Amazing

All I got say is "I sure hope you're' right". I have been driving for 1yr and with sizable loss from previous job I am starting
To wonder if OTR is the right answer.

 

You deciphered all that by looking at a 12 page "glossy" hand out?

 

If I saw a 12 page ad for anybody hiring, I would throw it in the garbage. If you need a flashy 12 page ad to attract good drivers then you need to change the way you treat your drivers. Compare all the flashy ads on craigslist or the booklets at truckstops. They are all the same lower end(for the most part) carriers that have perma ads all the time. It's the short flashy ads that get your attention. Here's all I want to see. What I'm expected to do, what you expect of me and how you are going to compensate me for working for you and I mean straight up numbers! None of this "We offer Great pay!" , ok how much? "We offer some of the best pay in the industry", Ok how much? Nothing is more irritating than calling somebody with "Great Pay" and then finding out it is a .30 cpm 1099 job.

There has been many companies that have stated time and time again, on Articles regarding Driver Turnover, that driver pay needs to increase if they are to keep drivers and stop the huge turnovers......................and no one will be the first to do it. I have been at this since 04 and the drivers I know(myself included) are making the same, but with higher detections and costs of living. Trucking companies are smart in that they have figured out what their average turnover is and driver retention is and they focus on that and that alone. Why would you care about your 7 year veteran who is making 6 cpm more than the 10 new guys you have coming in? Give him low miles until He leaves and then your saving Maybe $150 per week(.06x2500 miles per week) in CPM difference. times that by 52 weeks and a few hundred drivers and do the math. 150x52 weeks a year = $7800 per year difference for that one driver averaging 2500 miles a week for 52 weeks. Lets times that by say 200 drivers. $7800 x 200 =1,560,000. That's how much money they will save in one year just from straight pay alone. They still have Drivers driving the trucks, but at a Wage that is equal to what their turnover is. Why would any company, especially a training company want to change that?

If I'm way off on my thinking here, I would love to talk about it.

 

Wow TODAY I NEEDED THAT...UGH.thanx neighbor,hope you're right!

 

I have been hearing the same line of thought for the last 40 years.
" Making all drivers obtain CDL's will weed out some poor drivers, and double the pay."
" Freight de-regulation will double the drivers pay'.
"Changing the drivers hours will increase drivers pay".
" Attending a CDL school will make a driver more money".
"Mega-carriers will be able to pay a driver more than a smaller company".
" Making it easier to enter into Mexico and Canada will make a driver more money".
" A driver with a TWIC card will make a lot more money".
" Longer trailers will let a driver make more"
" Heavier weight limits will increase driver's pay"


The list goes on, but never really comes true. Truck drivers will always be in demand, but will never be highly compensated.

 

I have researched many companies before deciding on the company I'm working for. Some companies with extremely bad CSA scores pay the most and advertise the most because that is the only way they can attract drivers - some drivers will sell out safety for $$$.

I have a clean record (driving and otherwise) and could have worked for any company and I chose a so-called "bottom feeder" because they maintain their equipment and have many good benefits that most drivers overlook.

 

Well that was that.... Bubble bursted but he's probably right..ugh

 

I heard a quote from the President of Werner the other day. He said pre-booked orders are up by 13% and that the industry is poised for a very busy uptick. However, he also indicated freight rates will only increase by about 3% and that only those companies who are "innovative" in their business practices will survive.

Hmmmm....I wonder what he means by "innovative"?

 

When I hear some corporate type suit:smt096 talk like that, I figure someone is fixing to get screwed.
Now I wonder who a big trucking company would be trying to screw ?:smt017