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> Contrary to what the media says, drivers are really not making that much for the amount of time they spend in the truck and on the road.

Uhh, what media are you watching that are saying that truck drivers are raking in the dough?

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Here is just one example. If you're familiar with Google, you should be able to pull up some more articles on the subject.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/28/ameri...

On the other hand [1] says "Walmart has upped the ante by raising driver salaries to $87,500 [...] The median annual wage for most tractor-trailer truck drivers across the U.S. is $44,500, [...] only 10 percent of truckers earn above $64,000."

Needless to say, whether those count as "raking in the dough" depends on whether you consider a night sleeping in a truck stop as work time or leisure time.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/walmart-is-hiring-hundreds-o...

VHS tapes of the Saturday afternoon movie matinee on the local UHF channel, showing ads from the Truck Driving Institue.

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