I didn't get the job because of lack of experience

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  1. davect

    davect Light Load Member

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    I really feel bad for you veteran truckers. I'm very green so I could be partially right here or completely wrong but it seems like the trucking companies are now all about hiring two kinds of people. Rookies and foreigners. I am not prejudice but the foreigners are willing to work for low rates. The rookies have no choice but to except what is offered to them. This means the trucking companies can get the same job and have to pay a lot less. Unfortunately it's out with the old and in with the new for these trucking companies. It doesn't end in trucking. It's happening in a lot of different fields.

    Again, of course I can be completely wrong. I haven't even started trucking yet but this is what seems to be happening.
     
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    davect Light Load Member

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    Yeah my dad was making .41/mile back in the late 80's. This was a union job but still the union rates aren't that much better now. Something isn't right about this!
     
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    I'm hoping we will see a change with this new CSA crap. I'm hoping that by getting rid of the ones with bad records it will cause the trucking companies to increase thier pay to get truckers who actually care about the equipment, being on time, and the load there carrying. Being that anything we do as far as accidents or sevice violations now go against both the carrier and the driver it should cause the companies to only select the cream of the crop for employment. And as everyone knows, the only way you can get that is if you pay decent. There are a lot of great truckers out there that are not getting paid what they should. Like a few of you have said, you were getting pay back in the late 80's and 90's compared to today's rate. Hopefully someday soon these companies will realize that they are low balling the #### out the "Professional truckers" and need to step up the pay issues.
     
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    123456 Road Train Member

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    It may have bottomed out now,

    but it's not coming up any time soon !!!!!
     
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  5. Tommy Bahama

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    how can I become an OTR
    My Goal is to be an owner operator...
    I have a CDL...with P endorsement
    TWIC
    Passport
    clean abstract
    No OTR experience..
    mahalo
     
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    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    us new drivers may only start out at .25cpm but WS has ALLOT of experianced drivers and O/O's im sure these guys arent out here for fun....




    American Trucker
     
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    KnuckleBuster Light Load Member

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    touche" & amen!
     
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    fallinangel Medium Load Member

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    Well I was talking about the low rates compared to when I started and the drivers now days when I started out years ago if a driver had a problem on the road then the rest of us had that problem to we all stuck together if you broke down on the side of the road you had everyone in a truck stoppin to help now these days forget it. truckin just aint truckin no more now there just steering wheel holders lol
     
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    Wasn't saying anything against W/S AT. Was simply stating that W/S has a lower starting pay then some of the others do. I know they make up for it with the miles you get and all the accessory pay. Remember, W/S is my number one choice. Matter of fact, talked to Sandy today and I'm approved once I get out of school...
     
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    Sandy rocks, she was my recruiter, come on over we would be glad to welcome you to the big old family.
     
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