A TIDAL WAVE of UNQUALIFIED new truck drivers is coming

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ichudov, Aug 3, 2018.

  1. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    That's easy!

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  3. ichudov

    ichudov Heavy Load Member

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    I told my wife and sister to steer clear of Volvo trucks...
     
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  4. 06driver

    06driver Road Train Member

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    They have 48 hour rail service from LA to Jersey. Costs about 25 cents a mile.

    OTR is going to go away. And yeah the threat has been there for decades and never happened. But the hiring pool is different now. Folks will take a 60k a year job if they still live at home.
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Didn’t really have much of the OTR thing prior to deregulation either.
     
  6. 06driver

    06driver Road Train Member

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    Dunno way before my time. I was around drivers as a kid, but mostly they worked at the mine while I was chasing tails and pulling udders.
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Well, the way I understand it, there was a lot more of the what we now know as LTL carriers, and they all interlined with other carriers since they could only stay in their territory.
     
  8. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    @MACK E-6 has been around since they were still hitching wagons to those tails and udders you were chasing.........:occasion5:
     
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    And you haven’t...?o_O :biggrin_25523:
     
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    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    Yeah....but I was incognito so it doesn't count!
     
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  11. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    We're all glad you found a job you're happy with. Now quit telling those of us who like being out on the road for a week at a time and don't no d driving 14 or more hours a day how to do our job or we'll come apply for your job for 2 bucks an hour less than whatever you're getting paid now and that is how it will end up working.
     
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