What am I missing?

Well... nothing like opening up a can of worms....

There are good paying truck jobs... but, they know they can be piicky about who they hire and rightfully so...

As a new driver, I know I need to get miles and experience... not just 3 or 6 months either... if I can gain 3 years good experience while keeping my CSA score low, my DMV record clean, no preventable accidents and preferably no accidents at all, with a history of on-time non damaged delivery... then I have put myself in a position to get on with a ggood company earning good pay with great benefits....

In my opinion.. neew drivers want and feel they deserve or entitled to getting the same pay as someone with years of experience and a good record... and that doesnt happen in any industry....

Also, many new drivers think they shoulld get paid for pulling a van or reefer around as the step deck , flatbed or anker... well a general practice Doctor does not earn as much as a specialist.. like heart doctor or surgeon..

The other thing to understand... in a CDL class of 10 maybe only 2 to 4 will make it to the third year.. anx some of those thatl stay.. may have had preventable accidents, or gotten tickets and limited their options and earning potential. ?.

 

There are many reasons why the driver shortage or companies don't realy need drivers but they love the subsidy.So for every driving job they create means subsiby for that 1 person.Once the company has that subsidy they just assume u quit and make room for more suckers.Thats how companies mainly the megas treat drivers like suckers to fill their wall of shame.Then some companies are having trouble hiring drivers due to the more stricter laws,stricter insurance companies.These days it doesn't take much to tarnish your mvr and dac report.Alot of members here lost their job or can't find any companies that'll hire them due to bad mvr.Then there's the high turn over rate because companies don't care.They will not change their ways and policies for drivers.Companies like Werner and CrEngland don't give a rats ### who stays.The average length of stay with starter companies like these is 6 months to a yr and that's really pushing it.Many companies don't really need the drivers if they did then why the low miles especially for otr drivers.You'll get little to no respect from starter companies but the more research you do the better the pay the miles and the respect that drivers deserve.

 

There will always be demand for drivers willing to work for peanuts. But as the wages/ammenities increase, so do the costs and at some point it becomes worth it to stock more product & rely on bigger/cheaper/slower shipments by rail.

As far as APU's, the economics of it generally don't make sense compared to idling when it is hot and using a bunk heater when it is cold. Aside from the large upfront cost (that isn't recouped when selling), there is more maintenance, & more weight/less payload. With the current finicky emissions systems being forced into testing on production trucks, companies generally aren't keeping their trucks for a million miles anymore but rather trade them in just before warranty expires.

 

Just look on here,all kinds of ppl wanting to get into the industry.Companies hire more drivers then freight,more so with the starter companies.Just imagine how much they're making off a trainee.Companies are making a killing thanks to us but starter companies will never pay the newbies what they deserve.Some of the companies that require exp also pays sad wage.Everysince the economy took a dive,so did the work force.

 

Companies aren't going to tell us what they're making otherwise drivers would be demanding getting paid more and /or companies won't get no one to drive for them.I don't think i'd wanna know,it would just anger me.