How do you find drivers?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by scoobertdoo, Dec 4, 2021.

  1. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

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    BUT, BUT, BUT drivers are a “DIME A DOZEN”. Use to be what I heard back in late 80’s and up until a few years ago.
    Good drivers are gold steering wheel holders. Yep 2 dozen for a dime.
     
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  3. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Finding drivers is difficult because there is a shortage of truckers.
     
  4. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    Post an add on TTR and give as much detail as possible.
    I know an old guy in Florida who’s looking but he’s a picky miserable old guy :)
     
  5. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    You have to make your particular job more attractive than the next guy's.
    What are you paying? What am I driving? Flatbed, dry box, reefer, tank? Bennies? 1099, or on a W2? I want all my pay on one system, be it mileage, percentage, or salary. I don't want pay that's tied to bonuses, or such. I want decent hometime, not just a 34 on weekends. Forward camera is good, driver facing, not as much.

    Give us some more information on what you offer.
     
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  6. Pamela1990

    Pamela1990 Road Train Member

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    What ads should look like.

    Drivers wanted $40/ to start, $1 year raise, OT after 8 hours. Home weekends, and most evenings, 4 weeks vacation per year, goes up an extra week every 5 years on the job. If you require training on lowboy, tanker, belly dump, gravel truck, highboy, logging, we do it here, while you get paid, we don't send you to some lame ### third party school, in some God forsaken town you're guaranteed to hate. If interested, bring your resume and drivers abstract to _______________________ Monday through Friday 9am to 3pm.
     
  7. reeferwrencher

    reeferwrencher Medium Load Member

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    You d have to pay in crack
     
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  8. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    Who does your health insurance and such?
     
  9. bonder45

    bonder45 Road Train Member

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    Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota for health, dental, vision.

    Heartford ( Blue Cross ) for Short Term/Long Term disability.
     
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  10. danny23tx

    danny23tx Road Train Member

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    Most in my area are giving generous sign on bonus from 5k to 15k .
     
  11. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    How much does the BCBS cost you per employee?
     
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