> as a bonus he gets to unload the truck.

Literally unload? Does this mean something else? I wouldn't see this as a bonus.

Some drivers have to unload their trucks depending on the load and the receiver. For multiple LTL (less-than-truckload) loads the driver might stop at multiple facilities and unload a handful of pallets at each.

This would be more likely for smaller-format discount retail like, e.g., the Dollar Store or a restaurant supply chain.

I have family that works for a food distributor where their drivers get to restaurants, unload the truck, stock the items in the fridge/shelves, and take additional orders from the customer before they move on to the next delivery.

Local drivers. They follow a different process than long-haul drivers do and are way more likely to unload their own trucks.

It was sarcasm. Lots of truck driver jobs are hands-on.

Assuming a 50 week year, that's $34k per year, or roughly $17 per hour. No wonder people don't want that job. You work completely alone driving all day for not much more than minimum wage.

Huh? $17/hour is 230% of the Federal minimum wage, and 148% more than the highest state-level minimum in the country (Washington).

That's because kingnothing assumed a 40-hour week, while bluedino said "he's home every 2 weeks"

If you assume he's driving the FMCSA limit of 60 hours in 7 consecutive days, the hourly wage is lower. And if you count all the time he's away from home, it's lower still. And he's paying for truck stop food and sleeping in his cab to boot.

And a far cry from the reports of $73,000 reported in some sources [1]

[1] https://money.cnn.com/2015/10/09/news/economy/truck-driver-s...