Here's things that are gonna come out of that 140k. You need approximately 2500 miles a week just to make the payment on the truck. As for your fuel expense. If you're a company driver, you don't pay that out of your check, If you're an IC (independent contractor) you do. They give you an allowance meaning, each week, your fuel card will be given so much money to be used for cash. My drivers get 1700. Whatever they use out of it comes out of their check. The rest just doesn't get used. Don't forget that legally, the most you can drive is 3500 miles in a week (obviously, you can doctor your log books and get more, but that's a huge risk if your freight is guaranteed and DOT nabs you). Basically, if you're an IC, you won't see any money till the truck is paid off. I see all kinds of guys like you come in all excited thinking they are gonna make a ton of money, and they do, but it all goes toward the truck till it's paid off. My drivers get 0.96 per mile, get 3500 miles a week and are all extremely hard up for cash. I've never seen so many people not able to pay their cellphone bills, getting evicted and the sort. Most of it is their money habits, but if you can control yourself for a few years, you're gonna be doing really good. I hope you enjoy driving though. I think sometimes that just traveling nonstop across the country would be a lot less stressful then sitting in an office.
