Here's another tip, don't have kids unless you've at least done one Tour of Combat Duty in Afghanistan, or one of those other crapholes they have...
I became a truck driver because if you're good at your job...provided you're with a company that understands your mentality...they will leave you...
Do you want your kids to grow up to be Truck Drivers? I doubt it. No one wants that.
Every Driver needs a week off at somepoint in their lives, all I'm saying is, those with balls all need to take it on the same week. So they fire...
But I get what you are saying. The internationalists will do their thing. All we are is a piece of the machinery that they would love to...
So I don't care if a driver speaks English with an accent, it's not about that, that's all I meant.
Have you noticed that we have a new President that isn't so much into Foreign Labor? And Brother, please don't call me a racist, I served in...
Trucking pays above average wages for a reason. It's tough work, and you could go to prison for things that occur on the job.
No. I'm suggesting a quiet revolt within our community. A simple passing of knowledge.
I've taken home 1200 a week as a company driver. But I know the company was raking in at least 4x that.
IF WE COULD JUST GET HALF THE DRIVERS in this country to say "@#$% it" for one day...imagine the change we could create.
The system is designed to make Owner Ops fail. The jackball criminals that own the big outfits are the same ones that offer the gouge financing...
Well, there's another scam, designed to thwart independents and that's the truck financing racket. I have perfect credit, over 50k in the bank 11...
It's more of a win if more drivers figure out what a royal scam being a company driver is.
40 cents per mile is just about the fuel surcharge which the corporations have negotiated with the Feds/Shippers. Basically, it's the industry...
My answer is simple: Because the whole system is rigged against the driver, the one that gets it done. Corporations pay Company Drivers the fuel...
and it wasn't like I had the hood over my head or anything
Wow. I didn't have that level of invasion, but after going up regularly for 6 months I went through wearing a camo hoodie that I got for Xmas, and...
And you mentioned that this is a favor for some friends...just make sure they haven't left anything inside the vehicle that could cause problems...
AND...I have seen some funny stuff happen at the border...getting back into the US is usually more of a problem, in fact, it embarrasses me the...
