The General Public is finally noticing the driver shortage

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by SteveScott, May 22, 2018.

  1. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    dont get distracted by the weed, the pharm companies will turn more people into zombies than weed ever will, its whatever they can profit off of, thats the only reason weed is being made legal in states, they can profit and at the same time keep the slaves drugged up, pharm companies are no better, whats in most of the processed crap people eat isnt much better, the only difference between people and cattle is they cant convince the cattle to pay for the grass and feed they are eating, if they could they would, sad part is cattle eat better stuff than humans.
     
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  3. Justrucking2

    Justrucking2 Road Train Member

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    Thank you sir, spot on, we have a quality driver/carrier issue. I hear it daily at the docks.
     
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  4. Ric Rabbit

    Ric Rabbit Light Load Member

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    "Burn and Churn" can't last forever!

    Hire cheap (auto trans helps), run them into the ground (with traffic & hours) and, when exhausted (or worse yet accident), let 'em go (in spite of experience) then Go Hire Another!

    They're scraping "bottom of barrel" now and I certainly don't wanna be "on the road" with 'em! Three years without a hourly pay raise? Solution? More pay AND less hours otherwise take yer "ELD" and stuff it!

    Am 62 and collecting SS early (while it lasts!) . . .
     
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  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Everyday for last 5 years I read 1 or 2 articles on driver shortages.

    The highways are crowded and there's no where to park.

    Where are all these missing drivers?

    The mega's might need slaves, but I don't see a driver shortage.

    Those articles are so the shippers, oil companies, and freight agents can put it in everyone's ###, and who gets the blame???

    The driver!!!!!!
     
  6. WildTiger1990

    WildTiger1990 Heavy Load Member

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    Who in his normal mind what to become trucker when everyone on left and right saying autonomous car will replace drivers in 3,5,10 years .It make no freaking sence...
     
  7. DSK333

    DSK333 Road Train Member

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    They also said we'd be done with fossil fuels by 2010. "They" are usually wrong.
     
  8. Justrucking2

    Justrucking2 Road Train Member

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    And NYC would be under water. Look it up. ;-)
     
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  9. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    oh yeah right, cause of global warming? Sure....cause glaciers are melting and eventually will flood out whole earth lol. But at the same time they keep sending us "conserve water" letters. If we're going to get flooded wouldn't you want to use more water to prevent global flooding?
     
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  10. Justrucking2

    Justrucking2 Road Train Member

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    Darn straight, LMAO!
     
  11. DSK333

    DSK333 Road Train Member

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    They've realized they were wrong but so much money has been made and the power of the associated Federal alphabet groups has exponentially expanded so they'll never reverse. So now they call it, "climate change".
     
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