Back in the late 70's I ran only one log book and made over a grand a week on some weeks and a little under on other weeks, I got lucky as my first OTR job right outa the Diesel Academy was a union outfit, even with non union wages they were doing ok, what you need to understand is the dollar had more value back then compared to today, A driver making 40 grand a year back in the day should be making 70-80 grand today in terms of the value of the dollar and what you get buy.........
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Companies use every excuse to keep wages low, to line their own pockets, then you have the bottom feeders who run junk and undercut rates, then you have the government who think they can legislate so that they get rid of the bottom feeders, and load up the drivers with more unpaid work. The cycle of trucking does not change just the names of the people and companies playing their games.
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In today's world a lifetime of social security contributions made by both you and your employer won't even cover a busch league type heart attack...LOLgpsman, semi retired semi driver and zenaddler Thank this. -
THE principle of capitalism is to maximize profit. That includes providing employees as little compensation as possible, as well as getting your freight moved for as little as possible. Kid dying of cancer? Tough luck, bring your pass to work, those medical bills are going to pile up. Come in late one day and your job is toast. There's a long line of the unemployed waiting to take your place, because we shipped their jobs overseas. (BTW, thanks for subsidizing my golden heath insurance package the company covers every cent of; no threshold, no co-pays, including braces for the kids, while you pay through the nose for what amounts to only catastrophic coverage.)
I once worked 29 days for a union company, 2nd shift. I was accomplishing twice what the 2 employees on 1st shift did. At the end of my 29th shift I was fired, for my "work habits", because a supervisor caught me sitting as I waited for the line to bring me some work to do.
The union steward met me in the locker room, shook my hand, thanked me, told me I was completely outworking the 1st shift, and if the company had waited until I had 30 days they wouldn't let them fire me, but with only 29 days their hands were tied.zenaddler, Kellanium and semi retired semi driver Thank this. -
It is almost silly for you to use you father's example against unions. Two jobs in 40 years? Seriously? How many jobs would have had if he didn't work in a union? Let me guess...that first plant in OH would be still up and running right? Yeah right.gpsman and semi retired semi driver Thank this.
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