The first ranking, listed as truck driver average wage rank, looks only at state-by-state trick driver wages. Prime offers a choice of state-of-the-art trucks equipped with advanced technologies to boost safety, including sensor tracs and lane deviation warning systems. Do you need a CDL to have a great driving job? Trucking can be good work, and even highly lucrative, but it will never be an easy choice, says Leo Wilkins, an independent long-haul trucker from St.