Why do many carriers have "waiting lists" for driving positions?

Because the economy is in the toilet. It's the free market. There's more trucks and drivers out here available to be loaded than there is available freight to haul on those trucks. Supply and demand so carriers can be picky in who they hire. The only drivers getting hired anywhere these days have squeaky clean records.

 

What kind(s) of freight/jobs are you applying for?

What geographic area(s) are you looking?

-- L

 

I just got a new good job 3 months ago but yeah the shortage for good drivers never really ends. That's what you're up against. I'd only had 3 driving jobs on my resume in the last 24 years with a clean record. Unfortunately there's a lot of people with solid resumes looking for jobs right now, competition is tight.

 

Day cab van or reefer....

I think that more drivers are likely pursuing that sort of freight...than others. Thus -- you probably have more competition, since that's easier freight to deal with.

My "take" is that you may well get better results.....sooner.....if you went after more specialized forms of freight (e.g., hazmat tanker).

Put those nifty endorsements to work.....

-- L

 

@HogazWild - True, but LTL's don't have the market cornered on good jobs with a solid retirement. You asked a question and don't like the answer or something? That's what it is out here. Yellow just put 15,000 drivers out of work a couple of months ago. They want a job too. My application I put in lay dormant for over 2 months before I was even contacted about that job. That's the market right now.

 

One more clue that there are too many truck drivers out here.