Driver Shortage?

All they have to do is remove the drug testing, and burnouts will run to trucking in droves.

 

They should only worry about intoxication of any sort only after a DOT accident.

 

I’m
Saying that it’s all Caused by the companies treating the drivers like dog poop stuck to their shoe, and not paying them .

Some Companies don’t have a driver shortage , because their guys get paid by the hour including OT from when they leave until they get back, if they are on duty .

if you expect me to be gone for weeks at a time , live in a truck , and not get paid a nickel for any of the time I’m “on duty not driving “ then I ain’t working for
Your company.

where I’m at now I drive a 3/4 ton pickup , and I get paid $29 hr with vacation and subsidized health insurance, from
When I crank the truck until I park it back
At home or at motel for the night , and the company pays $120 for the motel
And $45 for food if I’m not sleeping at My house .

And I get paid time and a half if I work over 40 ,which I never do unless it’s
An emergency response .

if you want me To drive a big truck and put up with all The BS and constant never ending lies from dispatch , and all the sitting around at shippers and receivers , then you gotta get out the checkbook and give me a reason to do it . and 45 cents a mile and no overtime and a very rare pittance for detention time just ain’t gonna do it for me .

Some people might be willing to work for that but I have other actual marketable skills besides holding a steering wheel.

my nephew is a driver and he’s doing pretty good , averaging 90 cents a mile, driving a brand new W900 that he got to go to the stealership And pick The color of, and is very happy where he’s driving at.


But he also is a certified welder and has a EPA 608 cert and can work on HVAC systems.

if the trucking companies Dick him around and he doesn’t feel like he’s being fairly compensated for his time , he’s gonna take his skills and work ethic somewhere else.

 

Right. No drug testing, no alcohol testing, no DUI/DWI. As long as you don’t have a DOT accident and ruled at fault, you do you. Simple enough. Have a big ol wreck? Be prepared to pay the piper. Kill someone, face a roadside execution.

 

Just one problem with your scenario, those gigs are few and far between.
No one is going to use a pickup truck to haul a load of produce from Watsonville Ca to Hunts Point NY. and get a load back!
It all depends on the company or the owner on how they pay and treat their drivers. If a driver wants to stay with a lousy paying job and be treated like garbage, that’s up to him.
If you noticed, the good outfits never advertise for drivers. There’s a reason for it.

 

The Great Replacement provides votes for the Dems and profits for the Repugs

 

We dont have drug testing and since marijuana is federally legal as is alcohol they are treated the same. Report for work fit for duty and remain so while on duty. Pretty simple solution, Works for us.

 

I see plenty of drivers that are like 5'7" or less.

 

That went over a few heads lol