Desperately need OTR Drivers

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by indynewbie, Jul 15, 2021.

  1. Muskie

    Muskie Medium Load Member

    458
    858
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    Hello
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Muskie

    Muskie Medium Load Member

    458
    858
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    You mean like right wingers (fascists) and children/abortion? Cry murder with abortion, the unborn, just words and ideals, not your body. But when it comes to living children, like at the border, #### em, not ours. Would be too much work to have to do something about them, like help.
     
    K.C. Thanks this.
  4. The Crossword Trucker

    The Crossword Trucker Road Train Member

    1,172
    2,321
    Feb 21, 2015
    0
    Any chance we can keep the polarized politics out of this thread?
     
    zep1218, Switcher and Dave_in_AZ Thank this.
  5. JustCallMeDriver

    JustCallMeDriver Light Load Member

    139
    295
    May 5, 2021
    0
    That's really not how that works, given the quantities hauled.

    Truck drivers could make double and a box of cereal would cost an extra dime or quarter, assuming the costs were passed along perfectly.

    Something along those lines. Someone willing to do the math can get more accurate. I'm sure someone will be like "actually you'd only make an extra $350 a week if prices only increased that much." Ok. So give us an extra $350 a week.
     
    Dave_in_AZ Thanks this.
  6. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

    49,826
    315,748
    May 4, 2015
    0
    They'll give you just enough to bump you up a tax bracket so your $350 will net you $175.
     
  7. Love7

    Love7 Light Load Member

    169
    42
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    Who screws up fed x
     
  8. Love7

    Love7 Light Load Member

    169
    42
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    dave u still have all your trucks on at landstar
     
    Dave_in_AZ Thanks this.
  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

    49,826
    315,748
    May 4, 2015
    0
    One dude paid his off and left. And I recently sold the oldest one. Now it's just me and Truck 2.

    Now is the worst time to buy a truck. So I won't take anyone until things normalize.
     
    Muskie and Speed_Drums Thank this.
  10. Studebaker Hawk

    Studebaker Hawk Road Train Member

    2,895
    9,142
    Oct 18, 2010
    NW Indiana
    0
    Union Pacific Railroad is suspending all service for container unit trains between Los Angeles and Chicago for at least 7 days beginning this week. That is 50 trains or more, with 200-400 containers on each one.
    Why?
    Because the rail head in Chicago is so backed up with containers they cannot handle anymore until they get the backlog cleared.
    It is legendary how badly the drivers are treated at the ports and rail heads. Pay and conditions. Some OTR, some day cab.
    Now it is coming back to haunt the companies in that supply chain. And this is only one segment of the industry. All have symptoms of the same disease.
    It isn't just pay.
     
  11. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

    49,826
    315,748
    May 4, 2015
    0
    Need a TWIC card to get in the rail yards too.
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.