If a CDL is the only requirement for instant hire why pay 50k+?

The only way to tell some truckers frome homeless, is by the truck.

 

Companies can, and do look at employment history - it's required of them. But if someone has never had a job, they can't use that against them, other than the fact that the person may be really lazy and not a good worker. Criminal, well probably not so much as long as you're not an ax murderer or something.

The assumption that most of the public are going to jump in a truck, leave home for an extended period of time for $30k a year? Yeah right. Why the heck would they do all that when they can live better off the government and do all the drugs they want?

 

Supply and demand for drivers can set the rates. If a company has empty trucks they might be willing to pay more for a driver. My company wants to expand their fleet. So they can’t just pay the lowest rate per mile and hope they get or keep drivers. They pay what they think is enough to keep the drivers.

 

What do you do for a living?

 

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Drug tests, that's why.