Can somebody explain something to me???

We have to face reality...times is tough.

The schools ripping folks off to keep the money flowing.

The companies bringing in students at greatly reduced wages, to cut cost.

I spoke with a recent (last fall) college grad. Business finances...he's happy flipping burgers. Seriously !! He was asking me about trucking !!

Great job IF you can get it. Can you imagine a truckers resume, being compared to a financial adviser/investor for a friggin Micky D's job ???

We're going to hell in a hand basket...on wheels.

 

The schools are advertising that there are currently over 17k open jobs in trucking, and that most all companies are hiring. I was watching tv in Reno a month ago and saw this story about a local truck driving school and the community college that was working with the school, and that is what they were saying.

 

That is not true it can be done. It depends on the driver and the company. I will say the avg is about 30-35 though. Mavericks avg for brand new drivers was 52.5

 

here in central oklahoma, the daily newspaper usually prints the majority of help wanted ads on wednesday and sunday, this last wednesday I looked to see what companies were hiring drivers in this area, the only ad in the paper was for a truck driving school

 

They do the same thing with teachers. They perpetuate this myth of a "shortage of teachers", when in reality there are tons of teachers looking for jobs. About 2 years ago, the adjacent county announced a big partnership between the Office of Education and a private university to bring teacher preparatory classes to town because of the lack of teachers. Funny thing since dozens of local schools were laying off teachers at the same time.

 

I was making $0.0 looking for work. I recently took a job driving a taxi. I make about $4 per hour as an independent contractor working 72 hours per week.

I am an electronics technician that simply can't find work. A friend has been after me to get into the business for several years now. My kids have grown and I am ready to go OTR. I was planning on getting into trucking regardless of the economy, but things are only far worse for unemployed people in other sectors.

As a veteran with state benefits, my school tuition is zero. So I can sit by my computer continuing to apply for work and wait for the phone to ring, or I can ad some free education during that time and hopefully start a new career.

It's kind of like survivors treading water after their ship sank and clinging to anything that happens to float by. The prospect of being able to climb aboard something bigger looks pretty good from this vantage point.

I hope that helps the OP understand why.

 

That's another field I was considering, but the school will take me three more years.

 

Because there is still opportunity out there, not as much, but it is still there.

Newbies work for less. Companies are looking for any way to cut cost in these trying times.

It is a business. You don't see our Universities screening applicants and informing them of the job situation, that is on the potential truck driver. Why don't they do their own research and make an informed decision?

It really is up to them. If they have a good work ethic, anyone can be successful in trucking. Yes, there might be some luck involved, but hard work is far more important.

Back to doing your own research. I started with TMC. I made far more than $35,000 in my first year. There are many companies out there that will allow you to do this.

The Trucking Industry is not regulated. Do you really want Obama to come in and run your daily even more than he is now?

Yet you persisted and eventually found a job. Maybe it is not your ideal job, nevertheless, it is a job until something better comes along.

Good advice that holds true for any job out there, not just trucking.

 

From what I have seen...there are plenty of driving jobs out there.

The problem is that there isn't enough experienced drivers willing to do OTR.

I just got hired at Maverick (along with several other drivers...17 of us I think), Melton was willing to hire me also.

I only looked those 2 places...both had a job for me.

I'm not a "newbie" though...I'm just a guy that used to drive. Maverick called me a few weeks back and asked if I wanted to come back to work for them...and here I am.

I've been out of a truck for 10 months...left Maverick 2 years ago.

In a nutshell...there are plenty of jobs, just not enough drivers willing to do the jobs (and that is why the CDL mills are still running)