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[p]There are at least 3 ways to “grow” one’s hard earned money in trucking:[/p]
[p]1. earn more for what you do as a trucker;[/p]
[p]2. earn a second income from the cab of one’s truck; and[/p]
[p]3. put your money in an investment that lets it grow while you’re driving. [/p]
[p]The majority of truckers are paid by the mile or by the task, meaning that they are trading their time for money.[/p]
[p]There are a lot of “time wasters” associated with trucking, including:
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detention at shipper and receiver locations;
waiting for loads;
road construction;
bad weather and storms;
bottlenecks and congestion;
mechanical breakdowns;
accidents (both preventable and not preventable); and
time that the Hours of Service regulations force truckers to wait without getting paid.
[p]Seek to reduce or eliminate as many of these time wasters as possible.[/p]
[p]Regarding earning more money for what you do, you can:[/p]
make yourself available to drive during all hours when you legally can drive;
develop a good relationship with those in your trucking company who assign loads, including your driver manager;
develop good relationships with mechanics in your trucking company’s shop, so that they will perform maintenance or repairs on your truck in a timely manner;
be friendly with everyone with whom you come in contact, including guards and lumpers;
work for a trucking company that values your experience and will pay you accordingly; and
perform with excellence all of the tasks assigned to you, so that you will develop a good reputation and be worthy of getting more miles or being assigned higher paying tasks.
[p]Seek to pay off all that you owe as you buy things, so that you don’t have to pay credit card interest.[/p]
[p]If you don’t have a budget, begin by using our “spending diary” (free download) for a minimum of 30 days so that you track where you are spending money.[/p]
[p]From there, set up a budget, including what you save.[/p]
[p]When the time is right, put your savings into:[/p]
either an interest-bearing account of some kind;
or investments that are most likely to grow.
[p]Two ways to save more money as a trucker include:[/p]
preparing and eating as many meals as possible in your truck; and
resisting the urge to spend money on non-critical things.
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[p]On behalf of my husband Mike and me, we wish all professional truck drivers safe travels and lots of money saving opportunities on the road.[/p]
[p][b]By Vicki Simons[/b][/p]
https://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/
