Why?

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  1. Oct 21, 2020 #1
    Handleme

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    Why do these Trucking Companies post they are looking for local drivers when they are really looking for OTR drivers? A total waste of everyone's time...grrrrr
     
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  3. Oct 21, 2020 #2
    Texas_hwy_287

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    Whered you applied at.
     
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  4. Oct 21, 2020 #3
    sabresfan 76

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    Cause this industry is rather terrible compared to many others. We are regulated more than most and many drivers at times make minimum wage or less working for sorry outfits. It's becoming a race to the bottom faster and faster every year.
     
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  5. Oct 21, 2020 #4
    truckdriver31

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    bait and switch
     
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  7. Oct 21, 2020 #5
    Hazmat Cat

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    “Sorry, the local position you called about has been filled and / or never existed, but while I have you on the phone - how about a 13 weeks out, 1.5 days home?“
     
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    AModelCat

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  9. Oct 21, 2020 #7
    austinmike

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    I responded to a supposed yard jockey job one time - long story short the job was actually unloading appliances off trucks..........then.........loading em on another truck...........then...........driving to various locations..........then.........INSTALLING THEM !

    LOL !!!
     
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  10. Oct 21, 2020 #8
    ZVar

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    I mean they weren't wrong. You were jockeying the product around the yard... And the customers yard, and their house, and... :)
     
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  11. Oct 22, 2020 #9
    Moose1958

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    I'm not attempting to cause an argument and I am not taking sides. Would you be so kind as to link to an example of a carrier you know that is doing ads for local drivers but only accepting OTR drivers. I ask this because I might be able to get this specific activity fixed through other connections I have. This Bait & Switch is 100% BS and needs to be stopped.
     
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  12. Oct 22, 2020 #10
    TripleSix

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    Sure, for $3k/week and office candy sleep overs during home time.
     
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