This Driver's Worth

Well, let's see....you've eliminated recruiters....you don't trust drivers.....have you tried a dart board?

Seriously....minimizing your risk is wise. But it sounds like you're looking for a 100% fool-proof answer. Ain't gonna happen.

I'd say stick with drivers, but not just one. Choose a few companies you're interested in and then talk to SOME drivers from each. You should get a good mix of feelings from the sampling.

 

To me, pay only accounts for about HALF of the value of a particular trucking employer. All the other things accumulate to make up the other half. It's not ALL about the money. 45 cents a mile 'aint very good if your average week is only 2,200 miles and you want more. What is home time worth to you? How do they treat you day to day? Do their typical average runs suit your running style? Do they have a competitive benefits package offering? How well do they keep their fleet? etc, etc, etc.

 

Quit looking @ OTR for hire carriers>Start looking @ the major LTL players OR private fleets. OTR trucking is the road to no where.

 

You are only worth what a company can pay you to produce the amount of work that you do in a manner which is profitable for the company. If you have a vast knowledge base and competent skills package, so that you are versatile within the company....you can do anything and everything asked of you without needing further training or oversight...then you are worth considerably more than the one-trick-pony who might be good at one particular job within the company but cannot step into any other job if/when needed without further training.

Remember, though, you'll only have a job as long as the company is making a profit based upon the work that you are doing at the wages they are paying you. When your pay exceeds their profitability, they will find a reason to let you go. They are in business to make money, and an employee is an investment. The lower the ROI, the less incentive they have to keep you around.

 

That would depend on the individual. Some people have no family and enjoy the offering of 48 state operation, year-round and DO NOT like the monotony of certain private carrier operations or driving nights, along the same boring-##### road.

 

Look at the corner of the ads you see floating around. It says Ad-sense. That's google placing random ads relevant to your surfing history. It's not paid advertisement to the sites but to google. That's how they make part of their money.

Most jobs even outside trucking doesn't post wages.

Referrals aren't allowed on TTR. If someone weasels you report it to a mod.

It's not easy finding the right job. You have to work, call, talk...Many good jobs aren't even posted. The ones with heavy advertisement are a good clue they suck!

 

I run 48 states and Canada driving for a private fleet>Nothing boring or monotonous about my job or routes!