This is what change should look like. Will you do it?

Big Ugly · Feb 11, 2014

tsavory said: ↑

the average wage in 1996 was 25,913.90. In 2012, it was 44,321.67 we are talking average wage here not what collage compared to non collage the year before I got hurt I made 72k No collage. Collage is nothing but a piece of paper and makes people feel that's what they need to do for the rest of their lives since they paid all that money to get it the whole point is truckers pay has gone from great to barely getting though. You know how most trucking companies got started it was from the truckers pay being high enough above the cost of living they could that could invest into extra trucks, and other investments just now days its enough to make a good living but the investing not so much.
Just stating facts.
48k this year since may home weekends and multiple time though most weeks so I am not talking about me its about most drivers
Just starting out I see so yeah the money is good depending on what you came from doing just wait till you get a few years and see the guy standing on the corner holding a sign for papa johns making your 40-50k while your now at 45-55k which is what will happen this pattern keeps up Min wage going up more than 10x's as fast as truckers.

Plus you have DOT telling when you piss, sleep. drive (most account for all your time) Fineing and calling you unsafe because 1 of the 9 lights on the back of trailer jiggled lose as you hit one of the 5 billion pot holes in I 65 since you did your last load check Ir give you an over weight between the shipper and the first scale to check it.

BTW I have a collage education(network admin) I got during the time as I made the 72k and the two years I had free time after getting hurt Guess what still went back to trucking. so telling me to get an education is rather point less.
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I almost can't resist myself. Just one point of order however;

Ummm... No English & Grammar studies at your schooling eh? Got it!

Wolfyinc · Feb 12, 2014

rank said: ↑

Never said there weren't driver's with post secondary education. I myself am one and spent 17 years in the Engineering Dept as a Designer with the world's largest automaker and then later with the largest defense contractor in the free world. Gave up $80K/year and 7 weeks off. So yeah, it happens.

The question is, which of the other aforementioned qualities do we lack?
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Well I think I lack common sense, if I had enough sense in the beginning I might of stuck with the other career instead of driving lol

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