Why is it so hard to find good drivers?

You may want to also expand on your definition of "HARD WORK" so that GOOD potential applicants can and will apply. There are PLENTY of GOOD applicants out there. Sadly and unfortunately, many of them are also unemployed. Therefore, pay and benefits will NOT be an issue.

Another suggestion would be this: CONVICTED FELONS who have already served out their sentences and are totally off of parole. Quite frequently, convicted felons are some of the best and hardest working individuals any company could have. They have everything to gain along with having a lot to lose. More than likely the convicted felons would have to be trained for the job.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

You seem like a fair minded employer.. I believe you have come to the right site to find quality drivers.

I haven't looked but I believe there is a section on TTR seeking drivers..If I lived in northeast and seeking employment, you appear to be the type of company I'd seek out.

Good luck

 

it's not hard to find good drivers. just about every truckstop is packed with em this time of night.

 

Just a thought but have you offered your current drivers a referral fee if they know a driver willing to come over to your company? Perhaps $500 - $250 up front and $250 upon the new employees 90 day mark or something to that effect. Also let your drivers know they need to be willing to "stick there neck" out for said new employee. As I mentioned just a thought.

 

When I mentioned "pay your dues" please do not misunderstand me. Here is what I hope to convey in my writing when I say paying ones dues. Keep in mind I started in the trucking industry in 1974 as an 18 year old with a "class 1" license which I still have current by the way. As an 18 year old kid with a class one I was lucky to be hired by a tank outfit on Long Island. The owner hired me over 2 others that day with a lot more experience than I, and when hired he told me why. And I always remember what he said to me, as I guess he sensed I was ecstatic to be hired, but also wondering why I got the call. He said you kid have a head on you shoulders, on a road test I always pay close attention to what a guy does when he first gets in to drive, and when you put it in gear to move you DID NOT rake the gears, you used the clutch brake and quietly put it in gear. etc etc. Anyway, fast fwd to now. I have been a driver hauling gas, and also carhaul. Been a TM for a tank outfit, and a carhauler. I have seen them all come and go. When an applicant walks through the door with little or no DRIVING experience and the first thing out of their mouth is "can I have a pen to fill out the App." and then when turning it in "what's the pay?" Give me a royal break!! Carhaul is tough enough to learn as an experienced driver, a new driver learning to drive has not "paid his dues" in gaining experience. That is the point I am trying to convey. Without getting too long winded. Because, when a new driver through inexperience or a seasoned driver due to an error in judgment destroys a vehicle, etc. What they are going to say is "I'm sorry" however it is the manager that has to deal with all the repercussions of said incident. And I have seen most all. Roof's taken off on a 16' overpass, a Ranger up on the stinger, ruined by the way, due to the driver running with NO chains in that position-"who needs chains, I was only going 1 mile down the road to Hertz RAC". He did not anticipate the panic stop he would have to make due to a red light runner at the intersection. To having to go to a Drivers home with a detective and a priest at 1AM to tell the wife her husband (my driver) died in a tanker explosion (caused by said husband, by the way).

For what it's worth...I'll stand by my "pay your dues" theory.

 

Why is it hard to get good drivers ?

Because trucking sux.