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| Industry slowdown affect on new drivers I am a 48-year-old male type person thinking about giving up a window washing and sports photography career (if that's what you call it) for truck driving. Among my concerns are the recent recession or near recession and high fuel prices that have caused some small trucking companies to go out of business. Doesn't this put a lot of experienced drivers on the market and reduce the chances for new drivers to be hired?  |
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| i'm in the same boat with you I'm going to truck driving school, I'm a courier right now so i actually drive with alot of these guys, the big companies are looking for newbies by the dozen over the experienced guys b/c they don't have to pay them like $.45 to $.50 a mile to drive a truck we will get paid half that |
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| Good question, I was wondering the samething but also is the bad time to get into truck driving? I read in another post some companies are down sizing their fleets..... |
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| i was just told by one of the company's ,/ school , that the new OTR will have to park it the terminal or live within 20 miles of one .to save on fuel , no more taking truck home if you live farther than that |
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| I'd imagine... I think it's safe to say there is a straight-line co-relation between the economy and trucking in general. When the economy is on the up-swing, more drivers are needed, and vice/versa. I don't know that I agree with the notion that experienced truckers are let go in lieu of newbies. I think they try to hang on to their drivers as long as they perform. And as far as the price of fuel goes... well, there's always been alot of concern. It's a business like any other. |
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