Truck Driver Shortage

it might be a penny per mile, but maybe hes expected that penny per mile for years and/or doesnt know if or when hes ever going to get a raise. a penny raise can be over a thousand dollars a yr,it adds up.

 

It can easily take a year or longer to get back to brake even over the former company. I have had a lot of experience hiring drivers. It is amazing what you hear and observe. A penny does mount up over a year, but if you lose a week or two pay in between the two positions, you won't be any better off in a year than you were previously. If a driver has been with a carrier for years and not gotten a raise, then I would look at the driver to see if he is not doing something that he should in order to justify the company giving him a raise. It may also be that the company is in financial difficulty and cannot afford a raise. There are many ways in which to compensate drivers. Some have low mileage rates, but pay extra for stops, driver assist, tarping, etc., Those extra's can really help your paycheck, too. You need to look at the big picture when it comes to driver compensation.

 

I'm sorry, but the United States Constitution DOES prohibit cruel & unusual punishment. Therefore no one can be sentenced to CRE...you gotta volunteer for that duty.

 

{I checked into it one day with the recruiter at my carrier, and he was stating how some of the mega carriers are spending upwards of $100,000 a month in just recruiting ads in all the various truckstop rags. You would think they would try to figure out why they can't retain people.}

They know why they can't retain people...they don't want to retain people. Most of those Mega-carriers are subsidized by the state or Fed's. They want that guaranteed check from each new student approved for a loan. Its not about employment opportunities for them its about money............

 

I doubt that any of these carriers are spending $100,000/month on ads in the trucking magazines. Perhaps $100,000/year. The government does need to stop subsidizing the training for these carriers. It has been going on for quite a while. It encourages participating carriers to put policies in place which encourages turnover in order to keep their revenue stream from being interrupted.

 

The company I work for starts at 17.50 per hour and builds to over 23.00 after five years, all hourly with overtime over 40, full benefits. Longest you will ever be away from home is about 30 hours. Recently had a hiring fair and about 30 people showed up. At the start, everyone was told that there would be an occasional team run, about half the people got up and walked out. I can understand this. Then the remaining were told that we did unload some loads with a two wheeler, all light stuff, all of the remaining drivers but two got up and walked out on the potential to make over 60,000 a year with full benefits. Constantly hear I don't work nights, I don't do overnight runs, I don't work on the weekend, can't drive standard, can back but only in a straight line, don't touch freight. The list is endless. So I don't know what a person would call it, but we are not a mega carrier, and the drivers are treated right, and still have a hard time finding good drivers. While the industry is not anything like it was when I started driving 30 years ago, there are still good jobs available for those that don't mind working for a living.

 

The vast majority of drivers would rather piss and moan about there being "no good jobs" than go out and look for one!

 

There are too many people who want a paycheck, but don't want to work. And, it isn't just trucking. The government needs to cut out all the checks and people will be more willing to work.

 

Have to agree with GMAN, if these people had to work to survive they may have a little more incentive!

At the very least I don't believe anyone should receive government assistance unless they work for it. Maybe this would help solve some of the debt problem. If you are truly on the hunt for a job or are certified disabled then fine but this sitting at home blowing kids out of your ### and talking all day on their Iphone needs to be curbed!

 

What company is this out of curiousity. For me personally t's not all about money but quality of life. There are ts out there that will run drivers into the ground. I'd rather make less *nd be treated like a human.