how stupid do they think we are

Western Express

first of all im pretty happy at my local milk hauling gig, i just came across this ad. 3 months to be a trainer? 75K per year? yeah right. it says $0.50 per mile and 1,800 miles per year........ that's ONLY $46K per year i can do basic math. LIES LIES LIES. i make $56K of actual money driving locally NOT paying for living expenses, and more importantly being home with family when im not working.. my boss gave me some driving training to transition into a semi from a dump truck. he has been driving for 35 years, someone who actually knows how to drive and how to pass it on...... a veteran driver. 3 months LOL. what a joke

i read this crap and no wonder there is a driver shortage.

 

i have no use for lot lizards. i prefer to go home with my wife and have a normal married couple life if you know what i mean.

i think you would be lucky to break 50K working for western express, they are known trash of the industry. $75K..... you wont make that.

 

The easiest way to fix any "driver shortage" is to stop using pay structures designed to screw the driver. Mileage pay, percentage pay, pay by the load, and pay by the day are all different methods of doing the same thing. Shorting drivers pay. Hourly is the only honest pay method.

My company pays by the day. I get to the farm and the milk isnt cold enough to load for example. I sit and wait for an hour..... No additional pay. This week I probably have 4-5 hours worked additional and nothing additional to show for it in my pay.

I'm getting experience, but will probably eventually move on to something hourly.