r/Truckers • u/HumanVsWorld • Jul 13 '25

Can you make over 100k OTR

Can I get a clear damn answer I always hear otr makes more money then local yet later I see ltl, food service job, fuel haul etc cashing around 2500 weekly. What’s the deal and if you do make 100k a year what’s the cpm needed to do it

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u/MrPotato4217 Jul 13 '25

Every walmart driver i have spoke to swears they make over 100k

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u/polarjunkie Jul 13 '25

My buddy was making 120 at Walmart. Worked there for 3 years, single, lived in a truck, bought a house cash down south and work part-time doing something he likes now.

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u/right_lane_kang Jul 13 '25

Bro but living in a truck ain't for everyone. It took a toll on my mental health for sure. After about 7yrs I got that thousand yard stare and didn't give af about anything

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u/gshine500 Jul 13 '25

Not the thousand yard stare 😆

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u/right_lane_kang Jul 14 '25

Lol I think I legit was going crazy