The job of a truck driver- Well paid or not?

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Truck drivers man all those heavy vehicles that are used to convey large quantities of goods from one state to another. It takes skills to be able to drive a truck. Is it lucrative or not to be a truck driver?
 
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Truck drivers here in my place are paid by package according to deliveries. They have good income therefore it's a good business. They also receive incentives from the the owner of the goods or items they deliver.
 

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Truck drivers are making good money here, especially those cross-border truck drivers. That means they drive trucks which carry goods from China to Hong Kong. But this is a tiring job because sometimes you have to wait for a long time at the Customs when crossing the border.
 

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Truck drivers are making good money. In Nigeria, graduates are looking for driving jobs in multinational companies. Most drivers earn more than graduates with good certificate. Driving is a risky engagement especially that of long distance driving. Secondly, sitting down for hours can affect the body system.
 

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Do you truck drivers are most often people who got divorced? Reason is they are almost all time at road and not at home. Especially those who drive long roads. You can't go at goal and get back if you destionation is 1500km in one direction.
 

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Do you truck drivers are most often people who got divorced? Reason is they are almost all time at road and not at home. Especially those who drive long roads. You can't go at goal and get back if you destionation is 1500km in one direction.
The way they do it in my country, you would do one week in and one week out. This means that if a truck driver works this week, next week would have to be for his rest
 

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Truck drivers are well paid because on the road, the future of that business organisations with their products fully loaded depends largely on the diligence of only the truck driver.
 

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Best paid truck owners are in US and Germany. US always need truck drivers. But when you are truck driver you must also fill trucks and unload cargo. It is not just driving. Many truckers are against this rules. They want only drive and not unload cargo.
 

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Best paid truck owners are in US and Germany. US always need truck drivers. But when you are truck driver you must also fill trucks and unload cargo. It is not just driving. Many truckers are against this rules. They want only drive and not unload cargo.
Are they not supposed to have loaders? In my country, they have people who are paid to load and offload the trucks. The driver cannot be tired out with loading and off loading of trucks.
 

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Truck drivers are earning much when there are many deliveries. They drive almost every day to the destinations of their cargoes location. Trucks are always hired when there are heavy items to deliver and truck drivers are skilled in driving.
 

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It will be well-paid if he owns the truck being rented by others. There is nothing wrong if the owner will do this. In fact, it applies the same thing for those people who drive their own taxis.
 

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A ruck is a heavy vehicle compared to trucks unless the owner is still young so he is able to drive his own truck, but if aged, he must hire a struck driver according to their agreement.
 

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It will be well-paid if he owns the truck being rented by others. There is nothing wrong if the owner will do this. In fact, it applies the same thing for those people who drive their own taxis.
It enters another dimension when he owns trucks and rents them out. This becomes a truck rental business. This level is capital intensive but madly profitable.
 
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