Drivers comfortabilty

I just texted a driver something along those lines the other day.
Companies only look at the availability of the truck and the load. The driver’s welfare is of little or no concern.
Also safety. Trucking companies are only concerned about safety to the extent that the government makes it their concern, or the insurance companies premiums effect the bottom line.

 

Your kidding right? This is trucking isnt it?

 

SNI is putting APU, fridge, inverter and memory foam mattress in all the new trucks, an effort to make traveling in their equipment more enjoyable. SNI has a genuine commitment to safety first. You’ll never be asked to do something illegal or against your better judgement. They have great part time options. Drive when you want. No significant complaints after 1.5 years.

 

Drivers must take responsibility for doing due diligence when looking for a job.
The company makes an offer, so the driver either takes the job or doesn't.

 

yeah we know you have been awake for x hours waiting on a load so here is one that requires you to use up most of your 11 to get it delivered on time

 

I hate snow. I hate mountains. I hate nighttime. I hate sunrise. I hate sunset. I hate truckstop. I hate laundry day. I hate public showers. And public toilets. But like @JonJon78 said. This is trucking. Suck it up and keep on trucking or find a job that will coddle your every lil dislike.

 

I have the perfect solution for you, go buy your own truck! Stop wining about something you have no control over and change yourself not them. This is America, you have the freedom to go out and start your own company and run it any way you want. And remember it's not about you it's about the customer, yes the customer the ones who make it possible for you to make a living, weather you work for a mega or are an O/O it is them you work for, it's called service and thy are who we serve to make our living.

 

I've been lurking here for a while, just reading and reading and reading. I'm a welder by trade (specifically structural fab). I'm taking a long hard look at getting into trucking partly because of some massive life changes opened up the opportunity to go do what ever the hell I want with no real reason not to.

On to my point lol. I'm reading complaints and good points that's stem from different companies, it occurs to me that what you strip away the specifics trucking is just another skilled trade with the same overall issues as every other industry/trade. Here's the deal every company out there hires people to perform a job. The reason being, to grow the company, period that's it. They don't care about you any more than they have to. Some companies figure if they treat their people well, better than other companies then they will retain the talent, others litteraly think "don't like it? to bad there's more where you came from. And their right. Both views are right.

So it comes down to this. If you don't like your current job do something. Go talk to them, get others to talk to them. You can try to force change but I promise if it's at that point you will suffer backlash. Or go find another place or means to collect a paycheck. Don't like those options ? You really have one realistic option left. Shut the hell up and accept less.

 

I really like your last paragraph; it's straight, honest and to the point.
Where is your location? Maybe we can point you in a good direction for trucking where the paychecks are good.