was down by her legs)

fast forward a week after the accident and a semi was doing the same dam thing to me.
First thought life is short and it's my time. Semi corrected just in time, while I was already on the shoulder.
This was obviously a semi driver (they are pro's) that was falling a sleep.
I was probably a little gun shy going on the roads for about a year lol