The thing about driving trucks is they aren ' t paid by the hour . They are paid by the mile . So they only get paid while actually driving . Did you drive 4 hours and then sat around for 6 hours waiting for your truck to be unloaded ? Cool story bro , you get paid for 4 hours . actually happened to my dad , a couple timesMy dad took a shot at driving for CR England , he did some math and after 6 months of driving he was only making like $ 7 $ 8 hr once he factored in all the time the company and customers spent jerking him around . The industry can be pretty dependent on who you drive for , do you own your truck , are you driving on a team . It is very possible to make great money , but it ' s equally possible to make shit money given the amount of time you ' re working .