No wonder truckers are paid so little!

It's not a mystery. The governments have made it that way. How do you think it can be any other way after the governments have manipulated the "free" market with all the mechanisms that I have listed earlier. And there will be more to come. Watch for cabotage rules to change.

To paraphrase the old warden, "That's the way they want it, so they get it".

 

Swift and megas wouldnt exsist. There would be alot more companys with alot fewer trucks. Thats how. If a company gets so big that standered of living increces would close the doors then close the #### doors. Others will pick up the work. Or they could downsize to manage costs. Or charge more to run freight. Lots of solutions to that problem. But under paying becuse there TOO big to pay? Sorry. But as i said there mcdonalds, never ment to be a permenant job....

 

Cabotage: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabotage

It wouldn't take much of an increase in the CPI (Consumer Price Index) or the cost of tubes of toothpaste or trash bags to raise the wages of truck drivers. Because there are so many of us, I think over 3 million truck drivers, we become a commodity, unlike the far fewer number of plumbers or electricians, for example.

When you're a commodity, who you are individually doesn't much matter. The megas that hire newbies are typically self-insured up to a point. And they suck up the newbies. Most companies can't self-insure and their insurance dictates the experience level they must hire, with two-year ticket being about the minimum.

 

See i dont think their a scam, i think they found a niche and are filling it as fast as they can, like a collage that takes money for degrees that arnt worth the papaet there printed on. People willing to pay why should i stop em? Jist try to educate. (I say this with my horid spelling and grammer)

 

Yes. And??????

 

Yup and go to collage for 4-6 years pay upwards of 60 grand and get a degree..... and then become a driver becuse that degree aint worth spit. I wanna be different, just like all the different people. (King missile) its all a scam man, school, work, the goverenment. Its all a scam man.... btw i have some waterfront property for sale

 

G'nite, folks. Got a run to Dayton in the morning. Well, a turn.

Carry on, UKJ!!