Do truck drivers really make this much money?

[Simon]

Like, Jesus Christ, can you get rich this easily in real life truck driving?

[XBL Laberbacke]

Yes, of course. If you never eat, don't have an apartment, don't pay taxes, don't buy anything besides trucks and garages...

[RavenHawk]

Sorry to bust a bubble but in real life the answer will be NO! you would be lucky to be making $1.05 per mile as an owner operator and if you work for a company you only be making between .15 and .35 per mile.

[Willow Rivers]

No way, real life trucking is low paying and not as easy as it is in game.

[Ant Ra]

Absolutly no. Most trucker all over the world are working for minimum wage.
In europe wage structures are damaged because of legions from eastern europe trucker, doing the job for 500 € or even 250 € like rumanian or bulgarian fright forwarders.
The east european drivers are poor victims not the real offenders. All of them are fighting to feed their families and to be no criminals.

Specialists can get a good wage. But heavy wheight orders like the transport of a wind wheel or ship parts are very rare.

But Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a game. Have fun with it like you have fun with a war game, maybe. But if you would be in a real war as soldier.. poor guy i would say ..

[ACX SoldadoEmilio]

Absolutly no.

[Xyzan]

Of course no. The game is scalled, time is scaled, and earning are scaled. I think, that you would have to drive for several years until you will be able to earn for own truck. Game is done that way, that you will be able to earn money for truck in few weeks of driving.

[room217au]

Absolutely you can. this is why every single truck driver owns an island, 4 jets and a 180ft yacht
:/

[^9[DSS]Dahaka]

Alright. Information time, from a real life trucker.
Pretty much depends on the country and the company you work for, but as far as i know, no company in europe (i dont know about scandinavian countries and the UK) pay above 4500 euros per month.
The hungarian company i was working for was paying me 1600 euros per month.
The greek company i worked for payed between 1750 and 2100 per month, depending on how many trips you managed to make per month.
Some austrian and german companies that work with refrigerated (frigo) trucks pay between 2400 and 3000 euros per month.
While a german company my colleague worked for payed 4500 euros, but the trips were from europe to vladivostok/ulan bator/kazakstan/afghanistan/ and war zones. Which is basically playing russian rullete for money.
A bulgarian/romanian/polish company may be paying as low as 600 euros per month.
Aw and what im talking about is INTERNATIONAL truck driving. Driving within your own country gets you far less money.
Did i mention that many companies make you spend even up to months inside the truck before they let you go home for a week or two?

Bottom line is, dont become a truck driver unless you REALLY LOVE this job. Or unless you have huge dept to repay.

[Beltane]

4500? Before or after taxes? Not that it really matters. Respect to your colleague, quite good money for sure, but compared what he had to do for that - sheesh.

[Voice From Beyond]

You should try an economy mod, like "Just another economy mod". I'm using it in ATS and it makes it really difficult to get ahead.

[Supernovae]

The Claas Economy mod is hands down the most realistic economy mod, and it's available on the Workshop.

[v1cV3Ga5]

I think you meant Klaas

As in Kadillac.....;)

Not tryng to be a jerk correcting you. Just trying to help those who might want a real challenge to search the Klaas economy mod

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

Originally posted by XBL Laberbacke:

Yes, of course. If you never eat, don't have an apartment, don't pay taxes, don't buy anything besides trucks and garages...

even then, rather not :)
comeon, 100k per tour? damn i would never have quit driving if i´d have earned that PER YEAR, despite all the reasons to quit. :D

[Stellar ❤️💙💛]

Originally posted by Simon:

Like, Jesus Christ, can you get rich this easily in real life truck driving?

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[BDK]

If you run the company, you'll make a decent buck. If you are working as a truck driver, no. But still plenty to pay the bills.