Local driver hours in a day expectation

Why don't they hire extra drivers so they can cut the shifts shorter?

 

Is it 4 days?

 

Most drivers would quit if that were the case. They want the overtime pay.

 

I'm shocked the trucking industry doesn't make it more attractive by giving 8 hour shifts more often

 

8 hr. shifts look good in ads, but not so good on the paycheck.
For example, the Sysco jobs in Orlando, the drivers make from $75K to well over $100K per year.
Can't make that money working 8 hr. shifts.
Sysco drivers work hard and have the bank accounts and retirement accounts to prove it.

 

I think I'm going to still try and get my license

 

It's not really feasible. They would either have to cut into those 8 hour shifts so drivers could swap trucks or they'd have to buy more trucks so the next driver is ready when the previous one leaves.

 

Also keep in mind that most drivers have to do some OTR/Regional in the beginning. It's not impossible to get a local job straight out of school, but it's never been easy, and we're in a tight market right now.

 

Sysco and Florida Rock & Tank are local from day one.