Talk, talk, talk. We don't make enough money but we don't do anything about it.
OOIDA started when two drivers drove side by side down the interstate and backed up traffic for miles. Without action nothing will change. I got offered 40 cents a mile to start at US Express. I told them no. I do not work for less then 45 cents a mile, plus benefits.
Every once in a while you see someone post this STUPID statement, "Unions drove a certain company out of business." What drives a company out of business is actually the opposite. If ABC Trucking is paying .45 pm and benefits, they bill their customers for that. Along comes Senor Express and pays, 19 cents per mile, they then charge less for the same load being shipped so ABC loses customers. ABC goes out of business and drivers all over take a step back.
Think of the price of fuel. Everyone pays the same (I know that some companies buy at different times and get discounts). The rise in fuel prices does not drive anyone out of business that has included a fuel surcharge in the shipping contract. Price of labor is the same thing. If it goes up, the cost is passed on to the customer. As long as it is cheaper for the customer to get it shipped to them whether then to go pick it up themselves, trucking will be fine.
Whats with the 1/2 cent raise b.s.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by saxologist, Oct 25, 2012.
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Do you really blame the companies though??? Why would they pay me 45 to 50cpm when there are THOUSANDS of new "graduates" all across the country willing to work for peanut shells???
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First, I fail to understand the logic here. Most of you guys are saying that it is the "new graduates" who are to blame for taking the low pay. I'm a new graduate, 55 year old male, never a dui or a felony, can't remember last time I had an accident or a ticket. I cannot find one company that is paying anything decent without experience and hate the thought of driving for a week for $400/500. Getting 20 some cpm until I get experienced is not my choice. If anyone can tell me how to get any company to pay me 40 cpm please let me know.
Second, I've read just about everything from questions from new drivers to O/O on this site and everyone says "suck it up until you get experience". OK. No offense to anyone here but that's a bit ironic.MNdriver Thanks this. -
OK. Where there's a will, there's a way. Go flatbed. You'll make more and stay in better shape (unless you're already loading and unloading). Or you can check with Millis Transfer. They pay much more than the usual suspects. However, I see you're in my neck of the woods so we're a bit more limited than the rest of the country which means we have to work even harder and smarter. Now, depending on how bad you want it, there are steps you can take, such as relocating. If you can't relocate you can always use a friend or relative's home address in another state. You may be surprised by how many are doing this in Florida. I considered it with Schneider but they couldn't give me what I was seeking.
I never bought into what the majority say about newbies in regard to pay and jobs but then again, at the risk of sounding egotistical, I'm not your average -anything-. When I want something in life, I go after it whole hog and with everything I've got. I was told the same thing coming (back) into the industry as you've been told but refuse to believe it. I AM a newbie since I haven't driven otr since the '80s and I didn't even drive A, I drove class B. I recall you mentioning you had some friends in the trucking industry. Exploit your connections, driver!
While I did knock on the usual doors just to kick the proverbial tires and find out what's what, I also knocked on many others. Guess what my first job is coming out of school? Tanker. How did I get it? By positioning myself above the crowd and selling myself to the company. I also had plenty of help from drivers on this forum. I sought out the drivers who are doing what I want to do .. hauling crude or gas. I made a post a few months ago detailing my approach and methodical madness ... check it out here (post #36):
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...89408-why-i-decided-not-become-trucker-4.html
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