New & Old Understanding Trucking

I am missing out on where you make sense. You say you came here and complained about a company. Now you say "It is really your own fault in your choice."

So are you saying their is nothing wrong with the company? Are you at fault? Do you just think drivers should only talk about how much they love the company they are with? Are you one of those dudes that needs hugs and kisses from every post? Are you one of those 'blame the driver' guys? IDK what your trying to say.

 

I think he is just saying that drivers need to have reasonable expectations about what the job entails and to stop blaming a trucking company because they failed to properly reach what the demands of the carrier are in general.

 

Heck, there are people who don't even drive anymore complaining about companies...

 

Good, honest post, O/P. Honorable, and spot-on.

 

If you ain't complaining you ain't trucking!

 

Well OP good on you for coming to terms with your deficiencies.

However, most of us are able to realize the source of our problems in the job market long before the years it took you to come to this point.

While some drivers are indeed the source of their own problems, many drivers are indeed screwed over by their company because the very nature of the business has us working miles from the office personal that does the screwing. Please don't conflate your issues with the very real injustices that many drivers experience at many of these trucking companies.

 

I would agree, many drivers are their own worst enemy. From not doing their homework before hiring with a company, or having unrealistic expectations, or just blindly signing their names to everything put in front of them.

But plenty of companies have room for improvement. Like coercion to run over hours, or break the law in other ways, or doing "favors", with promise if restitution that never arrives.