The Driver Shortage?

Dude, your going off the deep end with this conspiracy thing. The more you say, the less credibility you have. Stop while you are ahead.

 

130,000 miles OTR last year my little 4 wheeler driving friend. Nice try to change the subject, but you never answered the questions posed above. Please show what part of the tax code supports your contentions.

As for Scarecrow and myself, we are just trying to protect new folks from being exposed to unsupported theories that have nothing to back them up. Provide reasonable proof of any viable kind to your claims, and I promise you that both of us will fade off into the distance. We just feel a duty to rebut fantasy with fact.

 

Q: How many large trucks are on the road in the U.S.?
A: 2.3 million
(Source: American Trucking Associations)

Q: How many tractor-trailer drivers are there in the U.S.?
A: 3.12 million
(Source: American Trucking Associations)

Q: How many people does the trucking industry employ?
A: More than 9 million nationwide.
(Source: American Trucking Associations)

http://www.twna.org/faqs.htm

 

I am not sure of your point, however if you are trying to suggest that because there are 3 million drivers and 2 million trucks there is not a shortage, there is a flaw in your logic. I dont doubt that there are 3 million CDL licensed drivers out there. The problem is with about 100% turnover rate a very large number of them drive for a few months and then quit the business but they still have the CDL. They are still counted but are not driving.

 

also doesn't cover : dump trucks dumpster deleveries straight trucks ETC.

 

actually, not to be a killjoy or anything but I'l do it anyways

those shelves are empty because walmart and the other do there inventory after the new year and you can't do inventory as well if the shelves are full.

 

i guess full cases are MUCH easier to count.

 

Couldn't tell ya. I never worked there but I know I asked why the shelves were so empty when I went looking for something last week and that is what I was told.

Still have no clue how this relates to driver shortages though

 

Everyone that know me knows that I am a newbie, but I thought maybe we might try this logic. I just finished training in St Louis and there were 22 people in my class and 8 finished. They have serveral school in the midwest and let's just say that only 8 out of each class graduate that is 36 plus new drivers on the road each week. "Just that alone should scare the heck out of you". This is just one company training drivers. I think the turn over rate is high and there is pleanty of room for drivers coming in. Now being a buisness man I don't think this is good thing for existing drivers because it keeps the pay down for existing drivers.

I would say that is the point ....

Just my 2 cents...

 

when you look at the rate of population growth in america and compare how many new drivers come on board then factor in those going out of the industry there is definatly a disparity there. Now that said, there is way too many new drivers out there if you ask me. I think it points to the problem of the old timers getting fed up and leaving more than it does to newbie coming in. The US needs to create 170k new joba a month just to keep from loosing growth if that helps gte your mind around the numbers some.

I kind of agree with you that the drver shortage numbers are somewhat skewed due to the industries high turnover rate.
Also a shortage increases wages so you are kind of contradicting yourself here unless I missed something.