Better pay will attract those of us whom could. The benefits that are out there dont outweigh the cost of manure we are required to maintain for the job. Until companies truly care for the workers will the shortage end.
60,000 driver shortage in the USA
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I wish people would get what they mean by shortage, this all has to do with coverage and capturing freight. These companies can afford to let trucks sit staged in freight lanes waiting for large and medium customers to have freight ready, then they dispatch the truck and it gets replaced by another truck to sit and wait.
The other factor they are taking in account is attrition of the driver pool, they abuse the driver and factor in the job lifetime of a cdl holder in the industry is (IIRC) 18 months on the outside.
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Should be some new drivers coming over from Afghanistan by the plane load anytime now.
Not to mention the hundreds of thousand already here from points south.
Put them in old cascadias and point em in the direction they need to head..what shortage.Crude Truckin', NavigatorWife, Rideandrepair and 1 other person Thank this. -
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Brexit really screwed them up. I made a lucky escape 5 years ago. The thing is many of the people I worked with over there couldn't see the bigger picture all they knew was they didn't want "foreigners", legal EU citizens BTW, coming over and flooding the UK job market. They didn't see the other side of how much the UK relied on the European Union for trade etc.gentleroger, Canadianhauler21, Magoo1968 and 2 others Thank this. -
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No driver shortage, just driver churn! When companies realize retention is cheaper than hiring and start taking care of their employees the problem will be alleviated. Driver shortage rumor was started and spread by the large companies to justify poor working conditions.
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