Driver retention

And minimum wage was never meant to be an independent living wage.
It is a starting wage for kids just getting into the workforce, or a wage for a retired person who is working part time for some extra income.

It is a stepping stone to the higher wage jobs that come with more education and/or experience.

Increasing that minimum always has the same results.
Higher costs for everything.
So the net result is that the higher costs negate the wage increase in the end.
Minimum is still the minimum, and it will never be enough for an independent living wage.

One definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.
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@Drunk Trucker said minimum wage, not living wage. Please don't conflate the two.

And FWIW, anyone who's working for minimum wage needs to be going to school or at least working two jobs, and should get a roommate to help split living expenses.

 

Sometimes people like to compare all of the time they are away from home. I don't think expecting to be paid to sleep or commute is reasonable. Few if any other jobs pay employees for the time they sleep or commute. The more honest and useful calculation should divide the pay by the Drive+On-Duty time.

 

As i said in another thread, take 1 week of your logs, total up all hours from line 3 and 4. AND BE REALISTIC on your ODND line 4 time. Then, divide your gross by your hours working to see what your pay per hour would be.
How does it compare to the pay per hour jobs in your local area?

 

Paid for meals, and sleep, seems over the top.

 

No driver shortage around me. We got another resume just this week.