Are hiring trends changing?

Nice, I think that you are right, there is and will e a large need for new drivers for some time to come, the counselors and job advocates are pushing guys to get their CDL and so they do and then when they get into it they HATE IT and so they bail out, there are also companies that will take anyone and train them and then pay them peanuts till they have re-paid the training portion of the bill and then they leave the industry, I also think that freight is picking up.

 

the larger the bonus, the more the job stinks.

 

I think the economy is getting better regardless of what you hear on the news. This means more freight and in turn a need for more drivers.

Employment figures, well that can argued but it's been a really busy winter and spring for me.

 

$ for reps program, once the rep gets a sign-on we shall see how many companies actually provide a draw. Labor & Employment contracts are notorious for head-hunters, I have seen what they have to offer and am impressed.

The wrong way.

That varies over short-term and is often not cyclic. FMCSA states among other things "has operated a representative vehicle for at least 2 years immediately preceding application for a CDL" so to get in on one of the hiring moments is best done by closely watching classified advertising, when it gets longer one may assume correctly that people do not place advertising for something that they do not need and experience demonstrates that "thickness of want-ads" is vastly efficient compared to listening to paid reporters who are mostly interested in keeping their job.

What is CSA?

About one in fifty or something, usually does not drive hiring waves except for occasional variance.

Something of a factor, justifies looking at overall classified advertising as any trend there will show on trucking.

Normally a change in regulations dampens hiring as procedure has to be in place, takes awhile and is only done when forced.

Trucking is one of a range of employment where people actually have to work to get and keep work. It is my opinion, shared by no shortage of "been at it awhile" that current new entrants into employment lack basic and fundamental knowledge of what work is.

 

Work, isn't that where you show up 40 minutes late, dressed like an MTV reject, talk and text your friends while accomplishing NOTHING. And then complainthat you only make $10/HR? Or in trucking, it's........ they barely get through the 3 week mill school that your tax dollars pay for, show up to orientation at the only company that will give them a chance with their 3 speeding tickets and assault charge, pass the urinalysis(but sweated it counting the days since Snookie D's last party), get on the trainers truck telling him they don't drive nights(or days) , speed(in a 62 MPH truck), talk and text while driving(while trying to back in at the TS), make solo after 3 months and proceed to have a rollaway, get caught shoplifting and then come on TTR talking split about the company not paying them(never turned in bills), not giving them enough time to deliver(including the 20 hrs a day hanging out at the Pilot)etc. Etc... Too bad personal responsibility and work ethics weren't No Child Left Behind mandates. The results of those standardized test scores would be terrifying to anyone looking at the future of this country. Yo habla?

 

I don't think it's #2 retirement. Most of the big outfits that offer a bonus have their drivers retire from the company as soon as they can go somewhere else.

It could have something to do with#1 CSA but I don't hear of a lot of guys getting fired over that.

I really just think it's Elogs and the freight is picking up.

With the new Elogs they can't dispatch the way the use to and therefore need more drivers.

 

Some companies try to lure new unsuspecting drivers new to the trucking world by offering larger bonuses. Most companies are guilty of poaching newbies, but there are still a few good companies out there. It's just tough finding them when you have such a dense amount of companies to weed thru. It's sad that the trucking industry has turned into this. Trucking isn't for anyone. My best advice to any newbie thinking of going into the trucking industry is to get your driver's permit, and hook up with a driver that will take them over the road as an apprentice to learn the ropes and really see what the business is all about before making the commitment to become a driver and go thru all the work to become a driver. It's a lot of work and time and money to waste by just quitting in the end when you go do it and find out you don't like the life of a trucker.

 

Yes I agree. You're on track with that point of view.