Driver Shortage

Better be careful.
That kind of honest and heartfelt response, no matter how true and accurate it is, might get you suspended or banned.

The mods can be unforgiving of stating the truth to someone, if it might hurt that someones feelings.

 

Guess I'll pop up some corn.

 

No worries.

They got put on the ignore list. Just another screen name on the road to persistent failure.

 

The schools ARE subsidized by the government. My instructor told me they get $5000 (or close) for every student. The Megas also double-dip by charging the student for the "free" school if they don't work for them.

 

I left this industry because I can sit on arrsseee and make more in two hours watching sports than I would during a full days driving.
Plus driving an automated took the fun out of it for me. I actually enjoyed shifting and thought it was the fun part.

Otr was a fun vacation though. Only wished I had stopped and done more cool experience type stuff rather than run an extra load that week.

 

I was being generous.

 

Obviously you know very little about this industry.
You think just like the government regulators. Paint the entire industry with a broad brush.

 

There is no driver shortage.
Trucking companies not getting everything they want ? Yes. All people want more of something. If a trucking job looks like the best available option people will take that. When there are better options available for people they will choose the better option. Today most businesses say they can’t find enough help. Why go to work anymore ? Blue is now in power and sleepy is dishing out checks from the government , live in a truck and put up with weather !!! No way.

 

That statement is almost entirely false on every point.

 

Who's still getting checks? That stopped back in September